The Five Fold of God

and

Apostolic Culture

1 Corinthians 12:28

Ephesians 2:19-22

Ephesians 4:12-16

1 Corinthians 12:28

“And God has placed in the church first of all

apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then

miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of

guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.”

First: Gk. is ‘proton’,

- “first in time, order, or rank.” ie: prototype.

Ephesians 2:19-22

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and

strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s

people and also members of his household

built on the foundation of the apostles and

prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief

cornerstone.”

Culture is the manifestation of the nature of the

government in the lifestyle, customs, and

morals of the people. In other words, every

country has unique qualities of character,

customs, traditions, and social norms that

distinguish it from other countries. In practical

terms this means that when you enter the

Kingdom of Heaven through salvation in

Christ, you become a Kingdom citizen and the

culture of the Kingdom should begin to

manifest in your life, your speech, your

choices, and your perspective.

Ideally, the church as an Apostolic culture,

is the most effective delivery system for

the Kingdom.

Some History..

The doctrine of apostolic succession

- Clement of Rome and Irenaeus

- Cessationism

- Tertullian

- Institutionalism

- The rise of democratic church government

- The New Wineskin

Ephesians 4:11

“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the

prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and

teachers to equip his people for works of

service, so that the body of Christ may be built

up 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.”

Five Fold Ministry:

- Perfecting and maturing the saints

- Edifying and building up the body of Christ

- Equipping and releasing people into their identity and destiny

- Producing saints for the effective work of the ministry

- Bringing the saints into a unity of the faith

- Pointing to the knowledge of the Son of God to produce a mature person

- Attaining the measure of the stature of Christ’s fullness

- Fathering spiritual sons and daughters

- City taking and cultural transformation

- Creating a culture of honor, nobility, and elegance.

- Marketplace equipping (The 7 mountains of society)

- Managing the transference of wealth

Apostles:

-Are father figures who produce quality leaders who, in

turn, nurture and strengthen the flock

-They develop partnerships and alignments with

regional leaders and influencers

-They provide the ethos and culture of the church for

Kingdom impact

-They are sending ministries, releasing others into

specific societal spheres

-They bring change that confirms new vision and

direction and give input to the restructuring of

leadership

-They operate in signs, wonders, and miracles.

-They initiate church planting and the entrepreneurial

spirit

-They are both local and trans-local in scope

-Apostles equip and release other apostles

Prophets:

-The chief role of the prophet is not to prophesy. It is to

teach everyone how to hear the voice of God for

themselves

-They set the protocols and boundaries for the prophetic

in a local church

-They create a framework for the ongoing development

of prophetic people

-A prophet will prophesy and model how the gift is to be

used correctly

-A prophet will create partnerships with other prophetic

voices in the city and region

-Prophets will see the future and co-operate with the

apostle to help implement change

-Prophets equip and release other prophets

Evangelists:

-Main role is to equip the saints to do the work of

witnessing and evangelizing

-The Evangelist teaches on the most effective ways to

communicate the gospel to the marketplace

-Evangelists will create ‘reaping events’ around church

communities

-Evangelist will form a continuous strategy for how to

reach the community and region for Christ

-Evangelists will act as consultants to get the whole

church on to a lifestyle of evangelism

-Evangelists will work with intercessors to prepare the

spiritual ground for reaping.

-Evangelists equip and release other evangelists