The Five Fold Ministries

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1 The Five Fold Ministries The whole structure of the New Testament ministry is based on the five-fold ministries. We believe the five-fold ministries are necessary to carry out God's plan. We believe that each person is given a unique talent to strengthen the church of Christ, to perfect Christians and spread the word of God. We believe that Christ set up offices in order to establish the body of Christ until His return. These offices include apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Each office has a duty to carry out certain responsibilities, and the people who embody these gifts are trusted to hold the following: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13 According to the Word of God (Ephesians 4: 11-13) the five-fold gifts of ministry were given to the church for: The Perfecting Of the Saints Ephesians 5:27 says, "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blemish".. Perfection of the Body is progressive. The Five-Fold Ministries are to help us attain perfection in our personal lives, and in our ministry. Without it our ministries are imperfect. All believers have the responsibility and freedom to receive the perfection through Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, pastors and teachers. Perfection of every saint affects the perfection of the whole Body of Christ. To construct a building, different kinds of tradesmen work together; this is the same with the Body of Christ. Our coming together should be towards the perfecting of the saints. If we cannot work together the building will be imperfect. "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection... Heb 6:1 Work of the Ministry The work of the ministry is not only evangelism but it includes all kinds of ministries that God has placed in the church. The church needs the five classes of gifted persons - Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers... to train the saints for the ministry. A local church may be successful in evangelism without having the five-fold ministry: but the believers of that church cannot be equipped for specific ministry. If there is no Apostle in a Local church, how can anyone, who has a calling for Apostolic Ministry, be trained for that ministry? The Local church is supposed to be the training center for the saints.

2 Do we acknowledge the five-fold ministry in our local churches? Where are the Apostles, prophets, Evangelists and Teachers in our churches? Look at the first century local churches. "Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain Prophets and Teachers: as Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cy-rene, and Manaen, which had been brought within Herod the Tatrach, and Saul. "Acts 13:1. There were five prophets and Teachers in Antioch Church. What about our churches? Paul wrote to Corinthian. Church, "let the PROPHETS speak two or three, and let the other judge" 1 Cor 14:29 which reveals that there were more than three prophets in that church. New Testament Ministry is not one man ministry. It is a corporate ministry. When the Five Fold ministry is harmoniously operative, all the saints will be trained and equipped to do what God wants them to do. For The Edifying Of the Body of Christ Edifying means building up. Through the five-fold ministry, Holy Spirit builds up the whole body of Christ, which is unique and universal. The universal body of Christ is not a human organization, nor it is a specific domination; but it is an organism, which is being built up for the Lord. All the local churches are members of the universal Body of Christ. To build His body, Christ Jesus uses the five-fold ministry. God supplies balanced food through these five gifted persons to all saints. Just like your natural body, the body of the Lord is to be nourished by the balanced food from the five-fold. Most of us receive only one kind of nourishment from one man ministry. This limits us in our spiritual growth. We can easily overdose on that one ministry. But the Lord nourishes and cherishes his body through the five-fold ministry. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: (Eph 5:29). We have a right to receive Full Nourishment from the HEAD (Jesus Christ) through the five-fold ministry? God wants us to grow into Jesus Christ in ALL THINGS (Eph 4:15) and can be made possible when we expose our self to the five-fold ministry. The function of every member in the Body is also important for the corporate building up of the universal church From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Eph 4: 16 It is God's plan that the Church grow into a perfect MAN-- unto the Measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Eph 4:13. Building up of the Church is more important than its growth in number.

3 Apostle o The Apostles are sent to GOVERN the Body of Christ. The word Apostle means one sent forth, a sent one. Missionaries are sent. God requires the Apostle to guide and influence His people. We see examples of this throughout the Bible. The Apostle s responsibility is to oversee the local, regional and worldwide churches. Apostles are visionary leaders for their communities and are good at delegating responsibilities. They are administrators for doctrine and discipline. Represented by the thumb, the Apostle is the only gift that touches all the gifting. Prophet o A Prophet is one who GUIDES. A Prophet is one who utters a communication, in speaking the mind of God. The Old Testament Prophet was also called a seer and a watchman. It is believed that they have the ability to convey messages from God and foretell what God will do in the future for people, society or the church. Prophets are good at encouraging and preaching. They should have a strong sense of right and wrong and have the ability to see things as black and white which would give them a keen sense of justice. Some prophets are introverts, preferring their solitude to social situations. They enjoy their private prayer time. Their responsibility is to recognize, understand and proclaim God's word. Represented by the index finger (pointer) to show the way. Evangelist o The evangelist is one who brings GATHERS. Evangelists are a soul winner, which is the mark of their calling. Their main message is the gospel message of Jesus Christ. The office of an Evangelist has an anointing that draws people. Because of their ability to persuade they are considered convincing communicators, making them good salesmen and giving them the power to influence many people. They have a deep-rooted desire to draw men and women unto Christ. They are adaptable people with the ability to thrive in any situation or culture. Represented by the longest finger (reaching out to gather). Pastor o The pastor is one who GUARDS. Pastors are a part of the government of any church. A Pastor would be an elder, with other elders assisting him in watching over God s flock. Elders are set in the church by the Holy Spirit and may occupy various offices. The Pastor with the elders, form the spiritual government of a church. The word government in the Greek means; to steer, directorship. This type of government provides checks and balances, for the leaders of the church. The pastors should have a heart to take care of their church family and attend to their everyday needs. The pastor should be nurturing and loving. The pastor s responsibility is to frequently visit their congregation and be very hospitable in their own home. They should be peaceful, disarming, motivating and counsel with wisdom.

4 Evangelist Gathers Teacher o The teacher is one who GRINDS the Word of God into an individual. The person who stands in the office of a teacher, will be able to explain spiritual truth in such a way that it is easily understood. It is not learned by human effort, but is by the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The teacher should be able to take a complicated subject and explain it so it's easy to understand. They should be logical, scientific, detailed and reasonable. They should enjoy private or group Bible study and are apt to use the Bible as a tool for problem resolution. A person can have natural ability or inclination to teach, but that does not qualify them to stand in the office of a teacher. The Holy Spirit gave and sets in the church, and anoints the one that He chooses. The anointing is the ability of God, working through mortal man. Represented by the small finger because it is the only finger that will fit in your ear. Each office of the five-fold ministry; Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher, carries its own distinct anointing and has its own individual work. For these offices to work together, and accomplish the building up of the body of Christ; they must recognize their differences and be yielded and submitted to one another. Each of these offices are directly responsible to the Lord Jesus Christ and are directed by the Holy Spirit, to the work of service. 5 Gs of the Five Fold Ministry

5 Bible Verses about The Fivefold Ministries Bible verses related to The Fivefold Ministries from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance Ephesians 4:11 - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 2 Corinthians 12:12 - Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. 1 Corinthians 14:39 - Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. John 5:3-6 - In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. (Read More...) Revelation 19:10 - And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Ephesians 4:12 - For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 1 Corinthians 14:31 - For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. 1 Corinthians 13:10 - But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. Acts 14:14 - [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, Joel 2:28 - And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: Psalms 46: (To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.) God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Read More...) Revelation 22: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (Read More...) Revelation 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Revelation 17:8 - The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not,

6 and yet is. Revelation 10:7 - But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Titus 1:5 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 1 Timothy 3:1 - This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Ephesians 5:19 - Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 4:13 - Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Ephesians 4: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (Read More...) 1 Corinthians 13:12 - For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:9 - For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 1 Corinthians 13:8 - Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1 Corinthians 12:12 - For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ. Acts 21: And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: (Read More...) Acts 15:32 - And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them]. Acts 13:1-3 - Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (Read More...) Acts 8:20 - But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Acts 8:19 - Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

7 Acts 8:18 - And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, Acts 4:13 - Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. Acts 2:47 - Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 1:8 - But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. John 14:6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 7:15 - And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? John 4:24 - God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth. John 3:3 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Luke 10:2 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Matthew 23:31 - Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Matthew 23:30 - And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Matthew 23:29 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, Matthew 23:12 - And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matthew 23:11 - But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Matthew 23:10 - Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ. Matthew 23:9 - And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

8 Matthew 23:8 - But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren. Malachi 4:5-6 - Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: (Read More...) Zechariah 13:5 - But he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. Zechariah 13:4 - And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: Zechariah 13:3 - And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. Zechariah 13:2 - And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. Isaiah 57: The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. (Read More...) Psalms 126:1-6 - (A Song of degrees.) When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Read More...) Psalms 124:1-8 - (A Song of degrees of David.) If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; (Read More...) Psalms 110:1-7 - (A Psalm of David.) The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Read More...) Psalms 101:1-8 - (A Psalm of David.) I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. (Read More...) Psalms 83:4 - They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from [being] a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Psalms 83:3 - They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. Psalms 83:2-4 - For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. (Read More...) Psalms 83:2 - For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. Psalms 72: ([A Psalm] for Solomon.) Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. (Read More...)

9 Psalms 63: (A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.) O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; (Read More...) Psalms 61:1-8 - (To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David.) Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Read More...) Psalms 48: (A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah.) Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness. (Read More...) Psalms 45: (To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.) My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer. (Read More...) Psalms 33: Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is comely for the upright. (Read More...) Psalms 28:1-9 - ([A Psalm] of David.) Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, [if] thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (Read More...) Psalms 21: (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! (Read More...) Psalms 20:1-9 - (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; (Read More...) Psalms 18: (To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,) I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. (Read More...) Psalms 10: Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble? (Read More...) Psalms 2: Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? (Read More...) Psalms 1:1-6 - Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (Read More...) Deuteronomy 18:22 - When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. Deuteronomy 18: But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. (Read More...) Deuteronomy 13:5 - And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt,

10 and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. Deuteronomy 13:2 - And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Deuteronomy 13:1-5 - If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, (Read More...) Numbers 12:6 - And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.