Powerful Regrouping Questions to Start Your Meeting
In Meeting Guide for each mentoring meeting, the first thing on the agenda (after starting on time, of course) is “Regroup.” The purpose of this 20-25 minutes is for your group to catch up and…
Mentoring Tips
Practical tips and stories to help mentors lead their small groups well.
Five Ways To Make The Most Of Your Role as Mentor
Recently, I shared four common questions mentors ask when preparing to launch women’s mentoring groups. Today, I’d like to share some best practices and helpful ideas as you invest in your mentees. None of these…
Four Common Questions Mentors Ask
I love talking with mentors who are in the middle of launching groups. You can hear the anticipation and excitement in their voices as they prepare to open their hearts and homes to a collection…
The Best Mentors Are Prepared…Enough
A few weekends ago, I had the pleasure of preaching at one of our partner churches, Grace City Church in Irvine, CA, while their Lead Pastor was out of town. Because this was an outside…
The Importance of Adapting During Your Mentoring Season
A few weeks ago, my mentoring group had our Commencement Retreat (you can read about it here). Afterward, I spent some time reflecting on our season and asking myself what went well and what could…
Leading with Influence
Every day, I’m more aware of the influence people have on others. Leaders are people who have influence and use it for a purpose. Leaders are always leading . . . in one direction or…
Why I Don’t Call My Mentees
A few of the guys I’ve mentored have gotten their feelings hurt because I don’t call them. I could hide behind “I’m swamped” or “I’ve got a lot of mentees and not enough time to…
Mentors, You Hold the Cure
I recently read an article about Australian man James Harrison. To most, he’s an unassuming guy in his 80’s, but to some, Harrison is known as the “Man with the Golden Arm,” because he was…
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…
Be a Good Steward . . . Share Your Life Experience
Stewardship is an old-school word. Churches ruined it by always associating it with money and giving and building campaigns. But we shouldn’t give up this word. It’s important.
