289. 5 Reasons You Should Bless Your Mentee with Stephen Murray of Forerunner Mentoring

About this episode

Zach Garza and Stephen Murray discuss the importance of blessing mentees through intentional words and encouragement.

On this episode of You Can Mentor , Zach Garza and Stephen Murray dive into the power of “blessing” your mentee, which means speaking life, identity, and encouragement over kids from hard places in the name of Jesus. Through personal stories and biblical truth, they explain how intentional words can break insecurity, build generational faith, and remind young people who God created them to be. This episode challenges mentors to consistently use their voices to call out the gold and become a steady source of hope and belonging. Don't forget about the Mentoring Leadership Summit, April 21-24th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We'd love to see you there! Find out more at www.youcanmentor.com/summit -- www.forerunnermentoring.com -- If this podcast has encouraged or equipped you, would you take 30 seconds to leave a 5-star rating? On Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom of the You Can Mentor page and click “Write a Review.” On Spotify, go to our page, click the three dots next to the settings wheel, and hit “Rate Show.” It helps us reach more mentors like you. --- Want to go deeper? • Join our Learning Lab for mentoring resources and community • Sign up for our newsletter to stay in…

People in this episode

Host: Zach Garza

Guest: Stephen Murray

Topics covered

• mentoring
• blessing
• youth encouragement
• faith
• identity
• hope

Keywords

• mentoring
• Christianity
• youth
• blessing
• identity
• encouragement
• faith
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forerunner Mentoring, You Can Mentor

Places: Colorado Springs, Colorado

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