{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"The Right Way for Older Deacons to Mentor Younger Deacons | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zGJZHUTCAA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/the-right-way-for-older-deacons-to-mentor-younger-deacons\/\">The Right Way for Older Deacons to Mentor Younger Deacons<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/the-right-way-for-older-deacons-to-mentor-younger-deacons\/embed\/#?secret=zGJZHUTCAA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Right Way for Older Deacons to Mentor Younger Deacons&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"zGJZHUTCAA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mentoring.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"Training for pastors outstrips training for deacons, and ironically, many churches in the United States have more deacons than pastors. Even though deacons are an office of the church along with pastors, this resource gap for deacons is not likely to close any time soon. It\u2019s rare for a church to send deacons to seminary for training, and it\u2019s not often that deacons are paid staff. The resources for deacons are slim. What is in reach for most churches is mentoring the next generation of deacons. The fifty-year deacon veteran has much to offer the newbie through mentoring. Unfortunately, I\u2019ve seen more haphazard mentoring than fruitful mentoring in the church. I\u2019ve witnessed over-structured, formal mentoring programs scare away younger people. It doesn\u2019t have to be this way."}