A Shift in Leadership

Building Antioch Churches

beginning, and God granted us more understanding as we continued to teach. At the time, there were not many books on the subject of apostles and apostolic ministry. Most believed and taught that this ministry was not for the present-day Church. Now we have more material available than ever before. Jonathan David's book, Apostolic Strategies Affecting Nations, is a must to read and study. David Cannastraci's book, Apostles and the Emerging Apostolic Movement, and Roger Sapp's book, The Last Apostles on Earth, are also invaluable resource tools for today's Church. I have written several books on this subject, including Moving in the Apostolic, The Ministry Anointing of the Apostle, Fifty Truths Concerning Apostolic Ministry, The Apostolic Church, Presbyteries and Apostolic Teams, and Apostolic Ministry (a 50 Lesson Bible Course). I highly recommend that leaders read these books and begin to teach the truths to their congregations. One reason that teaching is so important is that people will not be able to make the shift unless they shift their minds. Most people have been trained to think pastorally. They have a parish mentality. They join a church and spend all of their time and energy maintaining the church and getting their needs met. All the resources for most local churches, both natural and spiritual, go into maintaining the local church and meeting the needs of the members. People come each Sunday to hear preaching and teaching and receive healing and encouragement. The pastor is expected to preach, counsel, marry, bury, and oversee the administration of the church. This is the way most believers have been trained, and this is their understanding of the church.

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