A Shift in Leadership

Developing Teams

Apostles will mobilize large groups of people for ministry. Jesus released the twelve, and then He released the seventy. They were able to duplicate His ministry of preaching, healing, and deliverance throughout Israel. He then released the disciples to go into all the world and teach all nations. The apostolic ministry is one of duplication and multiplication. The Church should not have to depend upon mission boards and Para church ministries to fulfill the Great Commission. The Church is responsible for destroying the gates of hell. Teams make it possible for more people to exercise their gifts. When the responsibilities of ministry are shared, more people get involved. As more people come into the Kingdom, we will have no choice but to develop and release teams. The needs of humanity are too great. If we are believing for a harvest, we must prepare to meet their needs. God has released an abundance of gifts to meet the needs of the lost. We are living in a day of abundance of grace. The apostolic ministry is a ministry of great grace (Acts 4:33). When we started our deliverance ministry, we were overwhelmed by the number of people who came for ministry. We had to quickly train hundreds of deliverance workers to minister to those needing help. The same was true concerning prophetic ministry. The response to the prophetic was overwhelming. We had to train hundreds of people to be able to minister the Word of the Lord to those who came for ministry. People respond to the supernatural. Everywhere Jesus went, He was overwhelmed by the crowds. He had to train and release a team to minister to the multitudes.

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