3. DO I HAVE TO BE "ASSIGNED" A MENTOR OR CAN I SEEK OUT SOMEONE THAT I WANT TO MENTOR ME We encourage you to seek out someone who you think would be a good fit as a mentor. There is no obligation to go through a formal process. However, going through the process and filling out the form can help you think through what you may need in a mentor. Keep in mind that close friends are not always the best mentors. Sometimes it’s good to have someone who is not a "peer" that can come into our lives and challenge us in ways that our closest friends could not. Either way you decide, we do ask that you still turn in Form 1 so that we know you are involved in the Discipleship Training process and so that we can know who your mentor is.