The Pulse of Christ:

In Ephesians 4:7-11, Jesus gave five specific spiritual gifts for the equipping and building up of the church to display his fullness in the world, yet only two are primarily used today -- pastors and teachers. It's fair to say this is an insufficient representation of Christ. What would the potential be of the missing sixty percent -- apostles, prophets and evangelists -- being activated as well? Could it be that every believer has latent potential in these five areas? Following Jesus' model of learning by doing -- not passive information transfer -- this practical training manual in the fivefold ministry of Christ will be energizing. It will infuse new life into your Christianity as the pulse of Christ pumps through your spiritual veins. These practical exercises will stimulate atrophying muscles to spiritual growth. More importantly, it will glorify Jesus as His whole body is activated.

In this fivefold training manual, you will find twenty-five practical exercises in five areas, such as:
• How to start a new ministry and multiply it – (apostle)
• How to form an encouraging, strengthening or comforting word - (prophet)
• How to start spiritual conversations (hint: It's not what you think) – (evangelist)
• How to create an atmosphere of community and care - (shepherd)
• How to read and dissect the Bible yourself and teach others – (teacher)

These exercises are designed to be simple, reproducible, and cross-cultural for any Christian who wants to go deeper. They can be used to equip individuals, youth groups, adult small groups, missions teams, whole churches or in ministry schools. Discover for yourself the powerful fivefold ministry prototype Jesus designed for the church, and be amazed as he reveals to you your part.