★ MY SERMON NOTES
Boys' Brigade (BB), Nigeria
Chaplain's, Patrons, Captains, FCT Executive, Battalion and Group Executives Workshop
@ All Saints Anglican Church,
Zone 5, Abuja
28th February, 2015
LECTURE 2
* Topic: The Chaplains, and Patrons as Mentors to the Boys' Brigade
* Speaker: Mr. Kanly Yusuf
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| Mr. Kanly Yusuf |
* The young boys in the BB look up to older members for guidance
* A BB Chaplain is an Officer of the BB and should be encouraged to:
→ Wear uniform (A)
→ Attend Officers meeting
* All Bible Studies programmes in the BB should be addressed to the Chaplain
* The Chaplain should have time to attend meetings of the BB
* The Chaplain is the spiritual head of the BB
* Patrons are devoted Christians who are committed to influencing and supporting the work of the BB
* Patrons, Chaplains and Officers should be men (and women) of solid Christian character
* Any person that should advance Christ' kingdom should necessarily "know" and have a personal relationship with Jesus
* As a Patron of the BB, someone somewhere is modelling you
* The Difference between a Mentor and Role Model
→ People want to be like a role model without his or her knowledge
→ A mentor knows that his or her life is being emulated, and makes conscious effort to guide the mentee
* Qualities of a good Mentor
→ Authentic
→ Willingness to share his skills, knowledge and expertise
→ Personally involved
→ A good listener
→ A character builder
→ Respected and appreciated
→ Positive/optimistic
→ Continues to learn and grow - is not stagnant
* Challenges of Mentoring
→ It is time demanding
→ It is energy consuming
→ It requires resources especially finances
→ It requires extra patience
* Benefits of having a Mentor
→ It gives confidence to the mentee
→ It guarantees high success and minimal or no failure
→ It ensures security
→ It promotes good relationship that could lead to further good or better relationships
→ It gives mentees the opportunities to redress their steps
