Mentoring Kids
Maybe the most frequent question coming our way is about mentoring young guys…like teenagers, college kids and young singles. There’s even the question of adding ‘mentor’ to the ‘father’ role with our own kids. How…
Maturity is Not Acting on Everything You Know
I learned an important lesson once. Learned it deeply because a mentor of mine had the maturity to not act on something he knew. In a casual, friendly conversation with a banker one day, I…
Who Ya Gonna’ Call?
As a man, I’m not all that crazy about asking for help. No stopping to ask for directions…I’ll figure it out on my own. So what if I make a couple of wrong turns, go…
Are you waiting….or procrastinating?
Since 200, over 100 guys have been “Radically Mentored” around my dining room table. Around the world, another 2,400 guys have had similar experiences. Some mentor poured his cup into their cup. They made a covenant…
Will You Be a Torch Passer?
Today’s guest post is from John Ortberg, author of If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat, Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them, The Me I…
Watch one, do one, teach one
This little trilogy has been around forever, but that doesn’t make it any less powerful. Some people put it in the box of “experiential education”. It’s how doctors learn to do procedures. I just watched…
“You’re One Of My Favorites!”
Mentoring a group of guys for a year is like a roller-coaster ride. Somehow you know it’s going to be good in the end, but you’re just never prepared for all the ups and downs,…
Great Mentors Are Great Listeners
Jesus listened. He was in the moment, totally focused on whoever was in front of Him. Sometimes He was listening when no one thought He was, like when He overheard James and John debating who…
Mentoring Magic?
In 2000, Regi Campbell picked eight young men whom he believed to have a lot of potential. He invited them to his home and told them he’d meet with them three hours each month if…
Mentor Mentors
“He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed, to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.” Psalm 105:21-22 Some are ready to mentor mentors. It is a…
