Sometimes the most profound things in life are the simplest. That's easy to lose sight of when we think about teaching. We think of vast knowledge or deep wells of wisdom. These are good things, but without the ability to communicate and transmit those things they do not constitute the gift of teaching on their own. Pastor Mike finishes our series on the Gifts of the Son with a look first at what the teaching gift is not, then what it is. Finally he leaves us with action steps on how to respond to those with the gift of teaching as hearers of God's Word.
Part 6: Shepherd
June 13, 2021 • Mike Foell
Not an office, not the responsibility of the select few in vocational ministry, we're all called to care for those around us. That is the very role of the pastor (or shepherd) in the Church. While some are more gifted to do this well, we're all charged with the responsibility. Pastor Mike continues our series through the Gifts of the Son with the Gift of the Shepherd and what that means practically in each of our lives.
Part 5: Evangelist
June 6, 2021 • Cami Wittwer
What do you think of when you hear the word "evangelist"? Maybe people like Billy Graham and Greg Laurie? Maybe people handing out Bible tracts or standing on street corners with bull horns? Like much of our conversation around Divine Placement and the five-fold ministry, we have painted a cultural picture of the evangelist that isn't what the Bible says. Pastor Cami opens up the text to see how the evangelist functions in the Church and how the evangelistic gift plays out in our day-to-day lives.
Part 4: Prophet
May 30, 2021 • Mike Foell
We continue our series through the Gifts of the Son and the five-fold ministry with a look at the prophetic gifting. We usually think of a prophet as someone who tells the future. That can be a part of it, but Pastor Mike Foell unpacks here the multiple ways that prophets function both in the first-century Church and the Church of today. You may be surprised to find how the prophetic gift functions in your own life without even realizing it.
Part 3: Apostle
May 23, 2021 • Cami Wittwer
The word "apostle" can be intimidating at times. Of course we think of Jesus first 12 followers during His earthly ministry. Or maybe you think of Paul, who wrote most of the New Testament of the Bible. The design of the Church is the same now as it was then. We need all systems to function well. The apostolic gifting is no exception. People with this gift are visionary, creative, innovative, and purpose driven and they function in this way both inside and outside of the Church.
Over the next several weeks we will be going through each of the five parts of the five-fold ministry. We invite you to posture to hear from the Lord on how He has crafted and gifted you you function within the Church and to serve the world for His glory.
Part 2: The Responsibility of Equipping
May 16, 2021 • Mike Foell
The harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few. What can we do about that? As churches and followers of Jesus we have the responsibility to equip those in our care and each other to the ministry that God sets before us. We have to opportunity to learn and grow in our giftings and to see people fulfill the God-given calls on their lives as they develop into the people He has designed them to be.
Part 1: Function & Calling of The Church
May 2, 2021 • Cami Wittwer
The Church, like many things, has a variety of systems that are designed to help it function. The body wouldn't function at its optimal level without a healthy circulatory system. Likewise, The Church is the most effective when it's members are operating in all of the gifts the Lord has designed us with. Lose or neglect one and the Church becomes less effective.
This week, Pastor Cami begins a new series on the Gifts of the Son and how we work together to advance the Kingdom of God on Earth.
