I’ve enjoyed reading Justin Taylor often at Between Two Worlds. Here is Adrian Warnock’s interview with Justin. Justin has been mentored in a big way by my favorite author and teacher, John Piper, and is leaving Piper’s Desiring God Ministries to head up the ESV Study Bible project at Crossway.

In this interview, he talks about the value of not only having a mentor to walk through life and ministry with, but also mentoring someone younger on issues of faith and life. I am a big proponent of establishing mentoring relationships in both directions, having been mentored by some great men of God as a younger man.

Undoubtedly, my dad, George Petak is the man most responsible for shaping who I am today. I am truly blessed in having a father who pointed me to Christ from a very young age and has modeled a life of character and integrity in the face of many challenges. I have also been very blessed to have a number of men who proactively took interest in spending time with me in the most formative years of my life: Jim Servi, Brad Bliss, Jerry Worsham, Jack Bell, Jim Johnson… and most recently, Ken Edwards. I am so thankful that these men cared enough to speak truth into my life - sometimes very hard truth. The one thing they all have in common is pointing me to the Word of God. I have a great desire to give my life away to some younger guys because I stand on the shoulders of some great men. Thank you to each of you for believing in me and for seeing something I didn’t see.