Investing in the Future

Leighton Ford said: 'For the sake of the many invest in the few'. Last weekend Katy and I enjoyed a day entitled 'Investing in Mentoring' run by Paul Wilcox, a man who has invested his life into mentoring and discipling over 50 young(ish) men around the country.
 


Paul speaking at All Saints, Worcester

 We're all used to the idea of mentoring partnerships from Jethro and Moses to Yoda and Obi Wan. The day inspired us to think about how we might invest into our own mentoring partnerships and how this might 'maximise the grace of God' in our own and others' lives. Katy has been a mentor for the last few years and would say that it has benefited her own spiritual life as much as her mentee's.

'Mentoring is an intentional, dynamic relationship of trust'. The picture shows Paul explaining how mentoring can be like balancing precious crystal glasses on a tray. As long as the mentor keeps his eyes fixed ahead (on Jesus) he can help to take the mentees where they need to be.

Paul is currently writing a book on mentoring and I will post a link to this when it is published - as one of his mentees I'm hoping he won't mention me as a particularly difficult case.

Business Link
If you have ever considered setting up your own business Katy and I would both recommend signing up to a three day 'business -link' course. They are -currently- well subsidised by the government (so very cheap!) and give you a really good overview of things you'll need to consider; from writing a business plan to marketing, book-keeping and tax. It was also fascinating to meet such an eclectic bunch of entrepreneurs on our course with business ideas ranging from shoe design to burlesque entertainment ... though no pictures I'm afraid!

Business link offer many other courses and services and can be found on:  http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg