1. Acts 13:5 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How exactly did John help Saul and Barnabas?

Acts 13:5 (ESV)

5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.

John may have helped with administrative tasks such as organising food and finding lodging or with some of the practical ministerial tasks such as baptism. Quite possibly he was taken along so as to be trained for future ministry work.1