The Pulse of Christ

A Fivefold Training Manual

The Pulse of Christ: A Fivefold Training Manual

In Ephesians 4:1–16, Jesus gave five specific spiritual gifts for the equipping and building up of his body to display his fullness in the world: apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. But many of us don’t understand what these gifts are or how they can be activated on an individual, team, or church level.

Following Jesus’ model of learning by doing, this book will help:

Every person to discover and develop their fivefold gifts and design.
Every team to become more balanced, collaborative, and effective.
Every church to become a healthier body, functioning in all five gifts Jesus gave us.

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The Pulse of Christ - A Practical Tool

Packed with twenty-five practical exercises—five in each area—this training manual not only outlines why the fivefold is important for the health and maturity of the church, but it also shows how to equip others.

Designed to be simple, reproducible, and cross-cultural, this book is ideal for small groups, youth groups, missions teams, organizations, whole churches, church plants, and ministry schools.

Discover for yourself the powerful fivefold ministry Jesus designed for the church and be energized as the pulse of Christ pumps through your spiritual veins, infusing new life into your faith, your team, or your church.

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The Fivefold Training Manual - Also available as eBook!

The Pulse of Christ: A Fivefold Training Manual is available in eBook format for those traveling and wanting to keep things light, or for those who live in countries where the paperback is hard to get. Otherwise, the paperback is recommended to be able to hand write reflections, key thoughts, and responses to the questions.

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Unique features

25 Practical Exercises

Have you ever wondered what fivefold ministry might look like in practice? The Training Manual contains 25 exercises, 5 for each of the functions, to discover where you are gifted and to collaborate and grow with others. The 2nd edition includes brand new as well as improved exercises, each optimized for group dynamics.

Diagrams and Tables

The 2nd edition also contains many pages of new content, including a more detailed gospel message, additional diagrams, a detailed table on "How are the gifts in Ephesians 4 different from the other gifts?" and, of course, the biblical basis of Ephesians 4:1-16 explained verse by verse.

Training manual format

The layout of a wide workbook format enables you to have space to engage in the exercises and write reflections, key thoughts, and responses.

What others are saying

"Nathan has been a long-time practitioner and thinker using the APEST typology of ministry. This book is a hard-won resource and will prove to be an invaluable resource for your church or organization."

Alan Hirsch, Founder of 5Q Collective, 100 Movements and Forge iInternational, and author of numerous books on missional leadership, organization, and spirituality, including 5Q

„The Pulse of Christ is an engaging, impactful, and valuable resource on APEST. Both deep and substantial in its thinking and content, it is also a light, engaging, and compelling read. A great resource that can be journeyed through individually but will have huge value if undertaken as a team. With helpful exercises to ground the content and engage others in the discussion and application, this book will help bring individuals and churches into greater fullness and maturity through APEST awareness and activation. I highly recommend both Nathan and this book."

Rich Robinson, Director of 5Q Collective; Founder and Leader of Catalyse Change and Movement Leaders Collective

"Get out of your comfort zone and join Nathan in this practical and inspirational work that will lead you to get into the “faith zone.” For fifteen years, Nathan has lived out his own book—creating ministries, discipling many, and inspiring many, many more!"

David Irby, Founder and CEO, Surge Soccer International

"Nathan is a fresh, creative voice in the dialogue of the fivefold ministry. He writes from a deep commitment to empower and equip believers to pursue and experience a thriving community of faith. The explanations are relatable and insightful, but the best contributions are the powerful application exercises that call for personal encounters with the heart of the fivefold lifestyle. This manual offers an amazing invitation to all who are curious and courageous enough to refresh God’s dynamic of the church."

Bonnie Wozniak, Founder and CEO of Real Change Global Coaching Corporation

"As someone new to the teaching of the fivefold ministry, this practical “how-to” guide allows me to begin the journey of what it means to be an apostle. Filled with helpful exercises for each gift, they are all based in prayer. Through this book, I not only found myself becoming more competent in the giftings, I found myself closer to Christ."

Brian Schwarberg, Lead - Vision & Direction, Cherry Hills Church

"From the beginning, Nathan announces that every Jesus follower is to live a maturing, life on mission. Then throughout the book, he offers exercises that help us to get a picture of how we are specifically created with gifts to carry out that mission. For those who have questions about the various “gift-lists” in the New Testament, Nathan gives us clarity, focusing on Ephesians 4 as the core Scripture. A good resource for personal and group discipleship."

Daryl Smith, Professor Emeritus - Mentoring and Leadership, School of Urban Ministry, Asbury Theological Seminary