In Christian circles, mentoring is really a subset of discipleship. A disciple is one who would sit at the feet of a teacher and learn of his/her wisdom. The disciple in essence became a follower of the rabbi or teacher (more on a disciple). I can imagine that the student was so tied to the teacher that when the student spoke, the hearers would be able to recognize who the student’s teacher had been…

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One Response to “What Mentoring is, and is Not”

  1. slamdunk Says:

    Good post–connecting mentoring with discipleship is a helpful yet seldom used reference.


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