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185. Why I Mentor with Bailey Willis
If you are currently in a mentoring relationship, stop right now and think about this question: Why? Why are you mentoring? Why do you choose to wake up and poor in...
184. Why I Mentor with Tajudin Spencer
If you are currently in a mentoring relationship, stop right now and think about this question: Why? Why are you mentoring? Why do you choose to wake up and poor in...
183. Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not ...
182. One Night In A Thousand Years with Craig Cunningham
The most amazing thing about books is their versatility. They have been used to record history, communicate new ideas, spark controversy, and promote peace. They hav...
181. Unsung Heroes: Seven-Foot Banana with Gabriel Prusmack
“Mentorship is amazing; it’s discipleship at it’s finest.” More true words could not be spoken. If you look at Jesus’ ministry, it WAS mentorship with his disciples....
180. Freedom From Pornography and The Healing Church with Sam Black from Covenant Eyes
70% of men and a third of women say they are currently struggling with unwanted sexual behavior. According to the Matrimonial Lawyers Association, in 56% of divorce c...
179. Mentoring Retrospective
Stop right now and think about the most influential person in your life. Who is it? How did they impact you? What did they teach you? How long were you in a relati...
178. The Value Of The Gap Year with Tammy from The Gap at Sawmill Meadow
One day, your mentee is going to turn 18 and graduate high school. Chances are, they’re going to go through a period as a new adult where they will have no idea what ...
177. Unsung Heroes - Mike Herrera
Who is the most influential person in your life? For most people, the answer is one of their parents. For some people, it's a mentor who spent countless hours pourin...
176. Unsung Heroes - Ross King
Who is the most influential person in your life? For most people, the answer is one of their parents. For some people, it's a mentor who spent countless hours pourin...
175. The Write Stuff
Have you ever thought about writing a book? Do you ever wonder if somebody is going to want to read what you have to say? Do you feel like you're not eloquent enough...
174. Fruit of the Spirit: Love
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not re...
173. How God Uses Broken People: Reframe, Redeem, Restore
If you feel like you're not good enough to mentor, you're in good company. So many of the Bible's characters had serious character flaws. Peter denied Jesus three ti...
172. The Dangers of Distraction
Distraction is all around us. Our phones, social media, television, news outlets....the list goes on and on. Our work productivity suffers and we don't invest our em...
171. Mentoring The Trafficked with Audrey Hood from Allies Inc.
According to the US Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking generated an estimated $150 billion in profits globally. An estimated 25 million people are vic...
170. The Power of Projects
“With is greater than for.” That’s a quote that has a lot of meanings, but in this case, it carries the idea that doing life WITH God is greater than doing life FOR G...
169. Big Words, Bigger Meaning
Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotence. These are big words that describe three characteristics of God. He is omniscient. He is omnipresent. He is omnipotent. But d...
168. The Simplicity of Mentoring
It's the middle of January, which means we've had a chance to make (and fail at) some New Year's Resolutions. But the reality of life is that we make time for the thi...
167. Person, Program, Place
The life of a mentoring organization involves implementing programs. Maybe it’s as simple as a mentoring program where individual mentors are connected with individua...
166. The Four R's of Christmas Break
More and more, Americans are stating that they feel burned out. With the holiday season in full swing, and Christmas right around the corner, those feelings of burnou...
165. Broken Bones: When Mentees Make Mistakes
When a bone breaks, the recovery process goes through three stages: reactive, reparative, and remodeling. It takes a while for each of these stages to occur, but the ...
164. What Different Cultures Can Teach Us / Zach Walks Into A Skate Shop
The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. This quote by Ruth Benedict proves to be true time a...
163. God's Timing Is Greater Than Our Timing
One of the core values at Forerunner Mentoring is "trust the process". It's this idea that as a mentor, you're not always going to see the fruit of your mentoring rel...
162. Old is Gold with John Barnard from Middleman Ministries
Growing old is a fact of life. It’s inevitable and unavoidable. Most people hate growing old and do everything in their power to avoid it. But what if growing old i...
161. Guiding Your Mentee Through The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. These words, found in Matthew 6 are the start ...
160. The Good Shepherd
What does a shepherd do? They protect and guide their sheep. They show their sheep the way. In a way, they love their sheep. Jesus is known as the Good Shepherd, a...
159. The Presence of a Mentor
How are people experiencing me as a mentor? What do people feel when I walk into the room? Every person has a presence. It's that thing people notice about them whe...
158. Pillars of Mentoring: Community
It takes a village to raise a child. We’ve all heard this old saying, but it’s absolutely true; community is vital in every person’s life. We were never meant to do ...
157. Pillars of Mentoring: Purpose
Why are you here? What are you supposed to be doing with your life? What is the reason for your existence? These questions seem aggressive in how they're phrased, b...
156. Pillars of Mentoring: Identity
Who are you? Are you what you do? Are you where you're from? Are you your parents? Are you your neighborhood? Are you your talents? Who does God say you are? All ...