Maximize Online Mentor Sessions
Sometimes, distance or other complications make it difficult to meet with mentees face-to-face. If you want to keep a pattern of bi-weekly mentor sessions, you may need to meet with them online.[1] Understandably, many mentors who are compelled to meet online mourn...
Begin the Mentor Session in a Relaxed Way
Hagar was a nobody, an Egyptian slave woman, single and pregnant, cast out into the wilderness by her masters to fend for herself. She was hopeless…until God appeared to her and promised to bless her beyond anything she could ever have asked for or imagined. Genesis...
GCM Episode 01-01 Dr. Rhoda Wolle
Find Dr. Wolle’s latest book, “Designed on Purpose for a Purpose, ” on Amazon Dr. Rhoda Wolle currently serves as Vice President for Organizational Development at Kingdom Workers. For more about seeing God’s work in the lives of mentees, see this article! For more...
Christine and I Asked AI to Create a Podcast Intro
Be careful what you wish for, friends! I just wanted a song-generating AI, Suno.com, to help me brainstorm some ideas for a catchy intro to our podcast episodes. Here is what she came up with! Here are the lyrics for your audio pleasure! [Verse] Welcome to the Gospel...
Prepare for the Session Itself
In addition to preparing your own heart for the mentor session, there are some important steps to preparing for the session itself. While these steps need not take long, please be intentional about them so you can capitalize on your time together with the mentee. ...
A Pastor of Pastors
In my last post, I asked, “Who pastors the pastors?” For the past decade, Pastor Daron Lindemann has coached my husband and the other missionaries on our Asia One Team. Daron’s energy and enthusiasm for the Gospel is contagious. He adores his wife, Cara, and...
Grace upon Grace
John 1:16 I think American expats have all experienced some strange Christmas sights in Asia. Purple lights on glittery pink pine trees. Santa Claus in the sweltering Summer heat. For many Asian companies (like American companies), Christmas is just...
The Resurrection Gets Personal – Excerpt from “God Loves Nobodies”
Mark 16:9 tells us that Mary was the first person to witness the resurrected Jesus. There were a lot of people he could have appeared to first, a lot of people you would have expected him to appear to before Mary Magdalene—the 11 disciples, for example, the men he...
Interlude – Excerpt from “God Loves Nobodies”
Some of you might be old enough to remember the opening montage of the classic television show, ABC’s Wide World of Sports. And if you remember that, you undoubtedly remember hearing the phrase “the agony of defeat.” You can probably still see it in your mind’s eye:...