The Shaking of Nations - A Harvest Tsunami Is On Its Way....
The Need for Apostolic Networks
Let me add one more important thought. As the church and
teaching institutions go through reformation, so must the
apostolic thinking and leadership of the church. Scripture is
clear that the apostolic gift is primary in establishing churches
and their leadership (Eph. 2:20). Therefore, it is the apostolic
that must lead in this reformation.
What dp I mean by apostolic leadership? I am not necessarily
referring to denominational leadership, or a CEO model of
leading churches from a distant office. Such leaders may
indeed be apostolic. But the kind of apostolic leaders that will
be needed must be on the field, with their hands deep in the
harvest. Like the early church, new apostolic leadership must
arise out of the harvest movement — with a deep
understanding of what God is doing. We must return to the New
Testament model of the mobile and in-touch apostolic team.
Apostles like Paul, Peter, and Timothy, Titus and others did not
just start churches, but developed apostolic teams to sustain
these young churches, keeping them focused on reaching their
cities and nations. These apostolic teams mentored young
church leaders by writing to them, praying for them by name,
and visiting them. They poured themselves out in serving and
developing the churches. And above all, they recruited and
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