As Iron Sharpens Iron: Building Character in a Mentoring Relationship - Softcover

Howard Hendricks; William Hendricks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802456316 ISBN 13: 9780802456311

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 1999

Synopsis

Think about the people who influenced your life most.

Why did they do it? What did they do? How did they go about it? Answer these questions and you will be hooked on mentoring for the rest of your life.

In As Iron Sharpens Iron, respected authors Howard and Bill Hendricks show that the most dramatic spiritual and personal growth often happens through the influence of a mentor.

Rooted in biblical principles, this book is both a profound and practical guide to mentoring relationships for men. You'll learn how to:

• Identify the kind of mentor you need
• Maximize your mentoring relationship
• Model your relationship after biblical examples
• Grow through the shared wisdom of another believer
• Influence others as you replicate the mentoring process.

Whether you are looking for a mentor or wish to mentor someone else, this book provides specific steps to begin the relationship and make the most of it.

About this title

About the Author

WILLIAM D. HENDRICKS is President of The Giftedness Center, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness and individual career guidance. He is the author or coauthor of twenty books, including Your Work Matters to God, Living by the Book, and The Power of Uniqueness. He has written for numerous publications and shares his thoughts regularly at www.BillHendricks.net. Bill holds an undergraduate degree in English from Harvard University, a master of science in mass communications from Boston University, and a master of arts in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the proud father of three grown daughters by his late wife, Nancy, and is now re-married to Lynn Turpin Hendricks.

DR. HOWARD G. HENDRICKS remains a legendary figure in the memory of countless Christians worldwide. In sixty years at Dallas Theological Seminary, "Prof" Hendricks is estimated to have taught more than 30,000 students, and through them now impacts tens of millions throughout the world. He ministered in more than eighty countries through speaking engagements, radio, books, and recordings (including the DVD series, Living By The Book). For a period of time he was also a Bible teacher and chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys football team. Dr. Hendricks and his wife Jeanne were married for sixty-five years, and he was the father of four children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

From the Back Cover

Were it not for ____________, I wouldn’t be who I am today

Men have a way of rubbing off on one another—for better or worse. You will be influenced and you will influence, especially when you have regular one-on-one interactions with another man. Be intentional and become the man God made you to be, while learning to change other men’s lives for the better.

Men of Influence teaches you the importance of mentoring, how to find a good mentor, and what you can offer others as a mentor (even if you don’t feel qualified). Learn:

• how to approach a mentor without scaring him off
• what to expect at the beginning, middle, and end of a mentoring relationship
• what you have to offer to another man

People change one person at a time. Realize your full potential and help others do the same through the simple practice of mentoring.

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802456316
• ISBN 13: 9780802456311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272