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Apostles and Prophets

Roland Allen: predecessor of modern Missional and Apostolic ideals

November 23, 2011

It is almost 100 years since Roland Allen published his at the time intensely controversial book, Missionary Methods, ours or St Pauls? It is a book that has been strikingly influential with today both those from the “missional” wing of the church and is still cited and read both by those who advocate a return [...]

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Prophecy today: Hearing the Holy Spirit for Yourself – Keith Hazel

November 22, 2011

I had a fantastic weekend listening to the man I am officially nicknaming “the Gentle Prophet.” If you are intrigued as to what a non-freaky modern day prophetic ministry could look like, this video sermon is well worth a watch: Download options at Hearing the Holy Spirit for Yourself – Keith Hazel.

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300 Leaders – Dave Devenish and Mike Betts

November 18, 2011

Yesterday I promised to blog about the two other speakers at the next 300 Leaders conference. Dave Devenish should be no stranger to regular readers of this blog, as I have serialised a chapter of his outstanding book Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission, and interviewed him. His is a remarkable man who gave up a successful [...]

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Apostles today? Part Four – What do they look like in practice?

June 29, 2011

The following post is from Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission by David Devenish, copyright 2011 reproduced with permission from Authentic Media. Those who are recognized as apostles by particular church networks are sometimes accused of making themselves equivalent to Paul or Peter, but this is not the case. In the similar context of prophets today, Jack [...]

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Apostles today? Part Three – Witnesses of the resurrection?

June 28, 2011

The following post is from Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission by David Devenish, copyright 2011 reproduced with permission from Authentic Media. Witnesses of the Resurrection? What then about the claim that to be an apostle someone must have seen Jesus in his resurrection? This assertion is based on 1 Corinthians 9, where Paul is justifying his [...]

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Apostles today? Part Two – Do Ephesians 4 ministries continue?

June 27, 2011

The following post is from Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission by David Devenish, copyright 2011 reproduced with permission from Authentic Media. Only Some of the Ministries Continue Today? We now turn to the third view: that the gifts of the Holy Spirit still continue today, but not the gift of the apostle. This view acknowledges that [...]

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Are there apostles today? A series by Dave Devenish

June 24, 2011

The following post is from Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission by David Devenish, copyright 2011 reproduced with permission from Authentic Media. Many years ago, my wife and I were leading a walking holiday in the Lake District (a beautiful region of northern England) with the youth group in our church. We had been joined by a [...]

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What Kind of House? Apostles, their delegates, multiculturalism, prayer, worship, & mission

June 21, 2011

This is the second part of a set of notes on Terry Virgo’s first session at 300 Leaders. I have previously shared the video and downloads for the whole talk. 3. There was Barnabus. He had been sent. The Apostles were staying in Jerusalem. People have written about whether that was right or wrong. But [...]

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Prophecy Q and A from two American prophetically gifted men

October 22, 2010

I have met and respect greatly Sam Poe, Keith Hazel and Brian Mowrey. This Q and A on prophecy will be of much interest to many of my readers. The full video is here: The following specific questions are asked. Watch the Confluence Blog for the specific videos What is prophecy? What’s the difference between [...]

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Terry Virgo: “apostolic” vs. “missional”

July 29, 2010

Today’s video may challenge some of your preconceptions. In it Terry Virgo is asked if there is a difference between being apostolic and missional. In it he argues that the main task of apostles was not to write Scripture, and says that most Evangelicals today have only been taught to obey the Bible as individuals [...]

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INTERVIEW – Jeremy Simpkins

January 31, 2010

On my recent visit to northern England, I was able to interview the leader of the Newfrontiers North team. I was deeply impressed with what I saw and heard during the day as his team of around 100 people gathered. God is doing a great work in the North of England and many healthy growing [...]

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Driscoll in Australia

August 21, 2008

Driscoll had a fascinating and substantial video interview with the Sydney Anglicans which I just had to draw to your attention. Intriguingly they are happy to describe him as “Apostle to the generation wired“! The fact that he can be well received by both Newfrontiers and the Sydney Anglicans says a lot about the ministry [...]

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Ed Stetzer on Modern Day "apostles"

August 1, 2008

Ed Stetzer has a great post discussing the concept of apostolic work today. He has some great links many of which would on first glance describe a view very similar to that which I hold. There almost seems to be a consensus emerging that recognises the need for some kind of apostolic role today (though [...]

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TOAM08 – Sam Poe & Phil Wilthew – Pastors and Prophets Building Together

July 11, 2008

This morning I attended the last session of the Leaders’ training track, Prophetic Encounter, led by Sam Poe and Phil Wilthew. Today’s session looked at “Pastors and Prophets Together Building the Church.” I also was able to get to the two previous sessions, which I summarized at these pages: Apostles and Prophets Together on a [...]

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TOAM08 – Keith Hazell – Prophets and Prophets Together: A Fuller Picture

July 10, 2008

This morning I attended the second session of the training track, Prophetic Encounter. This session was entitled “Prophets and Prophets Together Giving a Fuller Picture.” The New Testament refers to prophetic bands. Prophets working together often results in releasing the prophetic gift in greater measure, to the enhancement and greater health of the local church. [...]

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TOAM08 – Apostles and Prophets Together on a Mission

July 9, 2008

This morning I attended the first segment of the training track, Prophetic Encounter. Today’s session, “Apostles and Prophets Together on a Mission,” emphasized that there is great strength in apostles and prophets working together. They are often seen as complementary gifts in the early church as they help to lay foundations and bring adjustment to [...]

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VIDEO – Ed Stetzer Interview – Is Missional and Apostolic the Same Thing?

June 15, 2008

As we continue, I cheekily asked Ed if he thinks missional and apostolic are synonymous. Interestingly, the word missionary is the Latin word used in the vulgate Bible to translate apostle from the Greek.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW – Terry and Wendy Virgo on Itinerant Ministry and the Family

June 4, 2008

UPDATEThe written transcript of this segment of my interview is now available to read here. Yesterday I began an interview with Terry and Wendy Virgo. We talked a little about what they do and how Terry came to speak at New Word Alive. Wendy begins this section of our interview talking about sharing in Terry’s [...]

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Four or Five-Fold Ministry in Ephesians 4?

March 2, 2008

More than once I have been accused of appropriating Lloyd-Jones to my charismatic cause. Today I want to restart my MLJ Monday tradition by sharing a quote which comes from a context where the Doctor is strongly disagreeing with one of my positions. He is talking about the so-called Ephesians 4 ministries. The Doctor divides [...]

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Mark Driscoll on Qualifications of a Church Leader

February 27, 2008

I had planned on an early night tonight! However, despite my best intentions, this session looks like it will keep me up late once more tonight. I may duck out half way through if I can’t keep my eyes open. Driscoll began by claiming that, statistically, the only variable that makes a difference to the [...]

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