An ancient-future seminary for an ancient-future church
"The life of a pious minister is visible rhetoric." Richard Hooker 1554-1600
“O source of all Wisdom, Christ the Teacher; You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life Teach me to embrace the truths You have revealed to Your Church.” From a prayer to Christos ho didaskalos(Christ the teacher)
“Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.” St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
“I am certain that the ongoing cooperative relationship between Kigali Anglican Theological College and ASM will be of mutual benefit to the Anglican Mission and ... Rwanda.” Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” C. S. Lewis
“O Lord Jesus Christ, Ruler of All: govern us by Your Word and Spirit that we may more and more submit ourselves to You.” From a prayer to Christos ho pantokrator (Christ the Ruler of All)
Jesus said to them,"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." - Matthew 13:52
  • 0
A parish-based community of spiritual and ministry formation serving the Anglican Church

Mentoring at ASM

Pottedoak

 

ASM is all about spiritual and ministry formation. Ministry is a character business. Ministry is about knowledge and skills that have been internalized and made one's own. It is not just information, but transformation. A big portion of how that happens is human-to-human contact, often with those who have "traveled the road before us." Hence, mentoring is an essential component of our Hand-Heart-Hands training.

Mentoring is a required component for all academic coursework and is an integral part of every program we offer. It is what moves mere theoretical knowledge (the head) to spiritual form formation (the heart) and then to ministry practice (the hands).

Mentoring is a conducted one-on-one in a personal atmosphere. The student is able to choose a mentor whom they trust and can confide in. A wide range of issues can be examined and discussed. At the same time, there is a directed curriculum, so a good balance of the serendipitous and the programed can be found. No two mentoring experiences will be exactly alike, but students report that mentoring is a highly profitable and meaningful part of the ASM community.