The Generation Spark team is pleased to announce that for the first time, Generation Spark’s Mentoring 101 is being offered as a stand-alone learning experience.
Previously available only as part of our larger church cohort journey, this course has helped congregations develop a shared vision for intergenerational mentoring, reciprocal relationships and church culture change. Because churches found these conversations so valuable, we’re excited to offer this foundational experience on its own.
Whether you’re considering future participation in a cohort or simply want to begin exploring how mentoring can transform your church, Mentoring 101 offers a meaningful starting point. Bring a team, engage in rich conversation, and discover how God may be inviting your congregation into deeper relationships across generations.
What is Mentoring 101?
A four-session learning journey (utilizing Zoom) for churches discerning God’s call to cultivate meaningful mentoring relationships across generations.
Young adults are returning to conversations about faith—but many churches are asking:
How do we become the kind of community where they can truly belong, grow, and lead?
Rather than offering another ministry program,Generation Spark invites churches into a process of discernment, adaptive leadership, and relationship-building that strengthens the whole body of Christ.
Interested in taking the first step with us?
Together we will encounter:
- Adaptive leadership around intergenerational connection utilizing mentoring relationships
- The power of mentoring relationships in discipleship.
- One guiding question:
What is God up to as God invites your church into the creation of intergenerational mentoring relationships?
What You’ll Explore
Through teaching, conversation, reflection, and practical application, churches will explore:
Session 1 – Defining Reality: Emerging Adulthood
Thursday, October 1 • 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Understand the realities shaping today’s young adults and why churches are being invited to rethink how they engage the next generation.
Session 2 – Cultivating an Intergenerational Culture
Thursday, October 22 • 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Learn how reciprocal mentoring relationships can become part of your church’s culture, where every generation both teaches and learns.
Session 3 – Leading Adaptive Change
Thursday, November 12 • 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Discover practical tools for navigating change while honoring tradition and embracing God’s future.
Session 4 – Discerning God’s Invitation
Thursday, December 3 • 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Reflect, share stories, and discern together what God may be inviting your congregation to become.
Participation Expectations
Churches are encouraged to participate as a discernment team of 3-6 persons, including:
- A senior pastor or key church leader
- A ministry leader engaged with children, youth, or young adults
- A teen, young adult, or younger member of the congregation
- Those with the spiritual gift of discernment
Learning as a team creates space for richer conversation, shared discernment, and practical application.
However, interested individuals are welcome to attend solo as well.
Participants should plan to:
- Complete approximately one hour of pre-work before each session.
- Attend all four live Zoom sessions (dates listed above), each lasting approximately 90 minutes.
- Engage in discussion and collaborative learning with other churches.
- If applicable, gather as a church discernment team regularly throughout the fall to create space for discussion and discernment.
Cost: $200 per church (regardless of individual/team and/or team size)
Join the Journey
Mentoring is more than a ministry strategy—it is a way of participating in God’s work of forming disciples across generations.
Join us as we learn, reflect, and discern together. We hope you’ll join us for Mentoring 101!
Register here through Friday, September 11, 2026.
