Before You Begin
Helpful Tips for Leading Well Throughout this Course
1. Keep Everyone Safe
As your faith community pursues relational discipleship and NextGen Simple Mentoring, you will be encouraging adults to spend time with teenagers who are minors. We believe these relationships are vital for faith formation and discipleship, and, like you, we want to ensure they are safe and healthy for everyone.
We urge you to consult with your supervisor, board and / or legal counsel to develop and implement practices and procedures that keep everyone protected and comply with laws and regulations. While your policies should ultimately be determined by you and other wise leaders in your setting, some common practices that help promote both safety and healthy relational boundaries for mentoring relationships include:
