Are There Modern Day Apostles?
Episode Summary:
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the role of an apostle and the importance of understanding its meaning when using the term.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Are there modern-day apostles?
Why are we asking this question right now?
Are bishop and apostle the same thing?
What is an apostle?
What about Ephesians 4? Is that indicating that “apostle” is an office?
Do the apostles ever provide instructions or character qualifications for what an officer who is an apostle would need to be?
What's the risk of calling someone an apostle?
What motivates someone who aspires to the title of apostle? What motivates people who gravitate toward having leaders with the title of apostle?
How does this affect the church?
Why is this language so common in church planter circles? What is an “apostolic gift”?
Where does authority lie?
Helpful Definitions:
Apostle: One who is sent by Christ to testify about the resurrection in the first century.
Essential Authority: Belongs to the testimony of God in his Word, in Christ, and in the created order by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Entrusted Authority: Is derivative, ordained, or granted.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Ephesians 2:19, 1 Corinthians 9:1-2, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Corinthians 14:37-38, Acts 19, Ephesians 6
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