{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast","title":"230. What is Mentoring? What is a Mentor? // Mentoring Minute","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":499,"description":"All of us are here today because of our relationship with “that person”. You know, the one who made a profound impact on your life. For me, a few men made me who I am today. \n\nIt was a man named Bob who invested into me when I was in college and helped me see my need for Jesus. It was a man named John who discipled me and taught me how to read the scriptures. It was a man named Steve who showed me the father heart of God and helped me overcome my fatherless past. \n\nWho got you to where you are today? Who has invested into you?\n\nWhether it was a parent, professor, coach, or someone else, all of us are who we are today because of the investment of others.\n\nYou are here today to learn how to invest into others. You could be “that person” for your future mentee. \n\nThere are million of kids today who could use a positive adult to come alongside them to support and love them. Some of our kids are dealing with some pretty tough challenges, such as fatherlessness, poverty, and abuse. Others could use another adult to comfort them during hard times and to pick them up when they fall down. We all could use as much encouragement as we can get. \n\nWe believe that is the job of a mentor: \nTo make a disciple: “Follow me as a follow Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1A disciple is a follower. You follow Christ and your mentee gets the opportunity follow you. \nKids will experience Jesus as they experience you. What an amazing opportunity to show them the love of Christ through your relationship. You get to teach them with your words and show them with your actions what it means to follow Jesus Christ. \nThe bible tells us to love God, love others, and make disciples. \nYou love God. Mentoring is an excellent way to love others. And you have the joy to disciple them by creating a relationship based on trust, grace, and truth. \n\nTo fulfill potential: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6We want to be a support and guide as...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1Xka3zDiBlBt17bxGFKaPNKtfL4x0Qw6Yce8LqvHcjw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTU4/YTYzZjc5Y2M5NjY4/MTFkZmY0NjExMzM2/Njc1MC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}