Some say there’s a Church revolution underway that’s making the Church as we know it obsolete. They say Bible studies and house groups are going to become the Church of the future. They say that believers can grow spiritually and experience more of God without ever stepping foot inside a local church. They even say that not going to church is “healthy.”
Should you have a spiritual father in your life? Apostolic ministries have apostolic fathers. I came from a generation of preachers who grew up in ministry without the benefit of spiritual fathers. Like thousands of others, we had to get whatever we could through books, audios, videos, seminars, conferences and brief meetings with men of God hurried off platforms and away from the people.
Apostle Peter declared that you are part of a royal priesthood of disciples. In other words, you are part of a priesthood of kings. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).
Building, restoring, and governing believers, this is the nature of Christ in you.God has made each Christian unique and given them gifts for increase. The apostolic ministry model utilizes all three traits of Christ through the power of the gospel of the Kingdom.
Five fold ministry are fundamental in Apostolic protocols. Apostolic churches consist of a set man, presbytery (consisting of various five-fold ministry gifts), staff, department leaders, and various ministry teams. These interact through relationships and ministry protocols established by the wisdom of the leadership and ratification of the apostle.
5 Fold Ministry. While we are renewing our minds, let us also renew our mission-mindedness with apostolic transitioning strategies. The apostolic reformation is posing many challenges to the Body of Christ. One of the most significant is the structural change that is necessary within the local church. Those structural changes tear down the one-man-only paradigm to build up every believer for the work of the ministry.
New seasons and transitioning into the apostolic. There is an apostolic model of ministry Christ designed that builds a governing church the gates of hell can not prevail against. Every great change in life has its season. Before transitioning there is a process of seeking God, and studying Gods model. He has brought you up for such a time as this.
Apostolic ministry is passed on through times of training and mentoring. A strong anointing is obvious in your life and it’s time for you to be sent out into that great harvest field. Oh, happy day! It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. This is what you have been waiting for all these years. So with great joy and fervent zeal you run toward your high calling to fulfill what you know in your heart is God’s plan for your life and ministry.
Spiritual authority and vacant seats. Lester Sumrall, Kenneth Hagin Sr., Derek Prince, Bill Bright, John Osteen, Steve Hill, G. E. Patterson, Myles Munroe, Samuel Lamb, Paul Crouch, Church Colson, and others have died. Who will take their place?
