Category: Mentoring & Formation
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Raising Strong Kids Without Hardening Their Hearts
How to Raise Resilient Kids Through Connection and Steady Leadership What Resilience Really Looks Like Over the years, we’ve rescued several Standardbred horses. Standardbreds are bred for racing, and when their racing careers end, many are sold to Amish farms. That was the path ours took. They spent years pulling buggies, wagons, and equipment—working around Read more
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What Behavior Is Trying to Tell Us
Behavior gets our attention—but it often isn’t the real story. Whether with kids, coworkers, or family, behavior is usually pointing to something deeper: a need for connection. Here’s a Reflection from the ranch on why growth begins with steadiness, curiosity, and trust—and how God meets us there. Read more
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The Relationship – The Heart of Mentoring
Mentor Basic Training The Relationship – The Heart of Mentoring You’ve learned a lot in this series—about presence, listening, asking questions, and following the Spirit. But if you remember just one thing, let it be this: The relationship is the ministry. It’s not a warm-up to the lesson. It’s not what we do while we Read more
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Presence: Listening Like Jesus
Mentor Basic Training Listening Like Jesus At Rising Hope Rescue Ranch, we believe the most powerful thing you can give your mentee isn’t a perfect horse session, a well-timed Bible verse, or even a great conversation. The most powerful thing you can give is your full attention. We live in a world that listens halfway—eyes Read more
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Mentoring – The What and the Why
Mentor Basic Training Mentoring – The What and the Why If you’ve been around Rising Hope Rescue Ranch for more than five minutes, you probably already know:We believe healing and growth happen best through relationship. Not through lectures.Not through programs.Not even through horses—at least not by themselves. The heart of this ministry is people coming Read more
