Like a fine wine, A.P.E leaders need to develop well over time.

[This is part of a series on “How Do I Develop an Apostolic Leader?” You can read the other posts here.]

By Chris Nichols

Here’s the typical pattern.

A young, dynamic, energetic, gifted leader steps up and creates new energy and evangelistic zeal to a new (or existing) ministry context.  Exciting things happen and the work grows.  New dimensions are added and the work expands until the old structures can’t contain it any longer. The ministry begins to look for leadership to somehow get this new ministry animal in control and help it become sustainable.  It’s the crucial moment both for the ministry and for leaders.

Who are they going to look for to lead it into the next season of development?

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Young apostolic leaders have a spark that needs to be stoked into full-on flame!

[Check out “How to Identify an Apostolic Leader“]

By Eric Rafferty

When we look around the landscape of the church something is missing. Far too often, apostolic leaders are exiled instead of empowered, or when they do try new things, they fail and fall into isolation. What does it look like to empower apostolic leaders into fruitful maturity? Here are five things that every leader can do to empower young apostolic leaders (whether you are personally gifted for apostolic ministry or not!)

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Ministry may be blooming, but apostolic leaders are focused on the edge; where things haven’t blossomed yet.

[Also check out “How to Identify and Evangelist in Your Ministry“]

By Jon Hietbrink

For most of my life in the church, “apostle” has been something of a dirty word.

Either because it’s assumed to be an expired gift, or because we’ve so often seen it abused, most of us (even those of us who are gifted as apostolic leaders!) struggle with the idea of calling something “apostolic” and have difficulty finding the right language to identify this gift in its emerging forms. Toward that end, here are five key indicators that might evidence an apostolic gift at work in you or your community, and some reflection questions to help you identify the emerging apostolic leaders in your midst!

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I had the privilege of doing an hour podcast a few weeks ago with Church Planter Podcast. I was able to share about our InterVarsity work, Release the APE, and my concerns with evangelism in the church today. It was fun to kick around a few thoughts with them. Already, I have had one church planter contact me about partnering to reach a new campus in LA together. Pretty cool.

So if you want to hear what I had to say, or would like to subscribe to this weekly podcast, you can do so below.

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This is an amazing story from Nick Kwok, an awesome brother that I work with. I really hope this encourages you to seek God and ask him to speak to you and guide you in your ministry. He will speak unexpectantly! Do you believe that?

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It’s awkward to wait for people alone and get stood up…Just me & the lemonade…cool

By Beau Crosetto

“I am lonely.”

“I can’t do this anymore.”

“I don’t know if I have what it takes.”

“I think I could be doing something better with my life.”

“I am sure there are other things that I am better at that I could spend my time doing.”

If you have ever said something like this, then keep reading!

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