The Barnabas Way

A New Perspective on Biblical Leadership

ISBN: 978-1-5323-6213-2
By: Smythia, Isaac

ABOUT THE BOOK

The apostle Barnabas may be one of the most overlooked yet most influential leaders of the New Testament. His impact on the church began with a simple gift to feed hungry believers, then grew into much more. The original apostles entrusted Barnabas, the “son of encouragement,” to lead the new believers at Antioch—the first organized church outside Jerusalem. As a man of strong, steadfast character, Barnabas mentored Paul and Mark and helped to pioneer the first missionary outreach of the early church. The Barnabas Way follows the journey of this amazing leader across the pages of Acts, gleaning the important leadership principles he leaves along the way. Those principles set a pattern that Paul and many others have followed, a chain of leadership that stretches from the first century to today. Barnabas saw what others did not see. He did what others would not do. And Barnabas paid a price that others did not pay to build the kingdom of God in the lives of those he influenced.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Isaac Smythia

Isaac Smythia has served as a pastor, missionary, teacher, church planter, builder, and international speaker over the past 30 years. He was instrumental in founding a drug rehabilitation center just outside of Montevideo, Uruguay. Isaac’s missions work now takes him around the world. He and his wife, Terry, raised two amazing children, Jason and Brianne.