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You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast

Zach Garza & You Can Mentor: Faith-Based Mentoring for Churches, Non-Profits, Youth Ministers, and Teachers

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 hello@youcanmentor.com, 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

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241. Earning the Right to be Heard // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/07/04

Earn the Right to Be HeardYou may have heard the saying “a kid doesn’t care what you know until they know that you care.” It is one of my favorite sayings because I think it is 100% accurate. I have seen many mentors get rejected when they try to start the mentoring relationship with giving the mentee advice. Simply put, your mentee really doesn’t care what you know. Most are not impressed by your job title or college degree. They don’t want to hear about your financial planning strategy or

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240. With > For // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/06/27

With > ForI love youth ministry. I am the product of a healthy youth group from the 80’s and 90’s that loved me well and gave me the chance to realize my identity and purpose within a group of youth workers and teenagers who were my community during those formative years. I also was blessed by a youth minister named Troy who encouraged me and equipped me to the point that after high school (and some considerable wrestling with the call) I became a youth minister too.Church leadership

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7:03

239. Ending a Mentoring Relationship // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/06/20

Ending a Mentoring Relationship WellWhat do you do whenever major life circumstances pop up that get in the way of your mentoring relationship?Maybe your mentee goes off to college or moves to a new community?Perhaps you get a new job and have to move across town or to another state?What if you started mentoring when you were single, but now have a family with a bunch of little kids running around?Whatever the case may be, the reality is there will probably come a day when your mentoring

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238. Kindness // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/06/13

KindnessKindness has that middle-child syndrome. Yes, it’s a fruit of the Spirit. But I think we have a funny relationship with the word. We know that we are to be kind. We know a few people who we would describe as kind.But if we’re being honest, do we really STRIVE for kindness? I think we relegate it to “random acts of kindness” or consider it to be a name of a granola bar, or (if you’re from Waco) you know we have “Be Kind” coffee shops here!But, how important is kindness, and it is a

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237. Am I Qualified? // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/06/06

Am I Qualified?When people consider starting a mentoring relationship with a child, one question that seems to always pop up is “Am I qualified?” After all, investing into the life of a child is a big deal.But I think we are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking Am I qualified?”, start asking “Am I a couple steps ahead of my mentee?”If you are, then you have something to offer. Mentoring is not about having all the answers. It’s about allowing someone to accompany you on the journey

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236: Faithfulness Over Fruitfulness // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/30

Faithfulness over FruitfulnessEarly on in my mentoring journey, I thought mentoring was like a math equation. A + B = CIf I showed up + Gave them some wisdom = Growth in my menteeIf I’m being honest, in my naivite, I thought my presence would solve all of my mentees issues. I thought, because of me, my mentee would improve academically. They would grow spiritually.It was only a matter of time before they became their best self. But what happened when my mentee didn’t grow as fast as I

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235: IPC: Community // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/23

-IPC is a tool to help us understand our mentee (and ourselves)Identity is WHO WE AREPurpose is WHAT WE DO Community is HOW WE BLESS AND ARE BLESSED BY OTHERSI want to paint a mental picture for you on the canvas of your mind: Imagine our IDENTITY in Christ being a firm foundation. The bedrock that Jesus talks about when he mentions the wise builder who built their house on rock instead of sand. We should always consider our identity as being firmly rooted like the foundation of the Golden

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234: IPC: Purpose // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/16

-IPC is a tool to help us understand our mentee (and ourselves)Identity is WHO WE AREPurpose is WHAT WE DO Community is HOW WE BLESS AND ARE BLESSED BY OTHERSKing David had a high sense and value for HIS OWN identity, purpose, and community, therefore he was FREE to speak into and bless Mephibosheth’s IPC as well! -Identity: David sits comfortably on his throne and yells Mephibosheth! -Purpose: David gives Mephib’s rule over Saul’s kingdom and is not threatened-Community: David invites

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233: IPC: Identity //Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/09

-IPC is a tool to help us understand our mentee (and ourselves)Identity is WHO WE AREPurpose is WHAT WE DO Community is HOW WE BLESS AND ARE BLESSED BY OTHERSKing David had a high sense and value for HIS OWN identity, purpose, and community, therefore he was FREE to speak into and bless Mephibosheth’s IPC as well! -Identity: David sits comfortably on his throne and yells Mephibosheth! -Purpose: David gives Mephib’s rule over Saul’s kingdom and is not threatened-Community: David invites

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232: IPC: Introduction // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/09

“IPC”-IPC is a tool to help us understand our mentee (and ourselves)-Identity, Purpose, and Community are three things we are presented with about King David in 2 Samuel 8. -Identity: 2 Samuel tells us David was a mighty warrior and a shrewd leader.-Purpose: Based on his being a warrior and leader, he was successful in battle and made smart leadership choices while subduing his enemy and growing his empire! -Community: This chapter ends with a list of men David trusted to rule over aspects

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231. What Does a Christian Look Like? // Mentoring...

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/05/02

This Mentoring Minute deals with a really good question you can ask your mentee to start some high-quality conversation. Back in youth group, we would trace out somebody’s silhouette on a piece of butcher paper and have students fill in the space with what a Christian looks like. It was hilarious to watch the paper person come alive with a Christian bookstore t-shirt, a WWJD bracelet, multiple bibles and concordances in hand, other modest clothing and a John 3:16 sign with clown wig for the

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230. What is Mentoring? What is a Mentor? //...

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/04/25

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. It 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. Who got you to where you are

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229. Words Matter // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/04/18

We’ve all done it. We have said something like “Wow, Brian is the best. He is such a good kid.” You may think there’s not a thing wrong with that statement. But what about this one, “Geez. Brian is the worst. He is such a bad kid.” While we wouldn’t think to say that about or to a kid, we should at least recognize that both statements exist on the same spectrum of thought and action.But what’s the worst part of thinking about someone (or something) as being bad? Well, bad things don’t go

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228. The Rule of Three // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/04/11

Safety is the name of the game when it comes to mentoring. You always want to have safety on the mind when you are hanging out with your mentee. First priority is always to keep the child safe, but another aspect of safety is following rules and procedures so you stay above reproach and free of any possible accusation. One of the best ways to keep everyone safe in the mentoring journey is called the rule of three. The rule of three means that there are always three parties involved when you

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227. Are You Sure? // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/04/04

In my line of work, I hear these three little words all the time. They come after I give something to someone usually or offer to help someone do something. My nonproof is based on Jesus’s words to his disciples: “Freely you’ve been given, freely give,” so I practice the act of remembering whatever I have is really God’s and not mine anyway.WE’RE NOT CALLED TO DO THINGS HALF-HEARTEDWhen I hear someone ask, “are you sure?” it has less to do with their questioning my decisiveness or integrity

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226. First "You", Then "Them" // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/03/29

I hate to fly. I hate everything about it. Getting up 72 hours before your flight so you can drive to a crowded airport with terrible parking. I hate the 19 lines you wait in to do all the things. Take your shoes off. Put your belt back on while scurrying to go buy a $12 bottle of water in a gift shop so you can sit on the floor next to a power outlet and charge your phone. Hurry up and wait. Do you have unassigned seating on your flight? Well, that’s just the worst. The anxiety of standing

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225. Find Your Tribe // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/03/21

If you’ve ever hiked up a mountain, it is no easy endeavor. There are easy parts and there are hard parts. Storms can pop up from time to time. Times of fun and times where you are challenged. But if you stick it out, the view is almost worth the struggle it took to get there. One thing I know to be true about climbing a mountain is it is always easier when you do it with other people. People can pick you up when you fall down. Can encourage you when you get tired. Can celebrate with you

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224. Giving Gifts // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/03/14

Giving GiftsGiving gifts or purchasing things for your mentee is one of the more complicated topics you will face as a mentor. You want to be able to show your care and affection for your mentee through giving gifts, but so often they can become distractions in your mentoring relationship. Let me be the first to say that this is a gray topic. It is not black and white. We are just giving you our perspective that we gained through years of mentoring. We never want our mentee or their family

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Mentoring is Baseball // Mentoring Minute

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/03/08

Mentoring is BaseballDid you know that the average of every baseball player in the hall of fame is a combined .303. That means if you hit the ball 303 out of 1,000 times, you are considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. That’s 697 misses!3 out of every 10 makes a great baseball player. And I could say the same is true for mentoring. When I first became a mentor, I wanted a home run every time. I thought my mentee would love me and tell me how great I was and earn

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222. Creating a Logic Model: Help Fundraise, Gain...

You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast ·

2024/02/29

Logic Model A logic model is a tool used by nonprofits to illustrate their impact. It is a one-page explanation of the connections between what you plan to put into a program and what you expect to deliver.-- The logic model does three main things:- It connects the dots for donors and funders between what you say you need and what you promise to produce.- It builds credibility for your organization because you clearly show the logic behind your decisions – why you decided to do what

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