Will You Be a Torch Passer? Will You Be a Torch Passer?
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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 Watch one, do one, teach one
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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!” “You’re One Of My Favorites!”
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“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 Great Mentors Are Great Listeners
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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? Mentoring Magic?
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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 Mentor Mentors
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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…

Young at Heart Young at Heart
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Young at Heart

(Today’s post is from Boyd Bailey, whose “Wisdom Hunters” daily devotional is read by over 100,000 people daily. To subscribe, click here.  You can also follow him @WisdomHunters on Twitter.) “To these four young men God gave knowledge and…

The Joy of Giving Life The Joy of Giving Life
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The Joy of Giving Life

When I hear those words, I think “He’s going to ask me to donate blood….or an organ!” Not it. The joy I’m speaking of comes from watching a man go “all in” for Jesus Christ…

Mentoring… A Team Sport Mentoring… A Team Sport
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Mentoring… A Team Sport

There are guys who want to grow and guys who don’t seem to care.  There are learners, whom I call “heat seekers,” and then there are those who think “Hey, I’m just the way I…

Mentor Young People Mentor Young People
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Mentor Young People

“At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice. I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.” Proverbs 7:6-7 Most young people yearn for…