Ephesians 4:11-13 - So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
The Fivefold Ministry comes from Ephesians 4 where it is said that all are gifted in these areas (apostles, prophets evangelists, pastors, and teachers) to equip and build up the body of Christ.
These are gifts from the Lord; gifts not for oneself, but for building up and equipping the body of Christ. No one gift is higher or greater than another. All of these gifts are necessary like all parts of the body are necessary - each operating in a different way, but if you take one away, the body isn't as healthy or doesn't function quite like it should. A healthy ministry needs all five of the gifts present in the body.
The gifts bring unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son. These gifts will continue until the Bride is mature. The Lord uses this to reconcile us to himself and he is passionate about the Bride being restored.
In the following weeks we will be learning more about each of the giftings, but here are the shortened descriptions of each:
Apostle - Dream Awakeners in the Kingdom of God who awaken people to their God designed potential
Prophet - Heart Revealers in the Kingdom of God who operates in high level of revelation - for the body.
Evangelists - Story Tellers in the Kingdom of God who are carriers of good news and partner with Jesus in celebrating people’s transformation.
Pastors/Shepherds - Soul Healers in the Kingdom of God. They are instrumental in guiding people through brokenness back to wholeness and healing their soul from wounds that keep them where they are.
Teachers - Light Givers in the Kingdom of God. They make the truth and knowledge about God accessible to all.
We encourage you to visit fivefoldministry.com to take the assessment to find out where you are gifted. Then spend sometime praying and asking the Lord to guide you in that. We also encourage you to visit https://goo.gl/2cxo8q and let us know your results. We would love to help you find ways to get plugged in with the areas that you are gifted in!
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