Mentoring courses exist to help students prepare for Gospel ministry by learning from both distinguished faculty and local ministry leaders. In addition to classroom instruction, students taking Mentoring courses receive field-based guidance from local mentors, helping them apply course content to their local ministry setting.
Why Mentoring?
Integration - Students receive world-class theological instruction from our faculty while engaging in formative mentorship and hands-on ministry experience
Time - Earn credit for your current ministry involvement
Economical - Mentoring courses cost less than other distance options
What do Mentoring classes look like?
Weekly online lectures ranging from 15-30 minutes, depending on the course
Weekly mentor meetings of at least 1 hour to discuss the student's spiritual health and engage with course-specific prompts written by the professor
Weekly ministry hours averaging 3 hours per week in the student's local ministry context
Weekly reports detailing mentor discussions and ministry hours
Do Mentoring classes have limitations?
Students can take a maximum of 21 mentoring hours.
Students can form cohorts to take mentoring courses together. If your church or ministry has several NOBTS students who desire mentoring courses, they can all register for the same mentoring class and collectively meet with their mentor. Cohorts are a beneficial learning environment for students and help mentors consolidate the time requirements of mentoring students. NOBTS does not organize these cohorts, but students and mentors are encouraged to take the initiative to form and enjoy this opportunity.
