Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Gifts for the church...from Jesus

In Ephesians 4 we read about the gifts that Christ has given to the Church: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. In most local churches, we hear about the pastor as the leader... so how could we make room for all of the other leadership gifts in one church? Should we try to do so? Do you think that most pastors are willing to share the leadership role with these 'others'? How might a local church operate with all five of these leadership gifts functioning at the same time... or is it even possible? Should some of these gifts operate primarily with more than one local assembly? Do we actually appreciate the gifts that Jesus has given us? Just wondering...