My #iMentor Story | Gus Hernandez, Jr.
The #iMentor Initiative was started to honor the investment of mentors all over the world, and to encourage potential mentors to take […]
Tag: #iMentor
The Lost Art of Mentoring
I’ve found myself wondering lately if mentoring — as an intentional form of raising up the next generation — is lost?
In our fast-paced, keep your nose out of my business, anxiety riddled culture — have we lost the know-how to be with people in intentional, honest, and life-giving ways? And just as importantly, has the value of this kind of relationship been lost on this generation of students?
Without faithful examples, and our focus drawn away from mentoring — towards other things — have we forgotten how to do this? Or what it looks like? Or what it can yield in another’s life?
My #iMentor Story | Josh Waugh
Growing up in a larger church, you would think that I could go through youth group picking the best mentors out there and entering college as the next Billy Graham.
That’s what everyone would think at least.
In reality, it was not until my freshmen year of high school that my Sunday School teacher and I began a relationship that changed my life forever. Harry Barber (yes, that’s his real name), who was my interim youth minister and incredible mentor, worked together with me every week for a year and a half as he taught me how to lead my peers at church. We did life together and I learned by watching his example.
The Funny Thing About “Too Busy”
Too busy.
It describes many of our lifestyles — and many of our students’ lifestyles as well.
And sadly, we more often wear this characteristic as a badge of honor, rather than an indictment on our collective misuse of time.
Our culture has come to equate an overly-full schedule and unhealthy pace of life with importance, significance, and they way of success.
Mentoring—A Huge Gift in my Life | Pete Hardesty
Many people have helped to shape my life.
Especially my mentors.
There was my Young Life leader Danny O’Brien that would pick me up at 6am every Wed. for a Bible study.
Then when I was in college, I was home on break and was paired up with a “prayer partner.” It was an old man named Bill Geigert. He has written me once a month for about 20 years.
#iMentor | Guy Chmieleski
The #iMentor Initiative was started to honor the investment of mentors all over the world, and to encourage potential mentors to take the initiative in starting an intentional relationship with a college student today.
Read my story here.
A Sneak Peek at Shaping Their Future
I’m excited to offer you a sneak peek at my forthcoming book:
Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years
It will officially release on March 11th, but you can get your 40 page preview here…
A Few Things I Want You to Know Before the Release of Shaping Their Future on March 11th
Friends! I find it hard to believe my first book Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years will release one month from today — on March 11th!!
It just doesn’t seem real to me. But my publisher assures me this is really happening.
In preparation for its release, I’ve made a few changes to the blog that I’d like to tell you about.