WHAT’S NEXT

As the end of a mentoring season approaches, the conversation begins to shift towards commencement and what’s next. We used to call it graduation. But graduation says, “I’m done.” Commencement says, “I’m beginning.” So, what begins with commencement?

Accountability is now self-imposed. During the mentoring season, things like reading a book and netting it out had a clear deadline. Now, learning and growing is up to the mentee.

Community is now in their hands. For a year, mentees have had scheduled time to connect with other like-hearted guys who love Jesus, each other, and hanging out together. Now it’s up to them to continue investing in those intentional relationships.

Intentional focus on family only continues if they make it happen. Mentees no longer have monthly assignments to help them invest in their relationships with their wives and their kids. They’ve got to do the work to continue drawing their wives and kids close.

Pay it forward starts now. “I can never pay you back, so instead, I’m going to pay it forward.” Commencement marks an outward turn, from focusing on internal growth and improvement to influencing others and helping them grow.

The resources below can help your mentees as they pay it forward and as they continue investing in intentional community.

Personal Ministry Plan

One of the items in the covenant mentees sign at the beginning of the year says the following . . .

“I will pay it forward by investing in others for spiritual purposes. I will be a disciple-maker in whatever way the Lord leads including the possibility of leading mentoring groups of my own.”

The Personal Ministry Plan assignment can help them identify how they want to pay it forward. We recommend you assign this leading up to your Commencement Retreat (or even earlier) and discuss your next steps together on the retreat.

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BetterMan

BetterMan is an 11-week journey designed as an outreach to help leaders and churches reach and unleash men in their communities with God’s timeless manhood.

If your mentees are ready to get their hands dirty discipling others but maybe aren’t ready to lead a mentoring group of their own. We highly recommend checking out BetterMan and considering leading a group at their church or in their community.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BETTERMAN

Continuing Community

Some groups say, “Hey, why can’t we keep meeting, let’s keep this thing going?” And there is nothing to say they can’t. The formal mentoring season is over, but the relationships are just beginning. Continuing to meet regularly on a less formal basis is a great way for mentees to stay connected and continue growing together.

Passion City Church in Atlanta, GA encourages their men to form what they call “Fight Clubs.” The simple structure of these groups can provide a great template for mentees who want to continue meeting together, but to do so with intentionality and purpose.

CHECK OUT THE FIGHT CLUB MODEL

Focusing on Marriage

One of the biggest growth areas for many mentees is their marriages. The marriage exercises in Radical Mentoring might be the first time they’ve intentionally thought about how to improve their marriages.

We compiled marriage exercises to accompany each chapter in RM founder Regi Campbell’s book What Radical Husbands Do. Mentees can read the book (or another book if they read WRHD in their group), complete the exercise, and come together monthly to discuss how it went and how they can continue to encourage each other in their marriage journeys.

VIEW RADICAL HUSBANDS MARRIAGE EXERCISES

Reading Together

Reading and netting out books is a huge part of the Radical Mentoring experience. By reading nine to twelve books during the mentoring season, mentees develop a reading habit. For many, this is the beginning of a lifetime of reading.

A great way for mentees to continue building community is to choose a book a month (or even every two months) and continue to read, net-out, and discuss them together. Radical Mentoring’s list of recommended books is a great place to start.

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Trey Brush

Trey Brush exists to glorify God by coaching, serving, and encouraging others to live up to their leadership potential, in life, and as Jesus-followers.

As Radical Mentoring’s Church Relationships Manager, Trey is on the frontlines, interacting with the hundreds of churches exploring small group mentoring, and guiding those in the process of launching.

Originally from the Atlanta area, Trey was raised in the shadow of Stone Mountain. Before joining Radical Mentoring in 2017, Trey was the Events Manager for Connect Ministries and a part of the Leadercast team at Giant Impact. He is passionate about the local church, specifically about the impact churches can have on the local community when their men are fully engaged.

When not working or hanging out with his wife and family, you will probably find Trey out on the roads running. Trey, his wife, and their two boys currently live in Jefferson, GA.

Regi Campbell

Regi Campbell was an entrepreneur, author, and mentor. He was involved in founding 15 companies and served as CEO four times. He wrote four books: About My Father’s Business, Mentor Like Jesus, What Radical Husbands Do, and Radical Wisdom.

But Regi’s passion and calling was mentoring younger men to become all-in Jesus-followers. Through his 19 mentoring groups, he personally invested in 155 men and indirectly, in their marriages and families. The success of his mentoring groups led Regi to found Radical Mentoring to equip and engage men and their churches in launching intentional men’s small group mentoring. Through the investments of those churches and mentors, over 11,000 men have been mentored.

Regi was married to Miriam for 50 years. Their two adult children are happily married (with five grandkids between them) and live only a couple of hours away. Regi went home to be with his Heavenly Father on January 24, 2020.