If I asked you where you could find references to the five fold ministry in the Bible, I’m sure you’d refer me to Ephesians 4:11-12. Perha...
Why is My Church Not Growing? How Numbers Help
It’s a huge question some church leaders ask: “Why is my church not growing?” It opens the doors for lots of analysis and examinatio...
Why Your Church Culture Will Make or Break You
A few years ago, a church invited me to work with them and give insights into their leadership team processes and church culture. Of particular intere...
Is Your Church Government Biblical?
This post on church government and governance structure and models is a landing page for other posts related to this subject that go into much more de...
Running Effective Church Board Meetings
This post, which looks at effective church board meetings, is the fifth and final post in a series on church boards. We’ve previously looked at ...
How To Choose Church Board Members
This post, which looks at how to choose church board members, is the third post in a series on church boards. We’ve previously looked at why chu...
Church Board Structure: A How-To Guide
This post, which looks at church board structure, is the fourth post in a series on church boards. We’ve previously looked at why church boards ...
Defining Church Board Responsibilities
This post, which looks at church board responsibilities, is the second post in a series on church boards. In my previous post, I proposed that church ...
Church Boards: All You Need To Know
Church boards: essential part, inconvenient obstacle, or irrelevant forum? Over the years, I’ve heard various accounts of how different boards f...
Defining an Apostolic Church
This post is part of a series on building an apostolic and prophetic foundation. Links to other posts in this series can be found at the end of this a...
Developing A Church Prophetic Culture
I asked my friend Julian Adams to write something on developing a prophetic culture in a church. Here it is for your enjoyment! I have also devel...
15 Keys to Church Health: Introduction
This is the first post in a series looking at 15 keys to church health. For a couple of years, I worked for a megachurch in California, in a church le...
Building A Healthy Church: What You Need To Know
Building a healthy church is a noble aspiration. Moving from aspiring to actual is the challenge many of us face. I wrote this guide to help church le...
What Are The Fivefold Ministries?
What are the fivefold ministries? When we hear that term, I’m sure many things spring to mind. If you are sceptical, horror stories, caricatures...
What Is The Prophetic?
What is the prophetic? When people talk about the prophetic, what do they mean? In this article, I’ll answer these questions. This post is an ex...
Understanding 5 Fold Ministry Gifts
How should we understand how 5 fold ministry gifts of Ephesians 4:11 work? Well, have you ever thought about voices? Scientists have realised that fin...
What Is APEST? The Ultimate Guide
What is APEST? It’s a synonym for the fivefold ministry from Ephesians 4:11 – apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd (pastor), and teacher...
What Is The 5 Fold Ministry?
When we hear the phrase ‘5 fold ministry’, I’m sure many things spring to mind. If you are sceptical, horror stories, caricatures, q...
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