What does it mean to be a spiritual parent or mentor? What makes a good disciple? Each one teach one - that's the biblical way.

1. Lead, follow or get out of the way!
-Thomas Paine
Breath of Life International Church
2010 Leadership Summit – “Shepherds, Feed My Sheep”
Prophet Joy Allen
24 April 2010

2.  Every good leader MUST have someone to
follow
 Every good leader MUST have someone to
lead
 Our “Christ-likeness” includes discipleship
 Discipleship = Mentorship
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3.  Jesus Christ followed the Father
 Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I
seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
 Jesus Christ led the Disciples
 Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I
will make you fishers of men.
 An effective leader follows in order to lead
 ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY!
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4.  Evangelism
 the preaching of the Gospel (good news)
▪ widespread, impersonal (2 Cor 5:18 – all believers summoned)
 Discipleship
 the intensely personal activity of two or more persons
helping each other experience a growing relationship
with God
 characterized by being before doing, maturity before
ministry, character before career
▪ selective, very personal (12 summoned)
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5.  Every mentor is a leader, though not every
leader is a mentor!
 Lead
 to go before or with to show the way; conduct or
escort; to guide or direct
 Mentor
 to counsel, teach, advise or influence; to serve as a
trusted counselor or teacher
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6.  Every mentor is a coach, though not every
coach is a mentor!
 Coach
 to train or tutor in a certain task or act
 to train toward perfection in a particular area
 Mentor
 to counsel, teach, advise or influence; to serve as a
trusted counselor or teacher
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7.  COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
▪ Example: Elijah and Elisha
 Double Anointing
 Transfer of Knowledge and Position
 Mentor: Targeted Investment
 Mentee: Reverential Respect
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8.  A mentor is a trusted friend and advisor
 Approachable, modest
 Trustworthy
 Experienced, wise
 Transparent, honest
 Sensitive to the needs of others
 Not threatened or easily provoked
 Desiring growth and success in others
 Ability to lead by example
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9.  A mentee is a student of action and results
 Teachable
 Accountable
 Hungry for growth, maturity
 Humble
 Willing to go “the extra mile”
 Good listener
 Full of valuable questions
 Proactive
 Observant
 Respectful
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10.  1 Corinthians 4:15-16
 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in
Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ
Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
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11.  Producing fruit that remains…
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12.  TEACH me
 SHOW me
 COACH me
 RELEASE me  Plant
 Reconciliation
 REPRODUCE me
 Water
 Discipleship
 Harvest
 Commission
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13.  BE a Barnabus
 Acts 9:26-27
 Acts 11:25-13:2
 Acts 15:37
 PURSUE a Paul
 TRAIN a Timothy
 1 Corinthians 9:27
 3 John 4
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14.  Ananias and Barnabus mentored Paul
 Paul mentored Timothy and Titus
 Jethro mentored Moses
 Moses mentored Joshua
 Elijah mentored Elisha
 Jesus mentored the Apostles
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15.  Psalm 68:5-6
 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the
widows, is God in his holy habitation.
 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out
those which are bound with chains: but the
rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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16.  Jesus is a multi-level marketer!
 John 15:16
 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth
fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you.
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17.  Behind every successful person, there is one
elementary truth: somewhere, somehow,
someone cared about their growth and
development. This person was their mentor.
 Dr. Beverley Kaye, Up Is Not the Only Way, 1997
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