It seems to me that really good teachers are few and far between in both the Christian and non-Christian worlds. In school, I had a Science and Math teacher who was outstanding. He was supposed to go up on one of the Skylab flights, but a routine medical search of his background discovered some issues that prevented him from going up in space. So NASA had to let him go.

I was amazed at his ability to teach math. He would present a standard way to solve a problem and then watch his students. Once he figured out who was not getting it. He would change tactics and give another way to work the formula. He did this over and over again in such a way that everyone's grades were excellent as he found ways for his students to fully understand.

As a result, I have come to appreciate true teachers who can present solutions (spiritual and otherwise) in different ways so that people actually learn.

Equipping students with real spiritual tools and not concepts I feel is a sign of not only a good teacher but one who has acquired a few road miles in life.

There are a lot of people in the world who would gladly claim the title of Apostle, prophets, and such, but that is because they crave recognition. This is immaturity, this is carnal thinking hiding behind a veil of pretense. And as long as people are untrained to recognize them. They will continue to protect their market share of followers from the truth.

But the good teachers are the ones I would gladly make room for in our fellowship because I know the people will be blessed by the teaching.