Spiritual Mentoring Reflection Paper
Spiritual Mentoring Reflection Paper
Michael W. Moore
Grand Canyon University: MIN-350
July 7, 2013
Spiritual Mentoring Reflection Paper This essay will be explanations of spiritual mentoring, reflecting off my mentoring and or being mentored. These will be broken down into three parts that defines and explains spiritual mentoring, contemplate on mentors in my life, and I will discuss people that I am mentoring now. This paper will start with the definitions and explanations of spiritual mentoring. Talking about spiritual mentoring and friendship, the Bible contains quite a few examples of spiritual mentoring. One example of this mentoring would be Paul serving as a spiritual mentor to Timothy as explained in the New Testament. The book of Acts talks of Timothy having a special part in Paul’s ministry team Paul called Timothy his spiritual son in 1Timothy 1:2. Spiritual formation and discipleship is a community thing with others and is not just for one person’s benefit. This is a transformation of others to “make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19). Our future Christian leaders will need a mentor who will be able to provide supervision in the development of spiritual formation (Mayhue, 2011). Christians seek out those they can monitor, in which this development of mentoring, which is effective in a Biblical discipleship representing Yashua’ own example of what His purpose is supposed to be (Mayhue, 2011). The mentors in my life have all been very knowledgeable and supportive in some of my struggles in this University. Next, the paper will talk how mentor’s reflecting in my life. The two people that I wish to talk about is my wife and her sister, which is an Ordain Minister that has traveled overseas to help build people spiritual growth by introducing them to our precious Yashua for forgiveness. My wife is special in her own ways like Barnabus and Paul in Acts 9, 11. In this case Barnabus (my wife), looks like an image of encouragement
Michael W. Moore
Grand Canyon University: MIN-350
July 7, 2013
Spiritual Mentoring Reflection Paper This essay will be explanations of spiritual mentoring, reflecting off my mentoring and or being mentored. These will be broken down into three parts that defines and explains spiritual mentoring, contemplate on mentors in my life, and I will discuss people that I am mentoring now. This paper will start with the definitions and explanations of spiritual mentoring. Talking about spiritual mentoring and friendship, the Bible contains quite a few examples of spiritual mentoring. One example of this mentoring would be Paul serving as a spiritual mentor to Timothy as explained in the New Testament. The book of Acts talks of Timothy having a special part in Paul’s ministry team Paul called Timothy his spiritual son in 1Timothy 1:2. Spiritual formation and discipleship is a community thing with others and is not just for one person’s benefit. This is a transformation of others to “make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19). Our future Christian leaders will need a mentor who will be able to provide supervision in the development of spiritual formation (Mayhue, 2011). Christians seek out those they can monitor, in which this development of mentoring, which is effective in a Biblical discipleship representing Yashua’ own example of what His purpose is supposed to be (Mayhue, 2011). The mentors in my life have all been very knowledgeable and supportive in some of my struggles in this University. Next, the paper will talk how mentor’s reflecting in my life. The two people that I wish to talk about is my wife and her sister, which is an Ordain Minister that has traveled overseas to help build people spiritual growth by introducing them to our precious Yashua for forgiveness. My wife is special in her own ways like Barnabus and Paul in Acts 9, 11. In this case Barnabus (my wife), looks like an image of encouragement
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