“Is your friend hurting and you want to help – but just don’t know how? You see the brokenness, struggles, and pain. Where do you start?”
I trust that the articles below and our How to Be a Barnabas will be of help to you.
“Do for one that which you wish you could do for everyone. At least do it for one.” –Andy Stanley
How to Be a Barnabas
How to Be a Barnabas will help you develop discipleship skills through studying the life of Barnabas who was called the “Son of Encouragement.” It will equip you to be an encourager, appropriately helping the deeply wounded people to move forward in a deeper relationship with God, the only one who can heal them and meet all of their needs.
How to Be a Barnabas Complete Training Course includes eight 1-hour training workshops taught by Dr. Alaine Pakkala, a Training Workbook and a Discipleship Manual. The videos are also available online and you will just need a training manual. Click here to watch #1 Profile of a Barnabas.
How to Be a Barnabas is designed as a stand-alone leaders’ curriculum suitable for training ministry leaders, small group leaders, prayer partners, Bible study leaders and friends or family walking with a hurting person. How to Be a Barnabas is recommended as a prerequisite for training leaders who will participate in the R&R (Renewing and Rebuilding) Discipleship Program, usually offered in a church setting.
Getting to Know the Father Leader’s guide and Meditation cards
How to be a Friend to a Hurting Person