Every mentor has a different story. They come from different backgrounds, experience different things in life, and can bring unique elements to the table in a mentoring relationship. The organization they get plugged into for support also affects the wa

Effective mentoring means being in it for the long haul. It means continuing to show up and pour into the mentee, even through the hard times, offense, and dry spells. It means doing whatever it takes to meet the needs of the mentee. Mentoring well mea

Offense, or taking things personally, is one of the most common tactics the Enemy uses to tear down relationships. When somebody feels hurt in a relationship, their tendency is to pull away and isolate, which then leads to an even greater rift between th

Most mentoring relationships come to an end at some point. Life circumstances change, you or your mentee move away, or some other event occurs that makes it impossible to continue the formal mentoring relationship in the same way. In doing so, however,

Everybody has a story to tell. They have a past, a present, and a future. They have significant elements to their story that shapes them into who they are today. Telling that story, however, isn't always easy. Sometimes those elements include trauma o

As relationships evolve, the roles can change frequently. Parenting a toddler looks much differently than parenting a teen. Children oftentimes become the primary caregiver of their aging parents. The same holds true for mentoring relationships. What

If you look in the Bible, there isn't one mention of the word "mentor". However, you can find the word "discipleship" all over the place. As Christians, we're called to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and

One of the best things about art is how it represents the human condition. Movies in particular have a unique ability to comment on hot topic issues in a way that can be thought provoking and challenging. Interestingly, there are plenty of movies in exi

Every mentor has a different story. They come from different backgrounds, experience different things in life, and can bring unique elements to the table in a mentoring relationship. The organization they get plugged into for support also affects the wa

Humans relate to each other primarily through the sharing of stories. And since thats true, it means that anybody can write a book. After all, a book is just sharing a collection of thoughts through the story-telling process. While anybody can write a