In Ephesians 4:1-16, Jesus gave five specific spiritual gifts for the equipping and building up of his body to display his fullness in the world: apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. But many of us don't understand what these gifts are or how they can be activated on an individual, team, or church level.

Following Jesus' model of learning by doing, this book will help:

• Every person to discover and develop their fivefold gifts and design.
• Every team to become more balanced, collaborative, and effective.
• Every church to become a healthier body, functioning in all five gifts Jesus gave us.

Packed with twenty-five practical exercises-five in each area-this training manual not only outlines why the fivefold is important for the health and maturity of the church, but it also shows how to equip others, releasing every member in their gifts so the body functions in all five areas to represent the fullness of Christ.

Designed to be simple, reproducible, and cross-cultural, this book is ideal for small groups, youth groups, missions teams, organizations, whole churches, church plants, and ministry schools.

Discover for yourself the powerful fivefold ministry Jesus designed for the church and be energized as the pulse of Christ pumps through your spiritual veins, infusing new life into your faith, your team, or your church.



Preface to the Second Edition 

Preface



PART ONE: CHECKING THE PULSE-CORE FIVEFOLD CONCEPTS

Introduction: The Necessity of "How" 

1 The Full Representation of Christ 

2 The Biblical Case for All Five 

3 Developing Five Dimensions

PART TWO: ACTIVATING THE PULSE-PRACTICAL FIVEFOLD EXERCISES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Before You Start the Exercises 

4 The Apostolic Exercises: Pioneering, Progressing, Planting 

5 The Prophetic Exercises: Presence, Prayer, Perspective 

6 The Evangelistic Exercises: Relating, Re-Gospeling, Reconciling 

7 The Shepherding Exercises: Connecting, Caring, Creating Community 

8 The Teaching Exercises: Exegeting, Explaining, Enlightening 

Final Thoughts: Synergy for the King(dom) 

Bonus Material: His Pulse in You-The Gospel of the King(dom) Recommended Fivefold Reading 

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