Chapter 21 Jesus

Case Studies in Biblical Leaders

The apostle Paul says of believers, “You
are our epistle written in our hearts,
known and read by all men” (2 Cor. 3:2)
Someone is always watching our life,
and this is especially true of leaders.
Furthermore, the behavior of followers
is shaped by what they see in their
leaders.

The apostle Paul says to believers, “Be ye
followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Cor.
11:1).
The apostle Paul says of believers, “You are our
epistle written in our hearts, known and read
by all men” (2 Cor. 3:2)
Someone is always watching our life, and this is
especially true of leaders. Furthermore, the
behavior of followers is shaped by what they
see in their leaders.

“Remember that mentor leadership is all
about serving. Jesus said, ‘For even the
Son of Man came not to be served but to
serve others and to give his life as a
ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45).”
― Tony Dungy, The mentor leader: Secrets to
building people and teams that win consistently

According to Towns (2007), “The mentoring
leader is the teacher who makes disciples,
training others who will someday continue
the work he has begun. This leader believes
his work will be better accomplished if
several people are trained as leaders rather
than one person doing all the work himself”
(p. 142).
Read more: http://www.ukessays.com/essays/religion/analysing-jesus-the-
mentoring-leader-religion-essay.php#ixzz3cfCccbmf

“Each week you and I encounter in our
churches people who could be mentored,
if only someone would take time to invest
in their lives. The question for us to
ponder, then, is who are we intentionally
mentoring? Who are we meeting with and
encouraging, helping to take their lives
and ministries to a new level of
effectiveness and faith?”
Dean, J. (2014). Mentoring: Good enough for Jesus, good enough for us.
Pastors.com. Retrieved from http://pastors.com/mentoring-good-enough-jesus-
good-enough-us/

Jesus was a consistent and persistent
teacher/mentor. He was constantly teaching by
word and example.

There are eight steps in mentoring
leadership that were modeled by Jesus.
1. Selection: He chose a few faithful,
available, teachable (FAT) disciples (Lk.
6:13-17, Mk. 3:13-19). They weren't scholars,
men with special talents, just ordinary men
who he could shape and mould into leaders.
He did not spread Himself too thin.

2. Association: He devoted His time to
them, even in the midst of ministry to the
masses. They were with Him in all sorts of
situations -called to simply “be with Him”
and “follow Him”.
3. Consecration: He called them to
obedience - to turn away from sin and to
sacrifice their own personal interests - to turn
to Him and His teaching. He called them to
commit themselves, not to a doctrine or
program, but to His person.

4. Impartation: He gave Himself to them
and for them. Their relationship with Him
was His love and self denial. He modeled
the life before them on a daily basis,
imparting truth through word and deed.
He said, “If you abide in Me, and My words
abide in you, you will ask what you desire,
and it shall be done for you" (Jn. 15:7).
This is the power of impartation.

5. Demonstration: He taught them by
showing them. They learned to pray by
hearing Him pray, learned how to use the
Word by observing His handling of it;
learned how to minister by watching Him
ministering. They became evangelists by
His demonstrations of evangelism.
Discipleship is easier caught than taught.

6. Delegation: He put them to work
(Mk. 6:7, Mt. 10:5, Lk. 9:1,2). They
assisted Him as He ministered, and
gradually He sent them out two by two.
The instructions He gave them are most
interesting, revealing how even this was
a part of their preparation as His
disciples.

7. Supervision: He kept track of them
and used their experiences to instruct
them further (Mk. 6:30). This was “on the
job training” at its best. They were given
adequate room to work and learn, yet
never without His concern and guidance
as it was needed.

8. Reproduction: It is clear that He
intended them to become disciplers.
The church is like the mustard seed, it
starts out small- yet we expect it to
grown bigger than the crops around it.
In John 15:1-17 Jesus reminds us that the
branch abiding in the vine must bear
fruit.

Examples of biblical mentoring:
 Moses and Joshua
 Elijah and Elisha
 Jesus and disciples
 Barnabas and Paul
 Paul and Timothy
 Paul and Titus

Chole (2015) argues that God sent Jesus to be a
mentor to humanity, to model the life that we
were created to live. As such Jesus used
“purposeful proximity,” through the human
walk and relationships, to mentor the disciples
who would take the gospel to the world and
raise up the next generation.
Chole, A. B. (2015). Purposeful proximity–Jesus’ model of mentoring. Enrichment Journal.
Retrieved from http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200102/062_proximity.cfm

Mark 9:35-37 (NKJV)
35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said
to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall
be last of all and servant of all.” 36 Then He took
a little child and set him in the midst of them.
And when He had taken him in His arms, He
said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one of these
little children in My name receives Me; and
whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him
who sent Me.”

Jesus used the moment with his disciples
to teach them and to show them.
1. The provocative statement/question:
“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be
last of all and servant (doulos – slave) of
all.”
2. The example: “He took a little child
and set him the midst of them. And
when He had taken him in his arms.”

Jesus used the moment with his disciples
to teach them and to show them.
3. The lesson: “He said to them, ‘Whoever
receives one of these little children in My
name receives Me; and whoever receives
Me, receives not Me but Him who sent
me.’”

Campbell (2009) makes the following
observation about Jesus:
“We have visualized Jesus as CEO, Jesus
as an environmentalist, and even
thought about what Jesus’ politics
might have been. But in reality … in
history … regardless of your religious
beliefs, Jesus was a mentor.”
Campbell, R. (2009). Mentor like Jesus. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman

Campbell (2009) summarizes the mentoring
method of Jesus in 11 points:
1. It is on purpose. Mentoring is an intentional
relationship that is unlike any other.
Campbell says it is not about knowing
something. That is education. It is not about
learning to do something. That is training.
Mentoring is about showing someone how to
be something.
Summary by Hyatt, M. (2009, November). Book notes: Mentor like Jesus by Regi Campbell. Your
Virtual Mentor. Retrieved from http://michaelhyatt.com/book-notes-mentor-like-jesus-by-regi-
campbell.html

Campbell (2009) 11 points:
2. It is a selfless endeavor. Mentoring is
about giving back to others. It is hard work
for the mentor. The benefits are not always
immediately apparent. It is about the
mentorees and investing in their future. It is
about them, not about the mentor.
Summary by Hyatt, M. (2009, November). Book notes: Mentor like Jesus by Regi Campbell.
Your Virtual Mentor. Retrieved from http://michaelhyatt.com/book-notes-mentor-like-jesus-
by-regi-campbell.html

3. It starts in a group context. Jesus did meet
with people one-on-one. He also spoke to
large crowds. But He primarily worked with a
group of twelve men. He mentored in the
context of a small group. This was His
priority.

4. It involves hand-picked mentorees. The
twelve disciples did not chose Jesus; He chose
them. He did so after praying all night (the
longest prayer mentioned in the Bible). As
the mentor, He took the initiative, not the
mentorees. He chose them—and they
responded.
campbell.html

5. It is for a defined period of time. He gave
His disciples just three years of His life. He
could have started earlier. He could have
started later. But He began definitively, and
He also ended definitively. His discipleship
program lasted three years.

6. It is centered on truth. Jesus taught His
mentorees about truth. He focused on the
Scriptures and living life in a way that pleased
God. He told parables and stories. He asked
tough questions. But it was all for the
purpose of having His mentorees confront
the truth about God, themselves, and the
world.
campbell.html

7. It involves the practice of prayer. One of
the disciples’ first requests was, “Lord, teach
us to pray” (see Luke 11:1). Jesus not only
taught them to pray, He prayed with them.

8. It requires transparent modeling. Jesus’
mentorees saw Him in the good times (e.g.,
the triumphal entry into Jerusalem) and the
bad (e.g., the Garden of Gethsemane). They
saw how He reacted to daily life. What He did
spoke as loudly as what He said. He was
completely and utterly transparent.

9. It incorporates a contextual component.
Jesus appointed twelve “that they might be
with Him” (see Mark 3:14). They saw how
Jesus responded to daily life. They saw him
confront injustice, face temptation, and weep
publicly. He did not offer theoretical
instruction. He “did life” with them.

10. It demands mutual commitment. Jesus’
discipleship program was demanding. He
asked his mentorees to make a radical
commitment. This was not a lowest-
common-denominator program. Their
relationship with one another took priority
over everything else—for Him and for them.

11. It requires a multiplication element.
Ultimately, the disciples’ relationship with
Jesus wasn’t about them individually or even
their own group. It was about the people they
would ultimately reach. He required them to
“pay it forward” and invest in others (see
Matthew 28:18–20 and 1 Thessalonians 2:8).

Mentors cultivate the future generations of leaders.
Moderns should and must fill these shoes. It is not
a question of volunteering. It is a question of being
present and fulfilling three simple actions:
1) Engage in formal and ad-hoc, positive and
negative, feedback
2) Encourage Millennials to step up and take on
more responsibility
3) Demonstrate the characteristics of a strong
leader
Moore, K. (2014, Sept. 11). The modern mentor in a millennial workplace. Forbes.com.
Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2014/09/11/the-modern-
mentor-in-a-millennial-workplace/

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