Director of Olivet University's Zinzendorf School of Doctoral Studies, Dr. Tom Cowley, led a training session for mentors in San Francisco, CA, with hopes of enhancing guidance for Doctor of Ministry candidates. Dr. Cowley guided a team of Dmin mentors on best practices and reviewed the status of its current candidates.
Mentors listened to lectures on the rewards and challenges of guiding doctoral candidates. "There is nothing more rewarding than mentoring and coaching a Dmin candidate," said Dr. Cowley during his lecture.
The session included refresher training modules for Turabian formats of papers and other resources that can be utilized for improving mentorship skills. The Turabian video tutorials were also created as resource training for Dmin students.
The session also included report updates on the Zinzendorf School's progress, its upcoming colloquium, and new website. Zinzendorf School of Doctoral Studies' Co-President Dr. Joseph Ray Tallman, greeted participants and gave a report on the program's developments and distinctive. Olivet University's IT team also presented updates on the development of Zinzendorf's intranet website platform that can be used for resources and interaction between faculty, staff, students, and mentors.
Video recordings of the session are available on the D.Min intranet for candidates to access from their countries.