Leadership Tips
A publication

Leadership Development and Church Ministries
Open Bible Churches Compiled by Dr. Paul Leavenworth Fall-Winter 2004-05

LEADERSHIP QUOTES
Apostles and Prophets ____________________________________________________
“It was [Christ] who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11-13, NIV “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Ephesians 2:19-22, NIV “… an apostle [is] one who is called and sent by Christ to have the spiritual authority, character, gifts and abilities to successfully reach and establish people in Kingdom truth and order, especially through founding and overseeing local churches.” David Cannistraci, Pastor and author “The New Apostolic Reformation is an extraordinary work of God at the close of the twentieth century, which is, to a significant extent, changing the shape of Protestant Christianity around the world… In virtually every region of the world, these new apostolic churches constitute the fastest growing segment of Christianity.” C. Peter Wagner, Seminary teacher and author “I dream about the church of Jesus Christ experiencing a new flexibility in the coming days. New churches will be birthed by the Holy Spirit to provide new wineskins for the coming harvest… Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers