word carried a flexible range of meaning. But applying it to people today—when most Christians think of apostles as having extraordinary authority, like the Twelve and Paul—is sure to cause confusion. Theologian Wayne Grudem (himself a charismatic) agrees with the wisdom of setting aside the title of apostle. “It is noteworthy,” he says, “that no major leader in the history of the church—not Athanasius or Augustine, not Luther or Calvin, not Wesley or Whitefield—has taken to himself the title of