3 Mentoring

Principles for Biblical

Discipleship
 Mentoring
is the word we use to describe the process of
helping someone pursue God. The biblical word
is “disciple-making”. Jesus mentored his 12
disciples when he was on the earth and he
commissioned them to do the same with others
(Matthew 28:19-20).
Today, many Christians fail to
understand the calling on their lives
to mentor the people around them. But
the Bible teaches that mentoring
others is the single greatest way to
grow our own faith (Ephesians 4:11-16).
 Here are THREE simple
principles will help you to
courageously step out and
start mentoring others
around you:
Principle #1: Mentor a few.
 Mentoring begins at home and extends to others
in your circle of influence. Jesus changed the
world by simply mentoring a few and then
teaching them to do the same. This is God’s simple
strategy for reaching every generation. If
everyone mentored a few in a simple, reproducible
way, then eventually everyone would be a
mentor and have a mentor. That is discipleship.
 2 Timothy 2:2
You have heard me teach things that have
been confirmed by many reliable witnesses.
Now teach these truths to other
trustworthy people who will be able to
pass them on to others.
Principle #2: Speak truth
in love.
Transformation starts with truth,
and mentoring boils down to
sharing God’s truth in a way that
people can receive it (Ephesians 4:15).
 Some people are ready right now to hear about Jesus, but
many people are far from interested in “faith”
conversations. A mentor knows how to pick the right
topic at the right time. We earn the right to speak God’s
truth by showing the people around us that we love them.
But we can only do our part; we can’t force anyone to
pursue God. Our job is to lovingly, consistently help
people discover the truth of a biblical worldview.
Principle #3: Keep moving
forward.
The pursuit of God is a journey, not just a
destination. The goal of mentoring is to help
someone to eventually go “full circle” in
their faith: to trust Jesus and honor God in
life, and then to turn around and help
others do the same.
 Mentors aren’t better than the people they’re
helping; they’ve simply discovered truth that
they want to share with someone else. As more
people discover these life-changing truths
through mentoring, everyone is empowered to
move forward and help the next person. That’s
how Jesus intended for discipleship to happen.
 Reference :
pursuegod.org