Special Note: We recommend that you make multiple copies of your Discipleship Journal and Action Plan before filling them out, so that you will have backups available when you need them. Digital copies of the manual and all forms are available at www.uptownchurch.org. STEP 9: MEET REGULARLY WITH MENTOR. As you continue in your training, there will be a need to meet with your mentor approximately every month or two. This allows the mentor to continually evaluate your progress and assess what changes may need to take place in the Action Plan. This is a critical part of the process and allows you to solidify the relationship with your mentor and develop new Action Plans as you progress through the training. Although you are free to meet more often than this, keep in mind that frequency of meetings does not always mean higher quality training. A meeting, say, every week would not only be very time consuming but would not necessarily be more productive because there is not the time for the Action Plan to be implemented with any regularity nor is there time to see real spiritual or ministerial fruit develop. In the end, however, the frequency of meetings must be decided between the two parties involved. IV. Ministry Stage
