How to Lead Mentee One-on-Ones
As you know, mentors are supposed to meet one-on-one with each mentee during the beginning of the mentoring season…ideally within a few weeks of the Story Retreat. We receive a lot of questions from mentors…
How to Make the Most of Scripture Memory in Your Mentoring Group
As I look at the results from end-season surveys, one of the most significant differences from group to group is the impact of the monthly Scripture memorization. For some groups, memorizing Scripture is the most…
Known Collective is Now Radical Mentoring!
NAME CHANGE Since its inception, we’ve called the women’s version of Radical Mentoring, Known Collective. While we love how this name emphasizes the community that forms in a mentoring group, we’ve decided to change it…
Why We Use the Word Covenant
Every now and then, someone asks why we have mentees sign a covenant to be in a mentoring group. Such a religious word! And fraught with doctrinal conflict. Let me explain why the word is…
Why Commencement?
One of the best things about mentoring men the Radical Mentoring way is commencement. We used to call it graduation. But graduation says, “I’m done.” Commencement says, “I’m beginning.” Just like Jesus sent out His…
The Mentoring Manifesto, Vol. 77: The Foundation of Our Identity
I recently listened to a podcast where psychologist and forgiveness expert Everett Worthington discussed a profoundly personal incident surrounding the murder of his mother. He notes that the murderer went through the home and broke…
Why It’s Critical to Make Time for Stories
I’m regularly asked if the Story Retreat matters. I hear things like, “My mentees are busy…” “We don’t have time to get out of town…” I also often hear from leaders that the Story Retreat…
The Mentoring Manifesto, Vol. 76: Leaders Worth Following
Leaders are people who have influence and use it for a purpose. And the amount of influence they have often correlates with the consistency between their walk and their talk. Leaders who say one thing…
Why Requiring Attendance and Timeliness Is Important
One of the distinguishing characteristics of Radical Mentoring is the requirement that everyone attends every meeting and shows up on time. Like many things, this was born of one motive but then morphed with a wonderful…
The Mentoring Manifesto, Vol. 75: How Our Identity Affects Our Thoughts
I came across the following scenario in James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. Say you’re a smoker but desperately want to break the habit. You’re standing outside, and someone offers you a cigarette. How do you…
