"Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch."
Acts 11:25-26
I believe in mentoring. Barnabas had taken Saul under his wing right after Saul's conversion (Acts 9:27). Saul had been sent to Tarsus by the apostles, but Barnabas went after him and brought him to Antioch. During the year together in Antioch, Barnabas was mentoring Saul and together they were teaching the believers. Barnabas poured his life into Saul, and eventually the student became greater than the teacher. (Note: In Acts 14:14, it is "Barnabas and Paul," but in chapter 15:2, it is "Paul and Barnabas." From then on, Paul was the focus of the story and Barnabas faded into the background.) This is the goal of mentoring: to pour your life into another person so the student has a greater impact than the teacher.
Today's Thought: Mentoring is Jesus' way of developing disciples.
Have a mentoring day. Love you.
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