Mary McGuire from Mentoring Tucson's Kids joins Stephen today to discuss the role a mentor plays in the life of a kid, practical ways to overcome trauma, and some resources for equipping mentors to have those awkward or difficult conversations with their

Nick Schultz, the Bryan County Director at Xcel Mentoring, joins Stephen on the podcast for this episode. Today, they discuss Xcel's unique strategies for reaching new people, both mentors and mentees, stepping out in faith to meet a need, and Nick share

John Bower joins Stephen for the fourth and final part of our Relational Needs series. In today’s episode we’re going to cover the relational skills every mentor needs to respond to their mentee’s needs in productive ways. You may have a desire to meet re

John Bower joins Stephen for part three of our Relational Needs series. Today, we discuss the obstacles to building relationship with your mentee. We cover what a healthy mentoring relationship looks like, what obstacles may be present, and how to overc

John Bower joins Stephen for part two of our Relational Needs series. Today, we discuss the concept of the emotional cup, what causes us to leave emotions unprocessed, the importance of just being present, how to talk with your mentee about their emotion

John Bower, the lead pastor at Normandy Church in Dallas, TX joins Stephen for the first of a four-part series on relational needs. This week, they discuss the pain and potential within relational needs, how shame can hinder us in meeting our relational

Jonathan Torres, the COO of Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) joins Stephen today to talk about how sports can play a role in the mentoring relationship, the critical role a coach can play in encouraging their mentee, and how these concepts can translate

This week, we hear from Zachary Garza's own mentor, Steve Allen, on what it looks like to come along side and cultivate your mentee's vision and personal mission statement, how to deal with disappointment and discouragement from apparent silence while rea

Conflict is a part of living life. Zach and Caroline share why apologizing is a necessary step in resolving conflict and how it can help lead to restoration and a strengthening in the mentoring relationship.

The student founders of Anchored By Family share the story of how their organization was founded and what young people can do to mentor their peers.