Christian Mentoring...in Indianapolis...

Also see.... "Ask Anything Saturday" wiki-page for Friendship, Advice, Mentoring.

'Mentoring'... Isn't that pretty much the essence of what Jesus commanded us to do?  That is, go into all the world and make disciples, teaching them to obey everything he commanded us?

Here's a quick video from one of our innovative pastors in NYC...

                   Visit JeremyDelRio.com

Now..  what is the optimal way, places, and people involved in discipling our city?

• Here's a great Discussion-post at the UBcafe Facebook group, by Dr. Daniel Bassill  
• Christian Counseling in Indy
• Youth Ministry Links in Indy.
• Crossroads Bible College... training (discipling/mentoring) driven Christians to reach our cities in innovative ways.
• 1000Mentors.com -- a new initiative connecting & recruiting Christians to help mentor inner-city youth... school by school. 
• Book:  "Mission-POSSIBLE: Faith-Based Mentoring" (by our own Rev. Melvin Fleming, Emmanuel M.B. Church, Indianapolis
• CBMC Indiana --  Christian businessmen meeting and working with others, life on life, to make disciples.  ['Operation Timothy']
• a model for future ref... Amachi program
• be thinking about ex-offenders... and their need for prayer/care mentoring TEAMS per offender (talk with Dan Gushee, at the cafe).

• DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative (see their Facebook group, for now) is considering a monthly 'Learning Center' at the cafe, as something of a clearing-house for great ideas and actions focused on our youth. 

   

   

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Also... Great resource... Jeremy Del Rio discusses NYC's mentoring program on his Monday Morning MP3's.

Similarly... CityReacher Jim Herrington, Mission Houston, is an outspoken advocate for Christian Mentoring.