YBL Mentors

Why Mentor?

At Asbury University, we want Youth Becoming Leaders to be an experience that launches students into a lifetime of leadership and discipleship. As a mentor, you serve a critical role in making that happen by helping students integrate YBL and everyday life.

Research continually shows a mentor’s power and impact on a teenager in continuing to live into their faith and a potential calling to ministry. The desire to be seen and heard is essential to human life. Everyone seeks significance, meaning, and capability. We want to be known, to have a purpose, and to be able to contribute in ways that matter. Mentoring gives space for these things to develop. In mentoring, young people can grow in their abilities through sustained caring and coaching amidst mistakes, failures, and successes. Your involvement in your mentee’s life is significant, and we believe you will make a huge difference in their life. Thank you for investing in this way.

Save the date

YBL 2026, June 8-17!
Applications open October 1, 2025.

What to Expect as a mentor

Before YBL

Once your student is accepted, you’ll receive both a digital and physical mentor workbook with details about their YBL experience. We will also provide guidance on how to support your mentee during the program.

Before YBL, please schedule a meeting with your mentee to discuss their Ministry project. Use this time to encourage and guide them in developing a project that will serve their local church or community. If you believe someone from your church can offer valuable input, feel free to invite them. The goal is not for you to do the work, but to support your mentee in thinking carefully and planning effectively for their project.

During YBL

We ask that you make yourself available via phone or text June 14 -17 for conversations with your student to discuss their ministry project and on June 18 for a Zoom meeting with all the mentors and mentees. We will email you this Zoom link in May.

After YBL

After YBL, your role involves two key areas: vocational/spiritual conversations and supporting the ministry project.

Devotionals: Over 12 weeks, we will supply you and your student with weekly devotionals to study and discuss. These will serve as a foundation for ongoing conversations about leadership, vocation, and discipleship.
Ministry Project Support: Your student will develop and lead a project in your community. This process begins before the residential program and continues afterward. Your involvement will provide encouragement, guidance, and support during teachable moments when they need advice, motivation, or simply someone to believe in them.

Invest in the Future

There are many ways support YBL!

Pray: Join us in praying for the youth God is calling to leadership through this program.
Send: Encourage your high school students to apply to Youth Becoming Leaders.
Sponsor: Help cover the $4,000 cost per student by sponsoring a youth or donating any amount.

Contact Us

Youth Becoming Leaders

(859) 858-5393

ybl@asbury.edu

Questions?
We’d love to help!

Asbury Youth Becoming Leaders