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Five Fold Ministry
What is Five Fold ministry?
The Five-Fold Ministry doctrine is derived from Ephesians 4:11 "And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers..."
The best explanation of the Five Fold Hand is described as such: The Apostle (thumb) is able to reach over and touch all other gifts; the Prophet (index finger) points to the heart of the matter; the Evangelist (middle finger) reaches out the farthest; the Pastor (ring finger) is married to the flock; and the Teacher (little finger) balances everything out, and... is the only one that will (should) fit in your ear!
Freedom in Christ Church operates with all FIve Fold gifts functioning through the Saints of God and demonstrating those gifts that He has anointed us with.
The function of our five-fold ministry is to equip the saint. It is not to lord over, but to walk in maturity being willing to live a lifestyle pleasing to the Father. Demonstrating the fruit of the spirit in bonds of love. It demands each minister to move from servant to Son from slave to children.
Goal: Unity in the Body of Christ Eph. 4
1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8This is why it says:
"When he ascended on high,
he led captives in his train
and gave gifts to men." 9(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
