HEARTBEAT
MENTORING
Pastors AN UPDATE FROM THE M2 NETWORK
WHAT DOES HAVING A MENTOR LIKE PASTOR DOMINIC MEAN TO YOU?
Pastors Yoshio and Toyomi Sanga are the Senior Pastors of Grace Garden Chapel in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. In addition, Pastor Toyomi has been leading Trinity’s Japanese Ministry since 2012. We are grateful for the opportunity to find out how they have grown since joining the Ministry and Mentoring (“M2”) Network in June 2014.
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In Japan, pastors and ministers often struggle in their roles because it can be a very lonely place. The concept of peer mentoring is simply not part of our culture. When we met Pastor Dominic over 12 years ago, it was like meeting a spiritual elder brother, someone who has journeyed down the same path we were on. Pastor Dominic has also opened the doors for other leaders to be in a