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Mentors Interview
Time/Place: 4:30pm/ in-person
Mentoring is an opportunity to receive a different perspective, be held accountable, and
to get good, godly advice.1 A mentor takes on a more challenging role than that of a master who
guides an apprentice.2 The mentor becomes both a friend and a role model to a mentee at a time
in the young person’s life when the influence of peers is of the utmost importance.3 My
interviewees were Dr. Spencer and Minister Davis. Dr. Spencer received his Doctoral degree
from School of Theology. Spencer is a chaplain, Pastor of Lives Ministry, Life Coach, mentor,
author, he served in the United States Navy, and lives. He has been mentoring individuals over
two decades. Minister Davis, is the Co-founder, Human Resource Personnel, and Founder for
Hopkins Heart of Gold Foundation, a minister of Fellowship Minister, the administrator for
Taking It to the Streets Ministry, and she resides in Mississippi. Jackie have been
mentoring/counseling young ladies for some years. The mentors do Christian and secular
mentorship. Both of the interviewees I spoke with, loves mentoring people and said they will
continue to do so.
Dr. Spencer was the person I interviewed first. The question I asked him does he like
being the mentor or mentee? He replied he has been on both sides of the table. There are times
when the mentor need to be the mentee. He went on to say when he is mentoring, the best thing
for him to do is to be in tune with the Holy Spirit, you got to move self out of the way to make
sure you are not saying anything out of the will of God. He believes being led by the Holy Spirit
is imperative for such a time is this. Because this really could be vital prospect of connection
1 Chelsea Knight, "What is Christian Mentoring and How Do I Do it?” accessed 22 January 2024,
https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/help-others-grow/mentoring.htm1
2 Robin Cox. Mentoring Minutes: Weekly Messages to Encourage Anyone Guiding Youth, (Wipf and Stock
Publishers, 2020). 10.
3 Ibid.
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beginnings. The connections through mentoring should be a symbiotic correlation. Which means,
the person depends on each other or maybe not just for survival, but also all emotional support.”4
As a life coach, there are mentee giving to him for mentorship. He mentor couples, boys,
and people in the ministry and in the community. Once the connection is established, Spencer set
goals for him and the mentee. In the book of 2nd Timothy 3:14, But as for you, continue in what
you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you
learned it.5
When Spencer has to mentor, he tends to do it in a group setting, over the phone, going to
lunch (adults mentoring), after church, through zoom, whenever it is convenient for the both of
them. When he mentors the boys, the time frame usually 30 to 45 minutes and the adult men
could last an hour. Dr. Spencer spent his time wisely with the boys and men. He will used a
whiteboard to write down how they are feeling and what spark the person to feel as such, in
order to get to the root of problem so a solution can be solved by talking it out. Also, they work
on breathing techniques to help calm the person down. After the session is over, the following
week they will sum up what took place prior meeting and then they would proceed with the
meeting. When your mentees feel they are valued and worth your time and effort, you are most
likely to connect.6
Time/Place: 2:00 pm/over the phone
4 www.collinsdictionary.com
5 www.biblegateway.com
6 Cox, 12.
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Minister Davis, has been mentoring for some years, she really enjoys what she does.
Mentoring is a commitment— you invest in the future when you move alongside a person as
their non-judgmental cheerleader.7 When Davis mentor, she usually do it in an open setting with
young girls and ladies. They tend to meet once or twice a month at her home, park, over the
phone, zoom, and restaurant or at their home. The mentorship last approximately 30 minutes or
more but no than 45 minutes depending on the situation. Davis uses mentoring workbooks,
pamphlets, and charts. She is a person that listen, shares her thoughts, motivates the mentees, a
guide for them, and give her perspective about the situation. She stated when the mentor is open
and honest with the mentee, it will help to strengthen the relationship from the mentor. In order
for the mentees to stay on track and focused, finding creative and fun ways to inspire the
mentees.
After Davis has finished mentoring, she tends to make notes of the conversation. The
reason for that at the next session she will be able to go over previous notes to start the next
mentorship. Davis has the passion of understanding the needs of the people, their strengths and
weakness areas, and for that reason she has the passion to help those that need mentorship.
According to Knight, being a mentor means taking an influential and important role in
another person’s life.8 After interviewing both parties, I noticed they both have the passion to
help those in need and do it cheerfully. Even though they both reach people in different ways,
they seem to get results. Many people lives have changed for the better because of the
mentorship and connections created. As a mentor or mentee, they should have a personal vision,
specific goals, and a good grasp of current reality.9 They need to be clear and talk to their
7 Ibid.
8 Chelsea Knight, "What is Christian Mentoring and How Do I Do it?” accessed 25 January 2024,
https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/help-others-grow/mentoring.htm1.
9 Cox, 22.
