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Originally Posted by pastorrick1959
yes i knew a FEW. they maynot be in every assembly ,should be , but maybot be . that would be according to how big ther congregation was and how they have been taught as well to pursue after callings and gifts!~
sam would you not say the 5 fold would be callings not gifts? just curious ..
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I believe that the reasoning behind there not being a full compliment of the ministries put in place for the church (even multiple people operating in the various ministries) would rest very heavily on teaching rather than church size.
The reason I feel this way is because in the days of the apostles most all the congregations were small groups meeting in homes and yet they had these ministries in operation.
The view that ministry is a vocation is one cause for this. The church is left with the view that there are those who are "in the ministry" and then there are the rest of us rather than seeing ministry as something we all do to and for one another as well as the understanding that these words used (apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher & evangelist) should be viewed less as "what we are" and viewed more often as "what we do".
Mindset issues can shut down the birthing & nurturing of a church full of ministers.
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