My Friends, My Mentors
27 August 2009 in Books, Ethos, Experience, Leadership, Life, Ministry, ResourcesMark Batterson over at Evotional had this to say about Virtual Mentors:
When I am in my office, I am surrounded by several thousand mentors that sit on my bookshelves. Authors are virtual mentors. Some of them died hundreds of years ago. Others would never have time to meet with me one-on-one. But their writing is a form of mentoring.
I’ve heard that the average author takes about two years to write a book. So that means when I read a book I gain two years of life experience. Read a hundred books this year and you’ll gain two hundred years of life experience.
I’m being mentored by George Müller, Eugene Peterson, Francis Chan, and Scot McKnight right now. That translates into a lot of life experience according to Mark. Makes me even more determined to read, learn, and lead.
Who is mentoring you today?
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Just got some books in today – Mentors will be Stephen James/David Thomas, and Jeff Csatari. Soon Rob Bell will be as well.
Rob Bell is coming to the Nokia in November. Would you and your wife like to accompany us?