2024 Resilient Pastoral Leadership Application

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Thank you for your interest in the Resilient Pastoral Leadership Mentoring Experience!

This mentoring group is for women senior leaders and has been formulated around the topic of resilient leadership. Participants will be placed in a mentoring group with 2-6 other mentees and a group mentor who has pastoral leadership experience. During this six-month program, you will be given access to resources that will help you grow as a senior leader. You will also participate in monthly Zoom/Google Meet calls with your mentoring group to discuss various topics. Our hope is that these mentoring groups can also become a source of community, support, and friendship for the participants.

As a participant in Resilient Pastoral Leadership mentoring, you will be expected to dedicate 3-5 hours each month going through resources and prep work provided so that you are prepared to contribute to group discussion during the mentoring Zoom/Google Meet call. The more you prepare for discussion, dedicate time to applying the content to your life and ministry, and participate in the conversation, the more you will benefit from the mentoring program.

Topics covered around the theme of resilient leadership in this mentoring group include:

The importance of people - sharing our stories and creating a community map

The importance of practices - rhythms, rest and differentiated leadership

The importance of purpose - discerning what we are called to and clarifying our desires

Expectations of Participants in Resilient Pastoral Leadership Mentoring:

Complete assigned prep work before mentoring sessions. The earlier you do it, the more you will be able to think through the material to benefit from the discussion.
Attend a monthly Zoom/Google Meet with your mentoring group, usually around 90-120 minutes.
Participate in conversations, apply what you are learning and let us know how it’s going!
Maintain the confidentiality of the group. All women are encouraged to share openly in group discussion and likewise maintain the trust of the group by not sharing things others have disclosed in the group.
Payment of $300 to your mentor before the Month 2 meeting date. The funds go directly to the women serving as mentors. (You may choose to ask your church if there are scholarship funds available to you for mentoring.)
Provide us with your feedback at the conclusion of the mentoring program.

This mentoring group begins in June 2024 and finishes in November 2024 .

We suggest that you complete this form in one sitting. Feel free to look over the questions and return to the form when you can begin entering your answers. Please submit only one application, as you will have the ability to edit your responses as long as you make your changes before the application deadline on May 15, 2024 11:59 pm (CST).

Happy applying!

1. Please share your first and last name. *

2. Please share the best email for the Women's Association and your mentor to use to be in communication with you. *

3. From the options presented below, you are applying to the Resilient Pastoral Leadership mentoring group because... *

You completed other mentoring with the Women's Association

You were encouraged to apply by a member of the Leadership Team for the Vineyard Women's Association or by your regional leader

You found out about this opportunity by attending an event or conference held by your region, another Vineyard Association or Vineyard USA

You were encouraged to apply by someone who has previously completed level two

You found this opportunity on the Vineyard USA website

Required

4. Based upon your selection for the previous question, please provide the following information about (1) the name of your previous mentor and the year you completed the mentoring experience (2) the name of the person who encouraged you to apply (3) the name of the event/conference where you found out about this mentoring opportunity *

5. What is the name of the church where you serve in senior leadership? *

6. In what city, state, and country (if outside the US) is the church located? *

7. How would you describe the way(s) you get to lead at/through church? Please select the best option(s) from the choices below. *

Church Planter/Founding Pastor/Founding Co-Pastor

Senior Pastor

Co-Pastor

Executive Pastor

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8. Please provide a link to the church website where you are featured as a senior leader. This helps your mentor get to know more about you/the church in addition to the information you are providing in this application. *

9. Please share a short paragraph with us about your leadership journey. The team would love to learn more about your call into ministry and what has helped you to continue serving. *

10. As a woman in leadership, how would you describe the challenges you are facing, have faced, are overcoming, or have overcome? *

11. What is ONE AREA where you are in need of support, encouragement, or are wanting to grow as a senior leader? *

12. What time zone do you live in? This will help us in matching you with your mentor. For those living outside the US, please let us know how many hours ahead you are from CST (Central Standard Time). For those living in the US, you can check your time zone here: https://www.time.gov/ *

13. When would be the best part of the day for you to meet virtually with your mentoring group? The times are listed based upon Central Standard Time and are estimates to help us with organizing the groups. *

Morning (before 12 pm)

Afternoon (12 pm-4 pm)

Evening (after 5 pm)

14. Please type out "yes" to the following question, to prove you are not a robot. Do you understand that you get to pay $300 to participate in this mentoring program? *

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