How to Connect for Real Life Change
A mentoring relationship can feel mechanical at first, but you can move past the awkwardness to form a real life-changing relationship
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Apr 6, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
A mentoring relationship can feel mechanical at first, but you can move past the awkwardness to form a real life-changing relationship
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Apr 6, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
Being a successful mentor is not just about having the right skills and knowledge. It’s also vital to be the right kind of person.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Apr 5, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
If you’ve never conducted meetings, it can be quite intimidating to know how to spend the time. This plan is a simple structure you can follow.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Apr 5, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
One of the biggest hurdles in a mentoring relationship is just how to get started. Let’s talk about the first steps you will probably take in a mentoring relationship.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Apr 1, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
This tool explains how to choose a topic of study with your mentoree, and how to introduce the topic to them each time you meet.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Mar 26, 2021 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
A brief overview of the basics of the mentoring process as we practice it at Faith After Mormonism.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Oct 18, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
One of the most important traits for those who want to help transitioning Mormons is patience. Here’s why.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Sep 24, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
When transitioning Mormons go back and forth between two faith cultures, don’t be surprised. Be patient and stay in relationship.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Aug 27, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
A thoughtful mentor can help transitioning Mormons come to grips with biblical doctrines that are very different from the LDS world view.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Aug 20, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Uncategorized |
Given normative LDS beliefs, transitioning Mormons often struggle to understand or accept certain biblical doctrines.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jul 30, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
Mentors can help former Mormons learn to use their newfound freedom responsibly, using biblical principles to avoid both legalism and license.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jul 27, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
To help a former Mormon embrace a new relationship with God, it helps to understand how most Latter-day Saints are taught to think about salvation.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jul 27, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
When Mormonism’s claims prove false, former Mormons find it hard to trust anyone else. Mentors can help rebuild and refocus that trust.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jul 27, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
Mormons are taught to trust only the LDS church. When its claims prove false, people leaving Mormonism find it especially hard to trust anyone else.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jul 23, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
Coming from a restrictive culture, former Mormons must learn to use their newfound freedom responsibly, based on biblical principles.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jun 4, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
A mentor’s goal is to help former Mormons understand salvation as good news, embrace God’s grace, and entrust their life and eternity to Jesus alone.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | Jun 4, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
A mentor’s goal is to help former Mormons understand salvation as good news, embrace God’s grace, and entrust their life and eternity to Jesus alone.
Read MorePosted by Katie George | May 30, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
When we get impatient with someone else’s faith journey, it may reveals that we have made it about us, not about Christ.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Mar 27, 2018 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
You can help former Latter-day Saints with the unique emotional and doctrinal issues they must navigate to become full-circle followers of Jesus.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Jun 14, 2017 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
A caring mentor can help former Mormons cope with loss and rebuild their personal identity – apart from the LDS church.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Jun 7, 2017 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
One issue many transitioning Mormons face is a sense of loss – and the grief that goes with it.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | May 31, 2017 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
We can help former Mormons most not by focusing on beliefs alone, but by helping them work through culture shock and discover a new identity in Christ.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | May 17, 2017 | Mentoring Former Mormons |
To help a former Mormon find a new identity in Christ, you must understand that Mormonism is not just a belief system, but an all-encompassing identity.
Read MorePosted by Ross Anderson | Jan 13, 2016 | Mentoring Former Mormons, Series |
In this training series, learn how to help a former Mormon make a successful transition to a new faith in Christ and to a healthy new relationship with a Christian church.
Read MoreMany former Mormons still want a relationship with Jesus, and are exploring the prospect of a new spiritual home in traditional, biblical Christianity. But that journey has challenges – emotional, relational, doctrinal, and cultural. This site compiles the best available resources to help.