Jesus Mentoring Model by Tim Elmore

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Jesus Mentoring Model by Tim Elmore

• Initiative (Luke 612-13)
• Jesus didnt wait for mentorees to approach
  Him.
• Proximity (Mark 314, Luke 81)
• Much of His mentoring was done through the
  disciples merely observing His life.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Friendship (John 1515)
• Jesus called His mentorees His friends.
• Example (John 1315)
• Jesus knew His disciples would learn faster if
  He would show them not just tell them.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Commitment (John 131, Matthew 1624
• Jesus both committed Himself to His
  relationship with the twelve, and asked for
  this same commitment from them.
• Responsibility (Mark 67)
• He gave the disciples ownership of the
  ministry through delegation and authority.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Knowledge (Luke 89-10)
• Jesus mentoring was so much more than words,
  it involved careful instruction.
• Trust (Matthew 101-8, Luke 101-16)
• Jesus exhibited trust when He sent them out
  in His name.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Evaluation (Luke 1017-20)
• Jesus performed the related task of assessment
  and evaluation.
• Goal (Matthew 419, John 435)
• Jesus kept His goal before the mentorees
  that they would be making disciples one day.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Power (John 2022, Acts 18)
• Jesus made sure to empower His mentorees
  before launching them into their ministry. At
  the end of His ministry He ensured that the Holy
  Spirit was upon them in power.
• Launch (Matthew 2818-20)
• Jesus initiated one final contact and gave one
  final challenge to His mentorees that they
  duplicate what He had just done with them! The
  mentorees must become mentors.

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Initiative
• Proximity
• Friendship
• Example
• Commitment
• Responsibility

• Knowledge
• Trust
• Evaluation
• Goal
• Power
• Launch

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Two Learning Models

• Greek Model
• The Classroom Model
• Academic
• Passive
• 4. Theoretical

• Hebrew Model
• The Coach Model
• Relational
• Experiential
• 4. On-the Job Training

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Jesus Mentoring Model

• Learning
• Becoming
• Doing