A Shift in Leadership

A Shift in Leadership

come. In order to transition successfully, a new wineskin must be developed. Leadership must concentrate on developing this new wineskin. The structure and format of the church must change. One cannot be afraid to change the structure of the church in order to create a new wineskin. The models of the past will not be sufficient to handle what God is doing today. We must receive the new blueprints that the Holy Spirit is giving us. Apostles are wise master builders (1 Corinthians 3:10). They are spiritual architects. They build by revelation, not tradition. Many of the models that leaders used to build are outmoded and outdated. We must upgrade our technologies and build according to the current patterns being released from heaven. The blueprints are here. We need to embrace them and believe they provide a structure that will cause a greater degree of blessing and glory to be released. You cannot put the new wine into old wineskins. The wineskins must change. There is no way to get around this truth. This is why apostles must be in place. The ministry of apostle is the new order of ministry for the outpouring of the new wine. Apostolic churches are new wineskins. The apostolic anointing is the only anointing capable of overseeing and releasing all believers into the fullness of what the Holy Spirit is releasing. Most churches governed by a pastoral mentality have not been able to release the gifts of God fully. Many pastors are afraid to release prophesy, deliverance, and other supernatural ministries for fear of losing control.

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