He was the man who had sold an entire field and gave the proceeds to the church. Luke says that he was a good man. A man filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. He was the kind of guy you would want to meet. I will want to meet Barnabas.
Numbers are declining, offerings are down, and morale is sagging.
We can't afford to let him go to Antioch. Let them find their own pastor. They wanted to show the love of Jesus for their fellow believers. So they sent Barnabas. They were willing to part with him for the sake of the Gospel.