Recently (in the last 2 months), I have slowly meandered through the book "Mentoring Leaders" by Carson Pue (published by Baker Books) and have discovered some insightful hints in how to provide wisdom in developing character, a senxe of calling, and compentence in a leader. Pue's model for mentoring is very analytical from self- awareness to sustaining yourself (or another) in ministry for the long term.
This last chapter I read dealt with Fear, Lonliness, and other challenges leaders face. The one section in this chapter that caught my eye was "how can a mentor guide a lonely leader"? Besides encouragement to take an honest appraisal of their life by surveying to relationships of significance, the author noted, "Assess the amount and frequenccy of leader's television viewing." Good observation. The amount and frequency of television I watch, I can sense this awkward numbness of having spent all this time doing but really profiting me very little. Carson made a very interesting and true statement, "Encourage a reduction, but don't eliminate television, for it is often the fodder for many discussions with people I know, such as the neighbors and those I work with.
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