Spiritual Mentoring for Military Christian Leaders

Issachar is a new AFCU programme designed to encourage, enable and equip military Christians to live out their faith and become spiritual leaders in their communities.
 
You can be part of this exciting programme by joining as an Issachar mentor - the glue that holds the whole programme together. Whether you are a seasoned mentor or a brand new one you will almost certainly have your own experience of being mentored yourself in various spheres of life. All these experiences are useful and help form the foundation for the specialist Issachar mentoring training you will be given to help you mentor and support new spiritual leaders in the military.
 
During this training you will learn about what it means to be a mentor and how the type of mentoring we will be offering differs from other types of mentoring and coaching. You will have an opportunity to practice your mentoring skills and be given trusted tools to promote meaningful mentoring conversations and spiritual growth in yourself and the person you are mentoring. You will be given dedicated pastoral support to help you reflect on your practice celebrating the highs and helping you to resolve any thorny issues.
 
You will need to be fully committed and attend both the training sessions (8 evenings over 2 years on zoom) and the three Issachar weekends (March and November 2026 and June 2027), as well as having time to meet with your mentee regularly. This sounds like, and is, a lot of commitment but the things you will learn by being part of a shared journey with the other mentors (and of course with your mentee) will be greatly rewarding, providing you with many transferable skills lasting long after the time your Issachar programme finishes.
 
All Issachar mentors are selected carefully for their excellent people skills and trusted Christian faith. If you would like to apply, please fill in the online form here: