To Parents, Grandparents, and Influential Adults Who Better Than You?
Are you a parent who longs to pour Christ-centered love and truth into your teen while also deepening your relationship?
Are you a grandparent desiring your grandchild to discover the life, hope, and purpose only Christ can give while strengthening the bond you share?
Are you a spiritually seasoned adult with a heart for the next generation eager to shape young lives for Christ’s glory?
The book Mentor Me is not a program or formula. It’s a biblically grounded, easy-to-read framework modeled after the life of Jesus and the early church. It offers cultural awareness, scriptural encouragement, and inspiring, hands-on tools to equip parents, grandparents and influential adults to build intentional, Spirit-led relationships that spark genuine and lasting transformation.
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Meet matt brinkley
Matt Brinkley, based in Roswell, Georgia, is the founding and current Associate Director of PACT Ministry—a national ministry he launched in 1996 to strengthen and equip youth pastors in their walk with Christ, their family life, and their strategic ministry. With nearly 50 years of pastoral and leadership experience, Matt has devoted his life to guiding others with wisdom, compassion, and a steadfast commitment to biblical truth.
Matt’s ministry journey began in the mid-1970s when he founded the Fellowship of Christian Students in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. He and his wife, Vickie, later moved to New Orleans for seminary training before serving in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1991, Matt joined Perimeter Church in Atlanta, where he faithfully served as Student Pastor for 15 years.
In 2006, while continuing to lead PACT part-time, Matt became NextGen Director at The Vine Community Church, later overseeing adult discipleship until 2013. From there, he stepped fully into national ministry leadership with PACT, continuing his lifelong passion for inspiring and equipping ministry leaders across the country.
Matt Brinkley is an author, certified coach, and gifted communicator known for his warmth, authenticity, and spiritual insight. Whether speaking from a stage, mentoring one-on-one, or writing from the heart, Matt offers practical encouragement anchored in timeless biblical truth. His passion is to equip believers to embrace their God-given purpose and experience spiritual growth that is both deeply personal and attainable.
He is the author of several impactful books, including:
· Mistaken Identity: Taking the Gospel to Heart
· Stay the Course of Youth Ministry
· Dating by the Book
· Four Biblical Principles of Engagement That Penetrate Student Culture
· Cracking the Code of Adult Discipleship
· Mentor Me: For Parents and Grandparents
· Disciple Me: For Youth Pastors and Volunteer Leaders
Matt has also developed numerous discipleship manuals designed to train youth and church leaders in relational, gospel-centered ministry.
He lives in Roswell, GA, with his wife Vickie. Married for over 47 years, they are the proud parents of three grown children… Matt Jr., Andrew, and Mary Beth, and the joyful grandparents of five, along with one dearly loved foster son.