Description
Jesus could have been an earthly king; He could have been a scholar or a pharisee. Further, He could have been a conqueror, a general, or a warrior, but our King chose to spend his three and a half years with 12 “extremely young” men. Jesus chose to do the work of a teacher: a rabbi. He chose to be what no man would expect the Messiah to be, choosing a position that, today, wouldn’t get you a reserved space in the church’s parking lot. In many cases you wouldn’t get recognition or a vacation, and in some churches, not even a paycheck. Historically and biblically, author Matthew Arrowood proposes that Jesus was not the leader of a group of “seasoned men” or “elders” as the arts, movies, and some books might suggest. This book invites the reader to consider that Jesus was the mentor of a group of teens: in other words, Jesus was a youth leader.
Robert McClellan –
A thoughtful approach to an often overlooked truth in scripture. The disciples of Jesus were not all grey bearded elders. Many of them, as this book so aptly teaches were young men and women. I love the fact that the author poured so much into this. We often overlook young people when in fact they hold the key to our future. Despise not your youth!