You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast
You Can Mentor is a network that equips and encourages mentors and mentoring leaders through resources and relationships to love God, love others, and make disciples in their own community. We want to see Christian mentors thrive.
We want to hear from you! Send any mentoring questions to [email protected], and we'll answer them on our podcast. We want to help you become the best possible mentor you can be. Also, if you are a mentoring organization, church, or non-profit, connect with us to join our mentoring network or to be spotlighted on our show.
Please find out more at www.youcanmentor.com or find us on social media. You will find more resources on our website to help equip and encourage mentors. We have downloadable resources, cohort opportunities, and an opportunity to build relationships with other Christian mentoring leaders.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 277
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
157. Pillars of Mentoring: Purpose
Why are you here? What are you supposed to be doing with your life? What is the reason for your existence? These questions seem aggressive in how they're phrased, but the fact of the matter is we …
156. Pillars of Mentoring: Identity
Who are you? Are you what you do? Are you where you're from? Are you your parents? Are you your neighborhood? Are you your talents? Who does God say you are? All of these questions target the sa…
155. Pillars of Mentoring: The Three Levels of Teaching
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin said these words about what it takes to actually impart knowledge on someone. In mentoring, these word…
154. Pillars of Mentoring: The Three Hats a Mentor Wears
Did you know that a mentor wears three hats? Sometimes it's one at a time. Sometimes it's all three in the same mentoring encounter. But at some point in the relationship, every mentor will fill t…
153. Pillars of Mentoring: The Story of King David the Mentor
There are several pillars to an effective mentoring relationship. After all, if there isn't trust, love, or respect, then the relationship can't thrive. But trust, love, and respect aren't necessar…
152. Encouraging Others Through Collaboration with Jon Passavant from Start Up Waco
There's an old saying: "It takes a village." Of course, this has many different connotations and interpretations, but the point is that community is a necessity to accomplish any goal. That communi…
151. Connecting The Local Church and Local School in Mentoring with Dr. Karen Pearson from Kids Hope USA
One of the most unique challenges for mentoring ministries in America is the idea of separation of Church and State. It's this idea that prevents most mentors from actively sharing the gospel with t…
150. From Gang Member to Youth Mentor with Kendrick Littleton
Not every mentor gets to see the fruit of their labors. Often, a mentee will move away or seem like they're not responding to the mentoring in the moment. But the truth is that as you engage in the…
149. The Dangers of Offense in a Mentoring Relationship
Mentoring relationships are complicated enough as it is. Being easily offended only adds more complication to that relationship. In this week's episode, Stephen and Zach tackle the topic of taking …
148. Janaiha Bennett from Youth Leadership Foundation
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147. 12 Leadership Lessons Pt. 2
Zach and Stephen both made professional transitions in the last year and both have found themselves in new leadership roles. This week in part 2 of a 2-part series, they join forces on the podcast t…
146. 12 Leadership Lesson Pt. 1
Zach and Stephen both made professional transitions in the last year and both have found themselves in new leadership roles. This week in part 1 of a 2-part series, they join forces on the podcast t…
145. Freely We Give with John Barnard of Middleman Ministries
Zach's on the podcast this week with John Barnard from Middleman Ministries. This week, they talk about how Middleman Ministries uses skateboarding and other projects to build relationships with the…
144. Marcus Jackson from The Bridge Impact Center
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143. You Really Can Mentor with Josh Manning from Forerunner Mentoring
Our editor, Josh Manning, jumps on the podcast this week with Stephen to talk through his mentoring journey. He shares the impact mentoring has made on his life, how he came to work at Forerunner as…
142. Rebound The Misses with Derrick Sier from FACT Mentoring
Derrick Sier joins Lt. Cubit in this week's episode to talk about the ways in which you can rebound the misses with your mentee. They talk through the ways you can inspire, equip, and launch your me…
141. The Invitation Is Open with Josh Meadows from Neighborhood Hope
Josh Meadows flies solo this week to provide a word of encouragement for mentors, mentoring organizations, and anybody thinking about becoming a mentor. The invitation is open. What are you waiting…
140. The Power of Undoing with Dylan Pohl from Victory Project
Dylan Pohl from Victory Project joins Zach this week to talk through how their organization approaches mentoring in Dayton, Ohio and how they use the idea of "undoing" in their mentoring process.
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139. Mentoring Kids with Your Hope and Humility with Les Thomas Sr. (B-Les)
Les Thomas Sr. (B-Les) on the podcast this week with Lieutenant Wayland Cubit, sharing about the importance of hope in youth mentoring.
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138. Mentoring and Making Disciples with Trog Trogdon from Kingdom Focus Coaching
"The Great Commission isn't a calling to be discerned. It's a command to be obeyed." This quote was spoken by Hudson Taylor and is the epicenter of this week's episode. Join Stephen and special gu…