Crucial for a protege

If you have a formal spiritual formation process for your team, invite the protégé to participate as early as you can. The protégé may be eager to participate, but they may resist. Do not be discouraged. Resistance does not necessarily reflect a problem with the candidacy. Gentle inquiry into the points of resistance will help you deal with them. People nearly always will give a reason that they decline your invitation, but probe deeper. You might ask if other things about the spiritual formation process concern them. Even those with no particular points of resistance simply will require repeated, gentle invitations before they invest their time. Remember to pray for the protégés, especially at this crucial time.