The Five Fold Ministry, A Dream Team Sent from Heaven! Called to train , equip and teach the saints until …“we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:13 (NASB)
The Five Fold Ministry :
1. Evangelists- help us discover the kingdom through new birth in the Spirit.
2. Pastors help us discover and maintain the unity of the Spirit as we become living stones which are being knit together into a spiritual house.
3. Teachers help us gain a revelation of Christ along with how we are to walk in the Spirit to produce the fruit of the Spirit in and through our lives.
4. Prophets help us discover our gifts and calling and how to respond accurately to the Spirit by hearing His voice and stepping into the supernatural realm in faith.
5. Apostles help to nurture our dream and put feet to the vision in our hearts. They help us discover our inheritance in the saints as they equip us to align to do bold exploits.
THE OFFICE Of FIVE FOLD MINISTRY:
1.Apostle – Governs
2. Prophet – Guides
3. Evangelist – Gathers
4. Pastor – Guards
5. Teacher – Grounds
The Church NOW and Today needs the full function and operation of the full fivefold in accordance with the WORD. May we identify and encourage those whom God has given the grace and anointing for such.
THE FUNCTION OF FIVE FOLD MINISTRY:
The Apostle – Leads
The Prophet – Speaks
The Teacher – Equips
The Evangelist – Proclaims
The Pastor – Cares
We need all for our time like never before. Divinely called,appointed and anointed fivefold Ministers.
THE DUTY OF FIVE FOLD MINISTRY
1. Apostle – Visionary Strategist
2. Prophet – Spiritual Advisor
3. Teacher – Logical Thinker/Implementer
4. Evangelist – Persuasive Communicator
5. Pastor – Human Resource Counselor
The Gifts and ministry of the Holy Spirit work in manifold ways and is not limited to a one approach. The Bible talks about the seven spirits yet refers to one and the same Spirit manifesting His completeness in different ways.
Some are open to revelation but not learning or teaching. The humble is open to learning, education and revelation.
THE ANOINTING OF FIVE FOLD MINISTRY
Apostle – Long-Sight
Prophet – Foresight
Evangelist – Hindsight
Teacher – Insight
Pastor – Oversight
VISION means to SEE. All those in the fivefold ministry must have a vision or see something in the area of their ministries. Spiritual sight is the ability to see by revelation what needs to be done when and how. We all need vision to do His work effectively.
THE TASK OF FIVE FOLD MINISTRY :
Apostle – Mission
Prophet – Vision
Evangelist – Commission
Pastor – Compassion
Teacher – Passion
We need a sense of Mission and Commission. We need a sense of vision and passion with Compassion to do effectively the task before us.