A Monthly Schedule of the Mentoring Program
The 1st Month of Mentor Meetings
Provide mentors and mentees a copy of the Discussion Guides for Couples. Wish them well in their friendship and conversations about marriage. Some coordinators may choose to send a letter of appreciation and encouragement to their mentor couples.
The 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 12th Months - Meetings for Mentors
At these established intervals, the committee should meet with the whole group of mentors to discuss how they are doing as mentors. Celebrate marriage mentoring. This is not to be a reporting on stories that mentees have shared. This is to be a facilitating meeting to share what mentors have found that works well for them in engaging in their mentoring conversations. This also gives a chance for mentors to encourage one another and work out any difficulties that may have arisen.
The Marriage Mentoring Coordinator serves as the “go to” person if a mentor couple has a mentee couple that is in trouble and needs a counseling referral to a church leader or a professional counselor. This should be handled discreetly between meetings as soon as the situation arises.
The 9th-12th Months - Planning a Mentoring Celebration and the Next Year
The mentoring committee plans a celebration event for mentors and mentored couples. Celebrate marriage! Give honor from the pulpit to those who have been in the mentoring program. Conduct planning for year two of the mentoring program.
