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Rethinking the “Five-Fold Ministry” Part 1 – Equipping

By theplowman
In Kingdom Life
5 Min read
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And He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ. Eph. 4:11-12 Much has been written over the last 2000 years concerning what has come to be called the “Five-Fold Ministry.” According to Frank Viola the modern iteration...

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Equipping the Saints

By theplowman
In Community, Kingdom Life
4 Min read
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Traditionally when Eph. 4 is taught the focus is on dissecting the definitions of apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers. These definitions are important and need to be accurately clarified to move the kingdom forward. But regardless of the expression of grace being employed, the function of each is to “equip” the saints for works of service with a view towards the...

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