Encouragers and Mentors

Getting Started

1. Who has been an encourager to you?
2. Have you ever been a mentor to someone else?
   

Background

 Everyone needs a little encouragement from time to time. That encouragement often comes in the form of a mentor who walks with us in the learning process.

1. Three of the most well known encouragers/mentors in the Scriptures are Barnabas, and Priscilla and Aquila. What do these passages tell us about them?
   • Acts 4:36
   • Acts 9:26, 27
     
   • Acts 11:22-26
   • Acts 18:24-19:1
2. Can you think of other encouragers/mentors in the Scriptures?
3. In Homer’s Odyssey (900-810BC), Odysseus entrusts the education of his son Telemachus to his friend, Mentor. Today a mentor/encourager is a trusted counselor, guide, or helper of others. How is this reflected in encouragers and mentors within the Church?
4. How can you be a mentor/encourager to others on your Ministry Team?
   

Closing Prayer

Words of encouragement for those around you.