Have you heard of fivefold ministry, but don’t yet fully understand what it’s about? Summarized shortly, fivefold ministry is:
The five dimensions of Jesus character and ministry that he gave to us, the church, as gifts: to enjoy, to live out and to equip others in, so that his fullness will be more visible in this world.
Where does this concept come from? The Bible tells us in Ephesians:
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the statue of the fullness of Christ… (Ephesians 4:11-13)
How can you envision these five gifts and areas that Jesus gave to the church according to the Bible?