Real Life Mentoring
Chris and Christina Elledge are passionate about mentoring. They are excited to talk about the things they have learned by sharing their own stories as they have mentored people from various countries for many years. They will share their firsthand experience on mentoring and the life lessons they have learned from their own journeys. In the Real Life Mentoring podcast, we believe you will gain some practical tools to help you on your own journey and inspire you to give what you've learned away to others!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 133
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Kingdom of God with Rob Schrader
Rob Schrader joins Chris and Christina talking about the Kingdom of God. Sound like loads of fun? It is!
Rob describes from a theological stand point what the Kingdom of God is and how it fits into …
Prayer with Rob Schrader
Once again, Rob Schrader joins Chris and Christina with his insights on prayer.
As a pastor, Rob has many people asking him many questions about prayer:
- what is it?
- how can it develop?
- how should you pra…
Simple Comforts for the Soul (Part Two)
- It’s the core of who we are.
- It connects us with other people.
- Switch on Your Brain p. 94, It is very interesting that every cell in the body is connected to the heart and the brain controls the heart …
Simple Comforts for the Soul (Part One)
We believe people are comprised of The Six Areas: physical, mental, emotional, relational, professional and/or educational and spiritual. Today, we will focus on the spiritual component talking abou…
Legacy Leadership: Interview with Senator John Crane
John, a senator in the Indiana state legislature for two full terms, chose to end his career in politics. John takes a thoughtful and insightful look into the reasons why he chose to step out of pol…
Mentoring the Spiritual Component of The Six Areas
You've heard Chris and Christina speak about The Six Areas that comprise a person:
- Physical
- Relational
- Emotional
- Mental
- Spiritual
- Professional/Educational
Today they jump into the topic of what it looks li…
Identity: God's and Mine
Your name denotes who you are. Certain names, when said out loud, elicit a certain reaction: Elvis, Queen Elizabeth, Mother Teresa. A name identifies a person.
Knowing God's character helps us to k…
How to Support Others in Grief
Recently, Chris and Christina experienced the loss of a man they did not know well however, their daughter was especially close to. As they watched their daughter and her friends navigate grief, the…
What Are You Really Dealing With?
Why is mentoring so important? Chris goes solo today as he talks about why it's so important for a trusted mentor to open up conversations to discover what people are really dealing with!
So the quest…
Tension, Can you feel it?
Most people work or volunteer on some sort of team and as a team, we want to work well together and have success. In today's episode, Chris talks with Nate Brewer. He helps TEAMS in Businesses that a…
The Fourth Motivation
Chris and Christina originally aired a podcast called The Three Levels of Motivation (Season 3 Episode 25 on Feb. 7 airdate). While it was helpful we did receive some feedback that made us think ther…
Compassion Fatigue (Part Two)
Today Chris and Christina tackle the complex topic of compassion fatigue.
What is it?
What are the signs you have it?
Who gets it?
What leads to it?
How do you cope with it?
How can you keep from falling i…
Compassion Fatigue (Part One)
Today Chris and Christina tackle the complex topic of compassion fatigue.
What is it?
What are the signs you have it?
Who gets it?
What leads to it?
How do you cope with it?
How can you keep fr…
Relational Needs and Why You Need Them!
We've all got needs. We should first handle our needs by recognizing we have them! There's no shame in knowing what your needs are - especially when it relates to being in healthy relationships with …
The Image of a Mentor (Part Three)
Today concludes part three of the series: Image of a Mentor. Today's image: soldier.
In the Bible, soldiers are often seen as symbols of authority, discipline and power They are also associated with f…
The Image of a Mentor (Part Two)
Today continues the images of a mentor as Chris and Christina discuss the traits of an athlete and compare them to a mentor.
An athlete, according to Google, is most commonly a person who competes in …
The Image of a Mentor (Part One)
Often visual images help us picture concepts in more concrete forms. Today, Chris and Christina will introduce a three part series of images to help form a picture of a mentor: farmer, athlete, soldi…
Nothing is Wasted
Mentoring should be personal, practical, meaningful and effective. That's the lens in which Chris and Christina look through one-on-one mentoring.
Today, guest Davey Blackburn shares his story through…
Three Levels of Motivation
The fuel for today's podcast is based on the initial viewing of Beyond Weightloss, a documentary hosted by Keith Kline.
Are you like most of us who find it difficult to get and stay motivated? In toda…
A Time to Grieve and a Time to Celebrate!
As Chris and Christina jump into a new year, they suggest taking some time to look back. In looking back, what are some things you need to grieve? In looking back, what are some things you need to ce…