Jesus the Trainer: who he selected

In Eating Problems for Breakfast, Tim Hansel shares this fictitious letter that a modern day consulting company might have written to Jesus about his choice of disciples:

To: Jesus, Son of Joseph

From: Jordan Management Consultants

Dear Sir:

Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your new organization. All of them have now taken our battery of tests; and we have not only run the results through our computer, but also arranged personal interviews for each of them with our psychologist and vocational aptitude consultant.

It is the staff opinion that most of your nominees are lacking in background, education and vocational aptitude for the type of enterprise you are undertaking. They do not have the team concept. We would recommend that you continue your search for persons of experience in managerial ability and proven capability.

Simon Peter is emotionally unstable and given to fits of temper. Andrew has absolutely no qualities of leadership. The two brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, place personal interest above company loyalty. Thomas demonstrates a questioning attitude that would tend to undermine morale. We feel that it is our duty to tell you that Matthew had been blacklisted by the Greater Jerusalem Better Business Bureau; James, the son
of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus definitely have radical leanings, and they both registered a high score on the manic-depressive scale.

One of the candidates, however, shows great potential. He is a man of ability and resourcefulness, meets people well, has a keen business mind, and has contacts in high places. He is highly motivated, ambitious, and responsible. We recommend Judas Iscariot as your controller and right-hand man. All of the other profiles are self-explanatory.

We wish you every success in your new venture.
Sincerely,
Jordan Management Consultants

3 Questions to Think Through:
1) Why did Jesus pick people who needed training?
2) Where would these disciples be wihout jesus training them?
3) How does Jesus' selection of disciples encourage you?

Cat Herding

Hey guys!  I hope you had a great weekend.  For this weeks post, I want you to watch the clip below and then comment on the similarities between Cat-Herding and Student Ministry.  Happy Monday!