Why a Return to APEST Is Essential to Multiplying the Church

Alan Hirsch shares his insights for engaging the Ephesians 4 fivefold ministry in your church

December 2, 2016

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Alan Hirsch

As the founding director of Forge Mission Training Network and a prolific author, Alan Hirsch is a preeminent voice in the Church. Specifically in the “movemental” nature of the Church. In this podcast from the Exponential conference, Alan explores how apostolic leadership provides new and missionally creative ways to advance multiplication.

Drawing from his work on The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church, Alan unpacks the fivefold ministry (APEST) Paul writes about in Ephesians 4: 11-13. He also explains how a return to it is essential for the multiplication of the Church.

Key Takeaways

A practical framework, complete with simple definitions, for using all 5 APEST characteristics
Insightful explanation of how Jesus embodies each of the APEST giftings
Why leadership is a calling within a larger calling
Practical ways to develop all five APEST giftings in everyone

Alan Hirsch is a frequent speaker at Exponential conferences and will be joining us at Exponential East 2017 to lead workshops focusing on the Church as movement.

The Permanent Revolution – Alan Hirsch

Alan Hirsch

ALAN HIRSCH is widely considered to be a global thought-leader on missional movements and leadership. Hirsch is the author of numerous award winning books including The Forgotten Ways, The Shaping of Things to Come, 5Q, ReJesus , Reframation, Untamed, and The Permanent Revolution. He has worked with churches and organizations across the world, but mainly in North America, Europe, and Australia. Alan is a founder of the Movement Leaders Collective, Forge Mission Training Network, and the 5Q Collective. He is movement mentor for NewThing International and is a consultant for Redeemer City To City among others. His experience includes leading a local church movement among the marginalized, developing training systems for innovative missional leadership, training leaders in movement dynamics, and heading up the mission and revitalization work of his denomination.

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