You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast


Latest Episodes

How to Invite Jesus Into Your mentor relationship
September 03, 2020

When your mentee grows up, we want them to know how to walk with Jesus. But they’re not going to learn it on their own, and the world isn’t going to teach them how to do it either. Zach and Caroline share simple ways you can model relationship with God in

Lawrence Marshall from Integrity Mentors on the Power of Responding, Why Every Mentor Needs to Start Using iMessages, and the Fruits of a Mentor's Integrity
August 27, 2020

Lawrence Marshall shares the incredible story of how he became a mentor to kids from hard places in Grand Prairie, TX. Lawrence founded and served as Executive Director for Integrity Mentors, an organization that helped kids to build self-esteem, confiden

Strengthen Yourself in the Lord
August 20, 2020

Zach shares three passages of scripture on what it looks like to strengthen yourself in the Lord.

Ruth Abigail Smith and Jill Dyson from AngelStreet Memphis on Mentoring Through Music, Creating A Place for Girls to Be Kids, and Why Representation Matters
August 13, 2020

AngelStreet develops girls by providing musical training in communities with limited artistic opportunities. “We seek to empower young women to understand their value, discover their purpose, and become creatively equipped to serve the Memphis community a

Darius Person from Forerunner Mentoring on the Power of a Caring Adult, How to Earn Trust Without Money, and What Leads Kids to Say, "Football Is All I Got"
August 06, 2020

Darius Person serves as the Junior High & High School Coordinator for Forerunner Mentoring in Dallas, TX. After many teenage years of idolatry against God, Darius rededicated his life back to Jesus at age 17. His view of God was that of someone who went t

John Hawkins from Leadership Edge Mentoring on a Biblical Vision for Life and Mentoring, Ways to Model Humility in Mentoring, and the Primary Indicator of a God-centered Mentoring Relationship
July 30, 2020

John Hawkins is the Founder of Leadership Edge Inc. and has spent over 30 years helping university students, young professionals, and organizational leaders across America wrestle with the issue of developing a christ-centered leadership lifestyle. Their

Eddy Hallock from Stoller Foundation on Sharing the Gospel With Children, Why the Gospel Is More Than Heaven vs. Hell, and the Perfect Time to Share the Gospel With Your Mentee
July 23, 2020

Eddy Hallock serves as the Executive Director at Stoller Foundation. Their goal is to support Christ-centered ministries that mobilize volunteers to serve others and share the gospel of Jesus Christ. In 48 years of career ministry, Eddy has pastored sever

The Seasons of Mentoring Relationships, the Lies We're Tempted to Believe as Mentors, and The Four Things You Need to Nurture a Long-Term Relationship
July 16, 2020

In today's episode we walk through all of the different stages of a mentor relationship as it progresses and the kid matures. All of these stages will be experienced in different ways, but we believe they provide a great framework for mentors to understan

Peter Vanacore from the Christian Association of Youth Mentoring on Strengthening Communities through Building Multi-Generational Relationships, Mentoring and the Church, and Racial Reconciliation
July 09, 2020

Peter serves as the Executive Director at the Christian Association of Youth Mentoring. He has been in the mentoring field since 1981 working with juvenile offenders and children in the Child Protective Service system in New York. He moved to Massachusett

Becca Stanley from Blueprint58 on Mutually Transformational Mentoring Relationships, A Blueprint for Incarnational Living, and How to Listen to Your Community Well
July 02, 2020

Becca Stanley leads Blueprint58, a community-based mentoring program in the Adair Park and Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia. Their mission is to empower youth to grow into community leaders through mutually transformational relationships. Lear