In the U.S., there are 1,700 Catholic young people to every 1 paid youth minister. In other countries, the gap is even wider. Young people need adult mentors who will walk with them on their journey of faith and invest deeply in them.

YDisciple's new Mentor Profiles were created to help encourage and inspire potential adult volunteers to take on mentorship roles in the lives of young people, specifically as small group leaders. Our team flew around the continent (and across the ocean!) to talk with some of the adult mentors who inspire us about how and why they do what they do.