The idea of mentoring and mentors is a weak concept in our culture and even the church at large to begin with so talking about reverse mentorship is like a shot in the dark it seems, but it still needs to happen more.
The idea about reverse-mentorship, especially in light of technology, is that the younger generation that has more experience with new tools and strategies help inform and educate the leaders of organizations who do not have those perspectives.
For example, I hear more and more organizations hiring younger technologists to coach the executive team members (or the entire team) on how to use Twitter, Facebook, etc.
This definitely needs to happen in the Church, desperately. We need more of the “older” generation of pastors and church/ministry leaders to humble themselves and receive a bit of coaching from the younger upstarts, for their own ministries’ sake!
Eric Dye says
True.
Eric Dye says
Older men: Treat younger men like brothers
Younger men: Treat older men like fathers
#FTW
Kyle Reed says
Love it and totally agree.
Not only is reverse mentoring great it also provides a place for the younger generation gets mentored as well.
Eric Ryan Jones says
I agree mentors are huge and a commodity that is in short supply. So many people out there have so much to given, even if you just know 1% more then the person being mentored that 1% can have a huge impact. I just find that no one makes time to mentor or plans it into their lives. So when they are asked they have to say they don’t have the time. Sad reality…. 🙁