You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast

You know Stephen.  You know Zach.  But we're 117 episodes in and how much do you really know about our other hosts?  We launch a new series this week called "Meet the Hosts".  Each week, you'll get t…

Stephen officially takes on his role as Executive Director of Forerunner Mentoring; and has some questions.  Zach joins Stephen to answer all his questions about building relationship with his Board …

If you're going to start a non-profit, you're going to need a board of directors.  While this can be scary, it's absolutely necessary.  Stephen joins Zach this week to talk all things board of direct…

Every organization, not just non-profits, has vision, mission, values, and culture.  Beth is back this week to discuss with Zach how those elements play out at Forerunner Mentoring and what it takes …

Mission drift! Bad hires! Lack of vision, integrity, kindness, humility, etc…There are 8 critical things that will kill your organization faster than anything else.  Join Zach this week as he equips …

Leaders gonna lead, but you gotta make sure you’re doing it in the best way possible.  Stephen and Zach are back this week to talk through what it means to lead a non-profit organization.  In continu…

Kayce Strader from Save Nine Consulting joins Zach this week to talk about the life cycle of a non-profit organization.  Join them as they discuss what it looks like for an organization to be in each…

Operating a non-profit mentoring organization costs money.  But that money isn't self-generated like a normal business, so where does it come from?  In the final episode of a three-part episode on th…

Operating a non-profit mentoring organization costs money.  But that money isn't self-generated like a normal business, so where does it come from?  In the second of a three-part episode on the subje…

Operating a non-profit mentoring organization costs money.  But that money isn't self-generated like a normal business, so where does it come from?  In the first of a three-part episode on the subjec…

What are the characters of a good leader?  Ron Hadley is back with Zach this week to discuss what traits make for a great leader and what traits lead to failure within an organization.

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Ever heard of burnout?  When you're leading a mentoring organization, burnout is a very real thing, and it can ruin all the progress you've worked hard to make.  Ron Hadley from whererugoing.com rejo…

You can't have a mentoring organization without mentors.  Equipping and encouraging them enables them to be the most effective mentors they can be. Stephen "The Murr-Dawg" Murray is back with Zach th…

Safety is the number one most important thing for any mentoring organization.  Your kids absolutely must be safe if you are going to be a successful mentoring non-profit.  Caroline Tidwell returns th…

You've set up a new mentoring organization and staffed it, but now what?  Stephen is back this week to talk with Zach about the next step in creating a mentoring non-profit: finding the kids and volu…

Ron Hadley joins Zach again this week for the second installment of the How to Start a Mentoring Organization series.  This week, they discuss how to build a team and staffing your organization, who …

Have you ever been curious to know what it takes to start a mentoring non-profit?  Ron Hadley joins Zach this week to discuss what it takes to start, build, and operate a non-profit to reach kids fro…

John Bower and Jeremy Pace join Zach this week to talk about what it's like to do ministry together and why it's important to have people supporting you and filling you up while you are pouring into …

Todd Lollar from Mobilize Ministries joins Zach this week to talk about the principles of his new book: Weak is the New Strong.  They discuss the power of passing it on, the Lord's replenishment when…

Ron Anthony from IMPACT-1 Mentoring joins Zach this week to share what he has learned about mentoring through the years.  This week, they discuss how IMPACT reaches their kids, maintains relationship…