Who Should I Mentor?
When we read stories about mentoring, we usually visualize an older person meeting with a younger one. But how much older? For years, we’ve been saying the best spread between mentor and mentee is two…
Waiting vs. Procrastinating
Since 2000, over 140 guys have been radically mentored around my dining room table. Around the world, another 5,000 guys have had a similar experience. Some mentor poured his cup into their cup. And those…
Five Reasons Why Men Need a Mentor
Ever feel like you’re walking through life with questions you can’t quite answer or battles you don’t want to face alone? Most men do. That’s why men need a mentor. Not just to give advice,…
Mentor Summit 2018: Mentoring Hearts
One dictionary says the heart is “one’s innermost character, feelings, or inclinations.” Another says it’s “the central or innermost part of something.” The Bible mentions the human heart around 300 times. It’s that spiritual part of us where our…
Five Types of Thinkers
As I think about the guys I’ve mentored, what strikes me is how differently they think. In rummaging through some old files, I found this little piece on different types of thinkers. (I know I…
The Best Mentees Are Hungry
I’m often asked, “How do you pick the people you’re going to mentor?” My answer is sometimes painful but always the same: “I want mentees who are hungry!” My business life was about trying to…
The Best Mentoring Book Ever
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance you’ve read or at least heard of Regi Campbell’s second book, Mentor Like Jesus. But did you know we revised and re-released the book at the…
. . . But He’s Not Saved!
“Regi . . . but he’s not saved!” Every now and again, I hear these words from a mentor with a guy in his group who seems a little different. He doesn’t use the same…
The Difference Between Radical Mentoring and North Point’s LDG (Leader Development Groups)
Sometimes we’re asked, “What’s the difference between Radical Mentoring and Leader Development Groups?” A couple of years ago, North Point Community Church (NPCC) recognized a need to do a better job of raising up and apprenticing leaders….
A Special Thank You Note
Thank you notes can be polarizing. Most of us like to get them but hate to write them. I got the one above from an 8-year-old the other day. His dad was in my mentoring…
