Category: Studies

A Word of Warning – Concluding Thoughts and Blurred Boundaries I am of the opinion that only when the Five Fold Ministries of “Ephesians 4: 11” begin functioning as God intended – in the sphere of their own individual ministries and within Apostolic teams will the basic purpose that Jesus had in mind of their […]

The Teacher Introduction We have now arrived at the 5th Ministry Gift that is listed in “Ephesians 4:11” that of the Teacher. As we have examined the previous four Ministry Gifts it has I’m sure become apparent that Jesus is the best example of how to operate in any of the ministries, and Teaching is […]

The Pastor Introduction We now turn to the 4th Ministry Gift that is listed in “Ephesians 4:11” that of the Pastor. Definition The Greek word “poimen” is translated “Pastor” in Gift listing, it is however also utilised in another forms (which also corresponds to the outworking of this ministry. It is also translated as, “Shepherd” […]

The Evangelist We come now to the third of the Five-fold Ministry Gifts listed in “Ephesians 4:11”, the gift of “Evangelist”. It would be good to just remind ourselves that these Five-fold Ministry Gifts were given by the Lord to endure during the entire Church Age – from the Day of Pentecost until He returns […]

Prophet ·      Imparts supernatural power and gifts for ministry. ·      Prophets and apostles are called to work together; their combined gifting’s joined together make a formidable team. ·      Leads in and teaches regarding prayer and intercession. ·      Works alongside Apostles to bring balance between vision and direction. ·      Is accountable to Jesus Christ and other […]

The Apostle So! Having laid a small foundation upon which to build our understanding of the “Ephesians 4” Ministry Gifts let’s now take a look at them in some further depth and in doing so I trust open our understanding to “Who and What” we may be and also “What that might look like” in […]

Jesus as Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher Jesus as an Apostle Christ was the great apostle. We might not usually think of Jesus as an apostle. But He was the greatest “sent one” in the history of mankind (missionary and apostle are very synonymous in meaning). There are various Scriptures that reveal this to us take “Hebrews: […]

Part 1 of 8: I firmly believe that this generation that God has called us to serve in Him has a greater need for anointed and wise leaders than any other generation. These are Leaders both in the Local Church setup and even more so in the Church Worldwide. Indeed, this generation has more people than any other, and the masses that surround us are crying out for direction.