Iron Sharpening Iron
Every leader needs a Paul and a Timothy — someone ahead of them, and someone they're helping along.
We believe every leader needs a Paul and a Timothy — someone ahead of them on the journey and someone they are helping along. Our strategic mentorship program pairs seasoned leaders with emerging ones for intentional, Spirit-led relationships built around accountability, wisdom transfer, and Kingdom vision alignment.
Why This Isn't Just Advice
This Isn't a Coffee Chat. It's a Relationship.
Plenty of leaders can give you advice in a single conversation. Fewer will stay in the room long enough to watch whether that advice actually took root — and ask you honestly if it didn't.
This isn't a curriculum or a one-time conversation. It's an ongoing relationship — the same conviction behind Groundwork's formation model, lived out one relationship at a time.
“I didn't just need someone to tell me what to do. I needed someone to stay close enough, long enough, to watch what I actually did with it.”— Omar J. Fandino, Founder of Living Water Network · echoes Proverbs 27:17
What Mentorship Focuses On
More Than a Coffee Catch-Up
Kingdom Vision Alignment
Clarifying the calling underneath the job title — what you're actually being formed to do.
Accountability
A relationship, not a check-in — someone who has permission to ask the harder question.
Wisdom Transfer
Lessons that only come from someone who has already walked the season you're walking now.
Growth in Community
Formation happens relationally, not just informationally — mentorship is where that plays out.
How It Works
From Interest to Ongoing Relationship
Tell Us Where You Are
Submit the form below — whether you're seeking a mentor, open to mentoring someone else, or not sure which.
We Find the Right Fit
We look at season, calling, and personality to pair mentor and mentee thoughtfully, not just by availability.
You Meet and Set the Rhythm
An initial conversation to set expectations, cadence, and what you're both hoping this relationship becomes.
Ongoing, Intentional Relationship
Regular meetings built around accountability and honest conversation — for as long as it's bearing fruit.
Start Here
Submit Your Interest
Tell us where you are, and we'll help find the right fit — whether that's a mentor for you, or a mentee who could use what you've learned.