THE NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCHES

Edited by

C. Peter Wagner

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Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1. The New Apostolic Reformation

Seasons of Research

Unity + Gifts = Growth

Growth: A Story of New Wineskins

Four Crucial Questions

Wineskins of the 1990s

A Churchquake!

1. A New Name

2. New Authority Structure

3. New Leadership Training

4. New Ministry Focus

5. New Worship Style

6. New Prayer Forms

7. New Financing

8. New Outreach

9. New Power Orientation

Conclusion

Part One: Based in the United States

2. Antioch Churches and Ministries

Is God Real?

Gospel Ministry or Gospel Business?

The Local Church Is Central

New Testament Church Government

Personal Relationships Are Vital

Who Is in Charge?

Apostles and Prophets Together

Training Leaders

Ordination

Accountability

Financial Principles

The Antioch Stewardship Council

Global Outreach

Church Planting

Restoring the Role of Manhood

Women in Ministry

Where Do We Go from Here?

3. Crusaders Church and International Ministries of Prophetic and Apostolic Churches

Awakening to the Role of Apostles

A Vision for the World

Teams for the Nations

Pulling Down Strongholds

The Model of Acts

An Apostolic Network

What Is IMPAC?

Releasing New Apostles

Passport Sunday

The Model of Antioch

Planting New Churches

Where Are We Headed?

Praying for Apostolic Ministries

Conclusion

4. Grace Presbytery

God’s Power Fell in Waco!

Why “Grace Presbytery”?

What Is Our Presbytery’s Philosophy of Ministry?

1. Relationships are essential to the Body of Christ

2. The kingdom of God advances best through the cooperative effort of the Church

3. Structure can both promote and inhibit life

4. The role of translocal ministry is to help each local church develop to its maximum potential

Grace Presbytery’s World Outreach

1. Fathering churches through translocal input from seasoned ministries

2. Fostering leadership through practical and academic training in a formal setting (Grace Presbytery School of Ministry) and discipleship in the local church

3. Facilitating new church planting through ...