Mentoring Resources to Support Mentors and Leaders

January is National Mentoring Month.

Mentoring is about showing up with honesty and hospitality—listening closely, asking good questions, and trusting that God is already at work in the lives around us. 

To honor National Mentoring Month, we’re sharing four reflections from Keith R. Anderson. Each offers a doorway into the art of mentoring—not as a program or technique, but as a way of being alongside others with reverence and curiosity.

Rather than rush, we invite you to linger. Read. Sit with a question. Bring a line into a conversation or prayer. Or simply notice the companions who have shaped you along the way.

Begin where you like.
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Whether you’re seasoned in mentoring or simply someone who cares deeply about walking well with others, these reflections offer guidance and encouragement. They can be shared with small groups, leadership teams, or spiritual friends.

If one of them resonates, consider forwarding it to someone who has been a mentor to you—or someone you are mentoring.

Take your time. Block out the noise. Sit with a question.

And as you do, may you notice again that Christ meets us in the ordinary places where stories are shared, hearts are held, and welcome is extended.

Additional Mentoring Resources:

Discover the joy and impact of mentoring—one day at a time!

If you want to mentor, are already a mentor, or are just curious about the purpose and power of mentoring, then these 30 days are exactly what you need. 

 A quick one-to-three-minute read for 30 days in a row that will include quotes, short videos, encouragement, and free downloads. 

A Mentoring Guide: Christ. Conversation. Companionship (2019) by the VantagePoint3 Team

This is written for both seasoned mentors and those who aren’t sure they’re ready to mentor at all. Grounded in trust, discernment, and the gentle invitation of Jesus, it offers wisdom and encouragement for walking alongside others with confidence, humility, and hope. It reminds us that mentoring is shared work—and that God is already at work in every conversation.

Deep Mentoring: Guiding Others on Their Leadership Journey (IVP, 2012) by Randy Reese and Robert Loane.

Good leaders are developed in and through slow, deep mentoring. To think otherwise is to embrace the myth of the quick fix. We proceed, instead, by paying careful attention to and joining in the work God is already doing in people’s lives.

Other resources in our store, including books by Keith R. Anderson: