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    Apostles 101: Emerging Aposltes & Apostolic Centers
    Apostles 101: Emerging Aposltes & Apostolic Centers
    Apostles 101: Emerging Aposltes & Apostolic Centers
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    Apostles 101: Emerging Aposltes & Apostolic Centers

    By Jonathan Ferguson

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    Learn the apostolic, its origin & historical emergence, its administrations, its attributes, and other key factors that define what it is to be an apostle. Discover three major historical shifts in the Book of Act's Church leadership structure, and understand their prophetic significance pertaining to today's current apostolic & prophetic movements.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonathan Ferguson
    Release dateDec 19, 2014
    ISBN9781311363251
    Apostles 101: Emerging Aposltes & Apostolic Centers

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      Pretty good grasp of five-fold ministry but failed to deliver on how apostolic centers actually work.

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    Apostles 101 - Jonathan Ferguson

    Apostles 101

    Emerging Apostles & Apostolic Centers

    Jonathan Ferguson

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    Contents

    Paradigms for New Patterns

    Apostles & Their Historical Emergence

    The Prophetic Significance of Apostolic Emergence

    The Administrations of Apostleship

    The Seal, The Signs, & The Mysteries of Apostles

    Apostolic Measures & Maturity

    The Antioch Pattern for Apostolic Centers

    Emerging Apostolic Centers

    Paradigms for New Patterns

    Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

    One day, while reading the previous verse, I realized that Jesus did a lot more than promise that the believer would receive power therein. I noticed that He also gave the early Church a prophetic blueprint concerning how they would advance the Kingdom of God.

    This strategy, once implemented, would cause massive growth and expansion to come to the Church. The results would in fact be that the entire planet would be touched by His presence and power by way of His Church.

    It is in the light of such that I believe the anointing to revive and reclaim whole cities and nations is coming back to our generation. However, this type of anointing will require the administration of apostles and apostolic centers, which leads to my next point.

    It is easy to look at Acts 1:8 and realize how the Church would touch the world, but we often overlook the changes that came about in the Church throughout the successive chapters in the book of Acts in order for this to take place. These changes are why I was led to write this book. I believe that similar shifts are upon us again as the Church progresses the more.

    The way we do ministry is shifting because of how the forward movement of the church is requiring a fresh leadership model. In fact, I will show you how this current leadership shift is similar to the various leadership shifts that took place throughout the book of Acts as the prophetic promise of Acts 1:8 began to play out.

    And believe it or not, the church of today is likewise advancing despite all the conflict that is in the world. Don’t ever let anyone convince you otherwise. God is raising up a people who understand that trouble does not stop the apostolic anointing—it rather feeds it and aids it in growing stronger.

    Light in the Darkness

    There is so much fear being spewed through the news media concerning the economy, the government, terrorism, epidemics, injustice, and the like that we often forget how the glory is designed to rise and shine the brightest as darkness covers the earth (Isaiah 60:1-2). Joseph is a great example of how God can raise up a glory carrier to be a Kingdom strategist in a world that seems to be falling apart.

    It was Joseph that God had given the wisdom and the strategy necessary to accumulate wealth for the nation of Egypt while the rest of the world was losing its economy. The lesson in this is that God never allows a problem to surface without raising up a people who have the solution.

    Therefore, the reality is that the conditions in the world today are ripe for a greater expression of God’s Kingdom to emerge. Acknowledging this forces us to change our perspectives concerning various conflicts that may arise in our nations. We become more aware that the reason the earth is convulsing in climate changes and the like is because it is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19, 22).

    This means that this emergence is not for apostles only, but for all believers. However, we have to begin understanding the apostolic like never before because of how it participates in governing the progressive moves of the Spirit that come about as the sons of God arise and assume their rightful places.

    Paradigms for New Patterns

    When I look at what many refer to as commercial ministry or mega-church and contrast it with the current apostolic and prophetic community it disturbs me. It bothers me because when I read the book of Acts, I see the authentic apostolic being as mega as mega could ever be.

    I think our pride keeps us from realizing that the ministries we often consider as shallow, carnal, backslidden, worldly, and the like should not be advancing more than we are if we say we have something more to offer to the world. I also think that we’d rather criticize the fruit of others instead of doing introspection and figuring out why we are not progressing in the way that we should.

    Although I began this chapter bringing to light things that I believe we over look in Acts 1:8, the one thing I believe that anyone can spot out in the text is that we will have power and that we will touch the world with that power. Think about it. I will be expounding upon the apostolic and unveiling a leadership strategy that many around the world are beginning to implement and see advancement in their ministries, BUT if all of our apostolic revelations and strategies do not include worldwide impact and transformation what is the point?

    I believe with all of my heart that the revelations God

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