The Threefold Team
The Threefold Team
Elvis Iverson
http://www.elvisiverson.com
Apostles, Prophets, and Teacher are the senior leaders of the Church around the world; they are called to govern the church, to lead the church, to impart to the church. These three government offices of the Church are called to minister to the masses, to great numbers of people. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
In a huge church the leadership will ether be apostle, prophet or leader. The Lord wants to have the team of the apostle, prophet, and teacher working together. –(Acts 11:30,13:1-3, 15:22-23,6)
When you study the word elder, you come up with three that made the eldership, which are the apostle, the prophet, and the teacher. I believe these three are before the pastor and evangelist, it is not that the pastor or the evangelist is apart of the elders, it is that the first three are seniors. –(Acts 13:1-3, 1 Cor. 12:28)
Pastors are only listed once in the body, pastors are cell leaders, it is a gift giving to the church, and the pastoral ministry is to be based in the home cell, among a group of 12. A pastor is called to pastoral care of a few groups of believers, not a huge group of believers. –(Eph. 4:11)
The pastoral epistles are not Pastoral Epistles, instead they are apostolic epistles; Timothy was an apostle and Paul is an example of Ecclesiastical Apostle, and Timothy is an example of Congregational Apostle, and even a Territorial apostle. This is the day of the Ecclesiastical Apostle, and the Lord rising up many Timothy Networks. –(1 Thess. 2:6-11)
There could be pastoral apostles, pastoral prophets, and pastoral teachers that will oversee a huge church. Likewise the evangelist is called to minister on the outside of the church to win the lost to Christ, they are called to win certain groups, not like massive numbers, this is only when an apostle, or prophet, or teacher has the gift of the evangelist too. –(2 Tim. 4:5)
However, we need the apostle, prophet, Teacher, evangelist and Pastor to equip the Church for the work of the ministry. An Apostle brings government, a prophet brings vision, a teacher brings the wisdom of the Word, a pastor brings love to the church, and evangelist brings love for the lost. –(Eph. 4:11-12)
In the order of the Church, this goes for global, national, and city, and congregational. The Apostle is first in the order of church government, this means He is the senior leader over prophets, and teachers, then comes the prophet who is second in the order of church government this means the prophet is senior leader over the teacher. This order is done with willingness and grace, with freedom and liberty. The apostle does not control the prophet, or teacher, the prophet does not control the teacher, instead they are willing working together in the eldership of the church. Each one carries a function in the team, and willing submits to one another. The apostle is the coordinator, and the prophet and teacher are to follow the lead of the apostle, together they cooperation with one another. It is a mature apostle, recognize by the congregation, and affirm by other outside mature apostles and prophets that lead the team of elders. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
Among a team of elders the senior apostle, who is the founder, set visionary, set man, and mature, there could be more then one apostle, but only the founder apostle will lead the elders, leading the elder’s means coordinator in cooperation with one another. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
We see here that the Apostle is first, Prophets are Second and Teachers are third. This is order of the Church. Here is a modern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28:
1.Apostles 2. Prophets 3. Teachers 4. Pastors 5. Evangelists 6. Prayer Ministry 7. Worship Ministry 8. Deliverance 9. Believers Ministry 10. Compassion Ministry11. Helps 12. Administrations
I have been working on this modern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28, so it's not done yet. Keep an open Mind.
The Apostle ministers government, order, and revelation, He is the gatekeeper, and He has keys to give to the congregation, a prophet ministers vision, prophetic, now word, the teacher ministers the wisdom of the Word, and the application of the Word. These three are brought together into a holy team in the congregation to minister as one in grace of the Lord. This order of leadership, and it is the order of importation gifts of the church. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
Copyright © 2007 Elvis Iverson All Rights Reserved
Elvis Iverson
http://www.elvisiverson.com
Apostles, Prophets, and Teacher are the senior leaders of the Church around the world; they are called to govern the church, to lead the church, to impart to the church. These three government offices of the Church are called to minister to the masses, to great numbers of people. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
In a huge church the leadership will ether be apostle, prophet or leader. The Lord wants to have the team of the apostle, prophet, and teacher working together. –(Acts 11:30,13:1-3, 15:22-23,6)
When you study the word elder, you come up with three that made the eldership, which are the apostle, the prophet, and the teacher. I believe these three are before the pastor and evangelist, it is not that the pastor or the evangelist is apart of the elders, it is that the first three are seniors. –(Acts 13:1-3, 1 Cor. 12:28)
Pastors are only listed once in the body, pastors are cell leaders, it is a gift giving to the church, and the pastoral ministry is to be based in the home cell, among a group of 12. A pastor is called to pastoral care of a few groups of believers, not a huge group of believers. –(Eph. 4:11)
The pastoral epistles are not Pastoral Epistles, instead they are apostolic epistles; Timothy was an apostle and Paul is an example of Ecclesiastical Apostle, and Timothy is an example of Congregational Apostle, and even a Territorial apostle. This is the day of the Ecclesiastical Apostle, and the Lord rising up many Timothy Networks. –(1 Thess. 2:6-11)
There could be pastoral apostles, pastoral prophets, and pastoral teachers that will oversee a huge church. Likewise the evangelist is called to minister on the outside of the church to win the lost to Christ, they are called to win certain groups, not like massive numbers, this is only when an apostle, or prophet, or teacher has the gift of the evangelist too. –(2 Tim. 4:5)
However, we need the apostle, prophet, Teacher, evangelist and Pastor to equip the Church for the work of the ministry. An Apostle brings government, a prophet brings vision, a teacher brings the wisdom of the Word, a pastor brings love to the church, and evangelist brings love for the lost. –(Eph. 4:11-12)
In the order of the Church, this goes for global, national, and city, and congregational. The Apostle is first in the order of church government, this means He is the senior leader over prophets, and teachers, then comes the prophet who is second in the order of church government this means the prophet is senior leader over the teacher. This order is done with willingness and grace, with freedom and liberty. The apostle does not control the prophet, or teacher, the prophet does not control the teacher, instead they are willing working together in the eldership of the church. Each one carries a function in the team, and willing submits to one another. The apostle is the coordinator, and the prophet and teacher are to follow the lead of the apostle, together they cooperation with one another. It is a mature apostle, recognize by the congregation, and affirm by other outside mature apostles and prophets that lead the team of elders. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
Among a team of elders the senior apostle, who is the founder, set visionary, set man, and mature, there could be more then one apostle, but only the founder apostle will lead the elders, leading the elder’s means coordinator in cooperation with one another. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
We see here that the Apostle is first, Prophets are Second and Teachers are third. This is order of the Church. Here is a modern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28:
1.Apostles 2. Prophets 3. Teachers 4. Pastors 5. Evangelists 6. Prayer Ministry 7. Worship Ministry 8. Deliverance 9. Believers Ministry 10. Compassion Ministry11. Helps 12. Administrations
I have been working on this modern day interpretation of 1 Cor. 12:28, so it's not done yet. Keep an open Mind.
The Apostle ministers government, order, and revelation, He is the gatekeeper, and He has keys to give to the congregation, a prophet ministers vision, prophetic, now word, the teacher ministers the wisdom of the Word, and the application of the Word. These three are brought together into a holy team in the congregation to minister as one in grace of the Lord. This order of leadership, and it is the order of importation gifts of the church. –(1 Cor. 12:28)
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