Four key roles of a mentor

1. Sermon For Kids - Primary
Tasks of a Mentor
Four key roles of a mentor
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Build a Relationship - Establish a positive, personal
relationship with your mentee
• Establish mutual trust and respect
• Maintain regular interaction and consistent support
• Remember that relationships take time. Don’t expect
immediate results.
• Make your time spent with the youth enjoyable and fun

3. Develop Life Skills - Help mentee to develop or begin to
develop life skills
• Work with your mentee to accomplish specific goals
• Instill the framework for developing broader life-
management skills (i.e. spiritual walk, decision making
skills, goal setting skills, conflict resolution, money
management, etc.)
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Provide Resources - Assist mentee on obtaining additional
resources
• Provide awareness of church, community, educational,
and economic resources and how to get them
• Act as a guide and/or advocate, “coach” and/or model
• Conduct your role of mentor as a friend rather than a
counselor

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Enhance Communication - Increase mentee’s ability to
interact with people/groups/things from various
backgrounds (cultural, religious, racial, socioeconomic, etc.)
• Respect and explore differences among people/groups
from various backgrounds

6. • Introduce student/mentee to different
environments, i.e. workplace vs. school
setting; Christian vs. secular
• discuss differences in behavior, attitude,
and style of dress
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