Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the role of an apostle and the importance of understanding its meaning when using the term.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Are there modern-day apostles?
• Why are we asking this question right now?
• Are bishop and apostle the same thing?
• What is an apostle?
• What about Ephesians 4? Is that indicating that “apostle” is an office?
• Do the apostles ever provide instructions or character qualifications for what an officer who is an apostle would need to be?
• What's the risk of calling someone an apostle?
• What motivates someone who aspires to the title of apostle? What motivates people who gravitate toward having leaders with the title of apostle?
• How does this affect the church?
• Why is this language so common in church planter circles? What is an “apostolic gift”?
• Where does authority lie?

Helpful Definitions:

• Apostle: One who is sent by Christ to testify about the resurrection in the first century.
• Essential Authority: Belongs to the testimony of God in his Word, in Christ, and in the created order by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Entrusted Authority: Is derivative, ordained, or granted.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Ephesians 2:19, 1 Corinthians 9:1-2, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Corinthians 14:37-38, Acts 19, Ephesians 6
• Deep Discipleship Program

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