Resource Room
The Mentor Center of One by One Leadership recommends these resources for those interested in Mentoring.
Websites
www.mentoring.org ~ Mentor: Nation Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoryouth.com ~ Mentoryouth.com
www.nwrel.org/mentoring ~ National Mentoring Center
www.emt.org/mentoring.html ~ Center for Applied Research Solutions
www.mentoring.ca.gov ~ California Governor’s Mentoring Initiative
www.calmentor.org ~ California Mentor
Foundation
www.wmu.com/getinvolved/ministry/cwjc/ ~ Christian Women's Job Corp.
www.teammentoring.org ~ Team
Mentoring of Montana
www.volunteerfresno.org ~ Volunteer Center of Fresno
www.ccda.org ~ Christian Community Development Association
www.hudsonfaithincommunities.org ~ Hudson Institute Initiative: Faith In
Communities
www.fastennetwork.org ~ Fasten Network
www.pointsoflight.org ~ Points of Light Foundation
www.ppv.org ~ Public / Private Ventures
www.network935.org ~ Network 9:35
www.search-institute.org ~ Search Institute
www.worldvisionresources.com ~
World Vision Resources (Online Bookstore)
Recommended Reading
Biehl, Bob. Mentoring: Confidence in Finding a Mentor and Becoming One. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996.
Branch, Alvia Y. Faith and Action: Implementation of the National Faith-Based Initiative for High-Risk Youth. A Collaboration of Public/Private Ventures and Branch Associates. www.ppv.org
Carlson, Deanna. The Welfare of My Neighbor: Living Out Christ’s Love for the Poor. Washington, D.C.: Family Research Council, 1999. www.frc.org
Colson, Charles & Earley, Mark. Six Million Angels: Stories from 20 years of Angel Tree’s Ministry to Children of Prisoners. Ann Arbor, MI.: Vine Books, 2003.
Conn, Harvie M. & Ortiz, Manuel. Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
Gornik, Mark R. To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002.
Grigg, Viv. Companion to the Poor. MARC, 1999.
_____________. Cry of the Urban Poor. MARC, 1992.
Jucovy, Linda. Amachi: Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia. A Publication of Public/Private Ventures and The Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society. www.ppv.org
Kozol, Stephen. Amazing Grace: The lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. Perennial, 1996.
____________. Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope. Perennial, 2001.
Kraybill, Donald B. The Upside-Down Kingdom. PA. Herald Press, 25th Anv. Ed. 2003.
Kretzmann, John P. & McKnight, John L. Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Towards Finding and Mobilizing a Communities Assets. ACTA Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 087946108X
Linthicum, Robert C. City of God, City of Satan. Zondervan Publishing Co., 1991.
________________. Empowering the Poor. MARC, 1991.
________________. Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community. Downers Grove, Il.: InterVarsity Press, 2003.
Lupton, Bob. Theirs is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America. Harper, San Francisco, 1989.
McCurley, Steve and Rick Lynch. Volunteer Management: Mobilizing all the Resources of the Community. Darien, Il.: Heritage Arts Publishing, 1996.
Perkins, John M. Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development, Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Books,1993.
Roehlkepartain, Eugene C. Building Assets in Congregations: A Practical Guide for Helping Youth Grow Up Healthy. Minneapolis, MN.: Search Institute, 1998. www.search-institute.org
Sherman, Amy. Establishing a Church-Based Welfare-to-Work Mentoring Ministry. Hudson Institute, 2000. ISBN: 1558130764
_______________. Restorers of Hope: Reaching the Poor in Your Community with Church-Based Ministries that Work. Good News Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 0891079580
Sider, Ronald J., Olson, Philip N., Unruh, Heidi Rolland. Churches that Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works. Grand Rapids, MI. Baker Books. 2003.
White, Randy. Journey to the Center of the City: Making a Difference in an Urban Neighborhood. Downers Grove, Il.: InterVarsity Press, 1996.