Immersive Experience Overview

Facilitator

Immersive Experience Description

Research has revealed that mentoring is an effective way to help people become more effective and successful in their field of work. Principles of effective mentoring have also been identified. This course is intended for field ministers interested in mentoring ministerial students, peers, spiritual leaders, or in other mentoring relationships. We will explore basic principles of mentoring and the different opportunities for mentoring within the Unity movement. We will also give consideration to Unity’s ministerial standards and how mentoring can help students grow in those areas. Special emphasis is placed on ways to help mentees develop their knowledge and skills related to ministry operations and their emotional and spiritual intelligence.

Competencies

By the end of the experience, learners will be able to:

·       Identify and describe basic principles of effective mentoring

·       Explain the role and purposes of a mentor

·       Identify and describe benefits of mentoring and coaching for mentor and mentee

·       Identify and describe qualities of emotional and spiritual intelligence

·       Identify and describe personal strengths that qualify them as mentors

Required Handouts

·       Module 1: Introduction to Mentoring

·       Module 1: Principles and Qualities for Effective Mentoring

·       Module 1: Developing Effective Mentoring Relationships

·       Module 1: Mentoring Scale Test

·       Module 1: Mentoring Scale Test Scoring Form

·       Module 2: Foundational Work for Emotional and Spiritual Development

·       Module 3: Practice Set Standards with Rubrics

·       Module 3: Practice Questions

·       Module 3: Practice Evaluation Form

·       Module 4: Spiritual Leader Manual

·       Module 4: Special Dispensation Policy

·       Module 4: UWSI Internship Handbook

·       Module 4: Unity Urban Ministerial Program Internship Handbook

·       Module 4: How to Enter the Unity Mentor Pool

Recommended Readings

·       Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning, Chip R. Bell (San Francisco: Berrett- Koehler Publishers, 2013)

·       The Elements of Mentoring, W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridgley (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

·       The Mentor’s Guide, Lois J. Zachary (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011)

·       Coaching and Mentoring: How to Develop Top Talent and Achieve Stronger Performance, (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004)

·       SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence, Cindy Wigglesworth (New York: Select Books, 2014)

Live Class Sessions

All times listed in Central Time

September 2025

1.      Tuesday, September 9 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

2.     Tuesday, September 16 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

3.     Tuesday, September 23 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

4.    Tuesday, September 30 - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.