Peter Vanacore, MSWExecutive Director
Juergen Kneifel, MBACAYM Board
Christian Association of Youth
MentoringCAYM
Church-Based Mentoring
Goal of this session
To examine methods of building sustainable mentoring programs by greatly reducing
the cost per match through partnerships with churches.
Objectives1. To examine partnerships that will
motivate churches to engage in mentoring
2. To explore program models that reduce cost and increase sustainability through church-based mentoring teams
3. To present methods of supporting churches that will help sustain
mentoring partnerships and increase the effectiveness of mentoring relationships
Why Churches?
•Calling - many feel “called” to mentoring
•Needs - they see the need
•In the church
•In the community
•They respond diligently when led directly
50/50 PactCAYM asks churches to mentor kids in the
church and community
•50% of matches in the church
•50% in partnerships with the community
•Schools
•Juvenile justice
•Social Services
Church-Based Partnerships
•Volunteer-led teams
•Best practices
•Long-term support
How to Motivate Pastors and Church
Boards
•Local church “ownership”
•Meeting needs of the “flock”
•Reaching outside the church walls
•Living their faith - not pushing it
•Community resource
•Partnering, not affiliated with schools and government agencies
•Church-based is an option for parents/youth
Church & State
Building Church-Based Teams
•Team Preparation & Organization
•Church/board relations
Pre-training
Training and Materials
•Recruiting
•Screening
•Training
•Supervision
•Evaluation
Post-training
•Coaching - regularly scheduled
•Webinars
•Online resources
•Advanced training
Sustaining Church-Based Ministries
•Before starting: Pastor and board approval
•Consistent coaching
•Recognition and updates
•Continued training
•Evaluation
Management Tools
•eMentorLife
•Mentor application, screening and tracking
•Program evaluation and oversight
•GoToMeeting
•Online training
•Team meetings
Church-based savings
Cost/match
Churches pay between $375-$2300 for CAYM
training, materials and services
Sample of Sites
•Calvary Chapel - St. Petersburg, FL
•Perimeter Chruch - John’s Creek, GA
•Vision Urbana - New York City
•Calvary Chapel - Grass Valley California
•Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - LA
•City of Refuge - La
•Contact us:
•www.CAYM.org