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2008 KINGDOMQUEST.NET
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
“Humility and Honor – A Kingdom Perspective” |
| October
28-31 – Clearwater, Florida
Tuesday
7:00 p.m. –
General Session – Brian Harrison Wednesday
8:30
a.m. – Prayer
9:00 a.m. – General Session – Janet Galligan
10:30
a.m. – Forum: “The Different Faces of the Same Church”
Dave
Shirkey – The Kingdom Expressed Through Church in Homes
Jim Leuschen –
The Kingdom Expressed Through Prayer and Healing
Bill Dockery – The Kingdom
Expressed Through Inner City Holistic Ministries
Jose Bosque – The Kingdom
Expressed Through City/Regional Church
12:30 p.m. – Lunch (provided)
7:00
p.m. – General Session – Paul Hunter Thursday
8:30
a.m. – Prayer
9:00 a.m. – General Session – Jack Walter
10:30
a.m. – Forum: “Global Apostolic Impact”
Paul Galligan
– Global Communion
Paul Hunter – Next Generation Entrepreneurial
Enabling
Jeff Ghiotto – Interacting With Other Ministries for Third World
Lift
Jeff Suttles – Developing Self-Supporting Ministries in the Third
World
12:30 p.m. – Lunch (provided)
7:00 p.m. – General Session
– Bill Clark Friday
9:00
a.m. – General Session – Don Atkin REGISTRATION
(includes two lunches) Before
September 1: $55 per individual. $100 per couple
Before October 20 deadline:
$75 per individual. $140 per couple Mail
to: KINGDOMQUEST, 1303 Curry Way, Matthews, NC 28104
OR, Pay by PayPal at www.Kingdomquest.Net
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| RECENT
ACTIVITIES
of apostolic companies within our global communion |
| Jeff
Ghiotto recently returned from Peru, and reports that God has put together a coalition
of ministries to build homes for earthquake victims. Paul
Galligan and team ministered in Mayamar, and then joined Jean Manning for ministry
in India. Paul will also be leading teams to Nigeria, Liberia and Kenya this spring.
Significant kingdom expansion is taking place, especially throughout the African
continent, through the emerging apostolic communion. Related
churches and ministries have channeled tens of thousands of dollars into Kenya
to provide relief for our brothers and sisters who have been affected by the uprisings. John
and Faith Aremu are conducting apostolic leadership training from their base in
Abuja, Nigeria. Paul
and Pam Hunter are in the latter days of a six-month stay in Uganda, where many
young people are being trained, marketplace enterprises initiated. Brian
Harrison and Jose Bosque ministered with Paul and Pam Hunter on the Leadership
Institute team for Next Generation Ministries in Uganda. Henry
and Ann Pulsifer are planning to spend several weeks in Nepal and India this spring. Jeff
and Anita Suttles recently visited Naranjito, Puerto Rico, where they built up
the church. Manolo
and Tania Lozada are returning to their assignment in Jinotega, Nicaragua, with
their new baby girl who was born recently in Puerto Rico. Tomy
and Feba Manuel also recently had a baby girl, and continue in church planting
in their home area of Trivandrum S. India. Jack
and Jan Walter spent nearly two weeks with a relating church in Clearwater, Florida,
teaching, training and equipping members for shepherding roles with a view toward
shepherding their communities. The
apostolic council of our global communion retreated for a few days recently to
pray and plan for the October International Leadership Conference. They adopted
the theme: “Humility and Honor – A Kingdom Perspective.” Forums
will also be held on “The Different Faces of the Same Church,” and “Global
Apostolic Impact.” Don
and Barbara Atkin
DonAtkin.com Kingdomquest.net |
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THE
URGENCY FOR
A GLOBAL COMMUNION OF APOSTLES
I
pray for them. I do not pray for the world
but for those whom You have given Me ~~~ that they may be one as We are ~~~As
You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world ~~~And the glory
which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one ~~~
that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have
loved Me. – John 17:9, 11, 18, 22, 23.
Restoring
the communion of apostles is essential to reforming the church. Many recognize and receive varying levels
of apostolic ministry. Full restoration
waits for the church to receive those who have been sent, without reservation
or limitation.
Apostles
must walk together in unity before this kind of trust and fidelity can be expected
from the body of Christ. The church will
be able to trust apostles who love and submit to one another. The fellowship of
the church is to flow from the fellowship of apostles:
That
which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship
with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
– I John 1:3.
The
glorious visible unity of the first apostles confirmed to the world that our Father
had sent His Son, and that He loved them as He loved Him. Their testimony regarding the new creation,
and heaven’s kingdom on earth, drew multitudes to a pure form of church. Their example offers us a pattern to emulate
as we address unresolved perversions left over from the Dark Ages.
THE
APOSTLES AND REFORMATION
Martin
Luther is credited with initiating the reformation of the church with the revelation
of justification by faith. Not much has
happened since then that can be honestly identified as reformation. In fact, there are so many forms of the
church today that much of the world has written us off. God is not the author of confusion.
The
restoration of the apostles must come before the reformation of the
church.
Apostles
are master builders, architects, with the revelation of God’s blueprint.
“All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore.” God gave authority to the apostles, and sent them with
the blueprint, the pattern. The
twelve apostles stood together as one man on the day of Pentecost. Apostles were on the scene before there were
New Testament prophets and teachers.
And
God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third
teachers. – I Corinthians
12:28.
Prophets
and teachers are equal in value and importance.
But, they are not master builders, and do not have the blueprint. Some tend to undergird forms and practices that
must be dramatically changed in the process of reforming the church after the
pattern. Apostles who attempt to fit into
the current religious system are compromising their grace as master builders.
Jesus said: No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment.
Prophets
will continue to blow varying and sometimes conflicting and confusing trumpets,
and teachers will continue down many rabbit trails, until God’s order is established
by the Holy Spirit. Prophets and teachers will find full release of authority,
and accuracy of anointing, when they are rightly aligned with apostles who are
rightly aligned with one another. Prophets will come alongside apostles as foundational
ministries, and teachers will build upon that foundation.
THE
APOSTLES AND DOCTRINE
The
early church ~ including prophets and teachers ~ was faithful to apostolic teaching
and authority.
And
they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine. – Acts 2:42.
Today,
there are many separating, segregating and denominating doctrines. A host of doctrines of flesh and demons have
divided the body of Christ.
Cultural
matters do legitimately affect doctrine and practice. The council at Jerusalem was necessitated by
cultural differences between Jews and Gentiles, and the varying beliefs and practices
that resulted.
The
communion of apostles led the way in keeping the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace. It will be today’s apostles,
in fellowship with one another, who will guide the varying persuasions of the
church into that unity and peace.
The
twelve apostles of the Lamb represented a global communion in the then-known world.
Our world is much larger today, and cultures are even more varied.
Advanced technology in communication gives us opportunity to respond in
faith to the call for global communion.
THE
APOSTLES AND THE FIVEFOLD
Communion
~ fellowship ~ among apostles includes everyone and everything that is meant to
flourish within their respective spheres. Prophets
are included. Teachers are included.
Pastors and evangelists are included. The
saints are included in this global communion.
There
is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all,
and through all, and in you all. But to
each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
– Ephesians 4:4-7.
It
is the grace of apostleship that will reform the church according to the
design of God. This grace is to be exponentially
released through our communion with one another.
Finally,
we acknowledge that, unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who
build it. We can only be prayerful,
watchful and responsive, as we see and join Him in what He is doing.
That’s what sons do!
You
may wish to read the Functional
Guidelines at www.Kingdomquest.Net.