Development of a Gospel-Based Mentoring and Coaching Program at Living Hope Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky

This project aims to train the mature members of the men’s ministry at Living Hope Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with knowledge in gospel-based mentoring and coaching of young adult church members. Chapter 1 provides the context for the project and describes the rationale, purpose, and goals of the project. Chapter 2 presents the biblical and theological foundations for mentoring and coaching using examples from the Old Testament and New Testament. Chapter 3 reviews modern applications of mentoring and coaching from a biblical perspective and demonstrates that biblical values are present even in best practices offered by secular sources. Chapter 4 recounts the project implementation, including pre-training assessment of the participants, curriculum development, training implementation, and re-assessment of the participants to evaluate increased knowledge in mentoring and coaching. Chapter 5 evaluates the effectiveness of the project based on the completion of the specified goals.

Grantor dc:publisher

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Harris, Mark Robert

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Irving, Justin A.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10392/7555

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.sbts.edu:10392/7555