NextGen Mentor Cohort
Equip Your Organization to Disciple, Develop, and Deploy Emerging Leaders
The NextGen Mentor Cohort is a year-long, practice-based learning community for organizational leaders who want to become intentional, effective mentors to emerging leaders. Building on the momentum of our three-part series How Well-Managed Organizations Can Cultivate the Next Generation of Leaders, this cohort will help you develop the skills, posture, and habits needed to create a culture where young leaders can truly thrive.
A key outcome of this cohort is action: mentors will identify and recommend specific NextGen workers in their organization—those they see as emerging leaders—to attend the December 2026 NextGen Leaders Gathering. By the end of the year, you will not only be equipped to mentor NextGen leaders, but you will have taken tangible steps to empower them into real leadership pathways within your organization.
Why Join the NextGen Mentor Cohort?
Today’s Millennial and Gen Z leaders are eager, capable, and spiritually hungry—but they need organizations willing to disciple them, develop them, and give them real responsibility. Many senior leaders want to invest in NextGen, but feel uncertain about how to do it wisely, consistently, and sustainably.
Through this cohort, you will:
- Dive deeper into the core frameworks introduced in the webinar series
- Strengthen your ability to identify emerging leaders earlier and more accurately
- Develop mentoring skills that resonate with Gen Z and Millennials
- Build a leadership pathway that fits your context and culture
- Overcome common barriers—time, tradition, control, and vulnerability
- Practice real-world mentoring tools that you can immediately apply in your organization
This Cohort Is for You If…
You are:
✅ Committed to cultivating a NextGen-friendly organizational culture
– one that is relational, collaborative, and hospitable to young leaders
✅ Ready to identify and invest in emerging leaders
– not someday, but now
✅ Willing to confront the costs and barriers
– that keep organizations from meaningfully developing NextGen leaders.
Together, we’ll learn, practice, and take real steps toward building the kind of environments where the next generation can flourish.
What the Cohort Will Look Like & What’s Required of Mentors
The NextGen Mentor Cohort is designed to be both practical and stretching, offering you the structure, support, and accountability needed to grow as a mentor to emerging leaders in your organization. You won’t just learn about NextGen leadership development—you’ll actively practice it.
Independent Learning & Formation
Participants will engage in several intentional learning experiences, including:
- Reading one core book together as a cohort, along with a few short supplemental assignments designed to deepen reflection and spark application.
- Personal reflection prompts that help you assess your current organizational culture and identify opportunities for NextGen development.
Monthly Touchpoints
- Monthly email check-ins to reflect on your learning, keep you on track and offer needed encouragement to keep leaning in to the process of NextGen leader development.
Peer Mentoring Partnership
- You will be paired with another cohort participant who will serve as your mentoring partner—a space for accountability, mutual support, and thought partnership as you implement what you’re learning.
Synchronous Cohort Sessions
You’ll join the full cohort for five online synchronous gatherings across 2026. These sessions will provide teaching, live coaching, peer learning, and guided practice.
- Call #1: Thursday, January 8, 12pm – 1:30pm EST
- Call #2: Thursday, February 26, 12pm – 1:30pm EST
- Call #3: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12pm – 1:30pm EST
- Call #4: Thursday, June 4, 2026 , 12pm – 1:30pm EST
- Call #5: Thursday, October 29, 2026 , 12pm – 1:30pm EST
Optional In-Person Meet Up
Participants are invited to an optional in-person meet-up at the MissioNexus Mission Leaders Conference (September 2026) for deeper connection, collaborative learning, and shared encouragement.
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