The Crucial Role of Mentoring for Pastoral Formation

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Abstract

Denominational leaders view the MDiv as the gold standard in preparing young men and women for ministry. However, academic training alone does not prepare someone for ministry. It must be paired with mentoring, defined as the intentional relationship between an experienced pastoral mentor and a young pastoral mentee for the purpose of pastoral formation. This paper explores the mentoring relationships between Barnabas and Paul and Paul and Timothy as instructive examples of the importance, the process and impact of mentoring for pastoral formation. It concludes that Barnabas and Paul played a crucial role in the pastoral formation of their mentees.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Feb 10 2017
EventSeminary Scholarship Symposium -
Duration: Feb 7 2017Feb 10 2017
Conference number: 13th
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sss/2017/

Conference

ConferenceSeminary Scholarship Symposium
Period2/7/172/10/17
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Disciplines

  • Practical Theology

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