Chapter 15 · 75 min
The Apprenticeship Model
Big idea
Formation happened by proximity: they watched, participated, attempted, were corrected, then were sent.
Session objectives
- ◆Place each emerging leader on the apprenticeship ladder
- ◆Practice correction that develops rather than discourages
- ◆Replace training events with shared work
Opening question
Who is close enough to us to learn how we actually decide?
Discussion questions
- 1.Are we teaching content or forming people?
- 2.Who have we let attempt something and fail safely?
- 3.How do we correct people here — privately, promptly, kindly?
- 4.Who is stuck at 'watching' because we never let them try?
Group exercise
Apprenticeship ladder
- 1Write four rungs: watch, participate, attempt, lead
- 2Place every developing person on a rung
- 3For each, name the one experience that moves them up
- 4Schedule that experience with a date
Commitment before next session
Take one person with you to something you would normally do alone this month.
JOI categories addressed
Disciple Development
Facilitator note: open with the question, keep discussion to half the session, and end with every participant naming their commitment aloud.