291. Why the Best Mentoring Doesn’t Happen Indoors with Stephen Murray of Forerunner Mentoring
From You Can Mentor: A Christian Youth Mentoring Podcast by Zach Garza & You Can Mentor: Faith-Based Mentoring for Churches, Non-Profits, Youth Ministers, and Teachers
April 2, 2026 · 50 min
About this episode
Zach Garza and Stephen Murray discuss the impact of outdoor adventures on mentoring relationships.
On this episode of the You Can Mentor Podcast , host Zach Garza is joined by Steven Murray from Forerunner Mentoring to discuss the power of outdoor adventures in mentoring. They explore how experiences like camping, hiking, and fishing create powerful opportunities for mentees to safely fail, process big emotions, and learn what it means to bear one another’s burdens. Through stories from real mentoring trips, they highlight how stepping outside normal routines helps build resilience, deepen relationships, and create lasting memories. 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 the loop • Come to our annual You Can Mentor Gathering You can find everything at www.youcanmentor.com or follow us on instagram @youcanmentor
People in this episode
Host: Zach Garza
Guest: Stephen Murray
Topics covered
- mentoring
- outdoor adventures
- resilience
- relationships
- youth development
Keywords
- mentoring
- outdoor activities
- youth mentoring
- camping
- hiking
- fishing
- emotional processing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Forerunner Mentoring
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