The Difference Between Fathers and Mentors
Fathers can be mentors, but mentors aren’t necessarily fathers. Mentors choose to mentor, but once a man becomes a father, he is always a father. I believe that’s why God chose the father-son paradigm to…
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The Case for Bo’s Cafe
Once guys have been in a really good group, whether it’s a Radical Mentoring group or another flavor, they always want to be in that kind of group. Awhile back, I met with a young lawyer,…
Leader Development or Disciple-making?
Sometimes we talk about Radical Mentoring as a disciple-making process and other times we call it a leader development program. So which is it? Is it a distinction without a difference? What is the difference?…
Generating Interest in Disciple-Making
Empty seats are a waste. Whenever I see a bunch of empty seats on a MARTA train, I think “billions of dollars invested to carry seven people!” I used to have the same thought when…
Mentor Summit 2018 Recap: An Environment for Deeper Connection
For many of us, the idea of a men’s conference brings to mind this chain of events . . . show up with a new notebook, get ‘talked at’ for a few days, participate in…
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…
Five Reasons a Man Needs a Mentor
Courage – Most of the time, men know the right things to do. Call it conscience, call it intuition, call it whatever . . . more often than not our challenge isn’t knowing what to…
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…
