community Archives - Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor /category/community/ piercing truth...in a healing voice Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:49:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Harvest Gifts of Mentoring and Spiritual Direction /harvest-gifts-of-mentoring-and-spiritual-direction/ /harvest-gifts-of-mentoring-and-spiritual-direction/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:43:28 +0000 / For the next few weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Stephanie Smith, and she shares vulnerably about freedom through mentoring. “You’ve settled for a shoulder-to-shoulder working relationship with Me. But, I want a face-to-face relationship with you.” These were the words God spoke to my […]

The post Harvest Gifts of Mentoring and Spiritual Direction appeared first on Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor.

]]>
/harvest-gifts-of-mentoring-and-spiritual-direction/feed/ 2
Mentoring: A Witness to “Withness” /mentoring-a-witness-to-withness/ /mentoring-a-witness-to-withness/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:23:41 +0000 / For the next few weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Dr. Kimberly Nash Alexander, and it provides a scriptural framework for the “withness” of a mentoring relationship. Enjoy! Mentoring: A Witness to “Withness” “Jesus appointed twelve–designating them apostles–that they might be with him…” (Mark […]

The post Mentoring: A Witness to “Withness” appeared first on Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor.

]]>
/mentoring-a-witness-to-withness/feed/ 2
About Mentoring /about-mentoring/ /about-mentoring/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:01:24 +0000 / Dr. Howard Kenyon offered this concise definition of mentoring: “Teaching in the context of relationship.” Yes, spiritual intentionality can make a relationship rich! Beyond these core components, mentoring relationships take on many different forms. • some sit in parks and read the Bible openly…while others share prayer requests in code • some have previous relationship […]

The post About Mentoring appeared first on Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor.

]]>
/about-mentoring/feed/ 2
The Beautiful Old /beautiful-old/ /beautiful-old/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:41:46 +0000 / This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16 When did we stop inviting the ancient to the head of the table When did we begin investing our hope in all […]

The post The Beautiful Old appeared first on Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor.

]]>
/beautiful-old/feed/ 8
Always grazing, never committing /seven-woes-generation-part-4-alicia-britt-chole/ /seven-woes-generation-part-4-alicia-britt-chole/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:38:14 +0000 / Seven Woes, part 4 Woe to us when we justify unfaithfulness to the Church. Will we commit to the gathered people of God This is not about taking prayerful time to find a spiritual home in a new city or a new season. Nor is this about house churches or home groups or appreciating diversity. And […]

The post Always grazing, never committing appeared first on Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor.

]]>
/seven-woes-generation-part-4-alicia-britt-chole/feed/ 0