Spiritual Gifts/Apostleship

     The gift of evangelism that we looked at yesterday is often paired with the gift of apostleship. Other gifts may be present in this unique gifting such as faith, encouragement, leadership and teaching. Those with the gift of apostleship have a heart to start and develop new churches, to work cross-culturally or to impact multiple ministries.

     The term, “sent out” is the common term for a missionary. Working with a group of inner city kids or working with several diverse groups in ministry might describe someone with this gift. Paul wrote much of the New Testament as an apostle to the Gentiles. Paul set up many churches, including one in the city of Ephesus.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.  Ephesians 1;1

     If you have a missionary’s heart and the ability to plant churches and easily work cross-culturally with an entrepreneurial spirit this might be your unique and rare gift.

Dear Lord,

We thank You for the leadership of those with the gift of apostleship. Planting, building and forming new churches across the world is happening in miraculous ways. We thank You for every single person working under the challenging and blessed gift of apostleship.

Amen