This feature of Paul's work contains an important lesson 368 for ministers today. The apostle made it a part of his work to educate young men for the office of the ministry. He took them with him on his missionary journeys, and thus they gained an experience that later enabled them to fill positions of responsibility. When separated from them, he still kept in touch with their work, and his letters to Timothy and to Titus are evidences of how deep was his desire for their success.

Formen af Paulus arbejde indeholder en betydningsfuld lære for vore dages missionsarbejdere. For apostlen var det en del af hans gerning at oplære unge mænd til tjenesten. Han tog dem med på sine missionsrejser og på denne måde vandt de en erfaring, som senere dygtiggjorde dem til at udfylde en ansvarsfuld stilling. Når han var borte fra dem, holdt han stadig forbindelsen ved lige med deres arbejde og hans breve til Timoteus og Titus vidner om, hvor inderligt han håbede, at deres gerning måtte lykkes.