John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Leadership and mentorship are two different things but have some similarity; our understanding of each of these two powerful words will help us in our journey as a believer and in our walk with God and our other endeavours. Leadership is the ability to influence others and get them to follow your instruction in order to achieve a common goal; the goal in this context is to reconcile man to God and show man the way to relate and please Him and populate His kingdom. So, the assignment is very clear; and everyone knows about this general and main purpose Jesus Christ came to the world. His leadership Job is to lead us through the perfect ways to achieve this kingdom´s goal. John 14:6 (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me). Then the mentorship job is mainly focused on individual development; that is, he is concerned on how each and everyone of us can be trained and guided in order to be able to achieve each of our separate calls effectively. The bible says diverse gifts but the same spirit works in all. 1 Corinthians 12:4 (Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all). That is why when it comes to mentoring you are to align with those that have a similar gift and calls like yours. But Jesus Christ can afford to mentor all of us because he has everything working in him and he can impart knowledge to all of us no matter your call. Mentoring is about influencing individuals and imparting them with the training they need to contribute effectively to the general goals of the kingdom. For example, in one church you can have some body with healing anointing another with preaching anointing but yet they may not know how to use their gift effectively, in such situation what that individual needs is a mentor, somebody who is manifesting the same gift and has done a good job using it to teach him how to make use of his gift effectively (1 Corinthian 12:7-11). The mentor ́s job is to coach the mentee but not to exercise authority over him and both are meant to be humble for easy flow of impartation of the knowledge. Jesus Christ is our perfect example in our journey as a Christian and he demonstrated the two traits perfectly and that is why we need to study his mentorship style in order to be a good mentor ourselves. When we give our life to Christ we come under his leadership and mentorship just like every other person that has given their lives to Christ before us. Those who gave their lives to Christ before us and have walked with Christ perfectly have more experience than us and are expected to coach, train, influence, guide and counsel us as a service rendered to us and God.
Matthew 23:11 (But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted).
Jesus said that whoever does this mentoring job effectively will be conferred with greatness; so, greatness is part of the rewards of being a good mentor. When Jesus Christ finished his job he requested for his reward from God; he asked God to glorify him (John 17:5-6). If you have not been a good mentee you cannot be a good mentor; everyone of us has this call in our lives. How well you make use of your gift and the quality of your result is what will make you a successful mentor. Mentorship requires an agreement; (Amos 3:3) can two walk together without an agreement? Both mentor and the mentee are required to have an agreement, an understanding of their relationship. The first step toward a mentorship relationship with Jesus is for you to genuinely accept him as your Leader and mentor by praying this salvation prayer below which serves as the mentorship agreement.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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