APEST – The Embodiment of Christ to the World

Mission's Edge Roundtable August 2021 Session:

All Nations, in cooperation with 5Q (5qcentral.com), has developed a course on the integration of the 5-fold ministry (Apostolic, Prophetic, Evangelistic, Shepherding, and Teaching) into missions from the beginning.

We believe that the five-fold functions (APEST) found in Ephesians 4 is one of the keys to unlocking and unleashing the potential held in the Body of Christ as a whole, as well as a primary tool for mobilizing and maturing disciples. As we start new initiatives, we need to engage APEST to grow in awareness and reimagine the possibility of Kingdom impact. Utilizing APEST furthers practical application, so that we can reactivate the potential of the Body of Christ.

Featuring:

Joshua Johnson trains and coaches others to ignite movements to Christ. He is a former English teacher and college basketball coach. He loves 2 Timothy 2:2 and is thrilled by the idea of exponential multiplication. He has spent seven years living in the Middle East and Asia catalyzing Disciple Making Movements. He has a Master's in Social and Civic Entrepreneurship from Bakke Graduate University.

Jessie Cruickshank is a nationally recognized leader in the fields of discipleship, neuroeducation, and experiential education. She has spent over a decade applying neuroeducation research to discipleship, ministry training, experiential education, adventure education, and organization development. She is an ordained Foursquare minister who serves the denomination at a regional and national level. Jessie is the co-creator/co-founder of the 5QCollective, coauthoring Activating 5Q: A User's Guide with Alan Hirsch. She also serves as the Lead Driver of 100Movements, an international collective of movement catalysts. She holds a Master's from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education and has edited several books on the application of neuroscience and cognitive psychology to the field of education.

Joshua and his wife integrated the five-fold ministry into their service in the Middle East in order to start a movement among Syrian refugees. He wrote about their experience and his work was published on 100Movements, the organization of 5Q's author Alan Hirsch, in October 2019.