Unfolding the Kingdom An interview with DR . MARK J . CHIRONNA
How is the restoration of the 5-fold ministry essential for making an impact in the 7 mountains of society and culture ?
What does it mean to be a part of an apostolic movement ?
In Ephesians 1:9-10 , Paul makes this assertion :
“ He made known to us the mystery of His will , according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times , that is , the summing up of all things in Christ , things in the heavens and things on the earth .”
The mystery of God ’ s will for the whole of Creation is bound up in Christ , and there is a “ VIEW ” God holds to which He is administering all things in relation to the ultimate fullness of times , when He will sum up all things in Heaven and Earth in Christ . That is God ’ s “ view ” of where ‘ history is going .’ As Paul goes on to make his argument for this he explains that the sons and daughters of God not only will reign with Christ , they DO reign with the ascended Christ now . The expansion of the Kingdom into every dimension of the culture requires the ONGOING INCARNATION of Christ within every culture we take the Gospel to . Five-fold ministry is designed to equip the saints to incarnate Christ in every culture they invade . Cultural realities are shaped and formed by societal beliefs . Apostles , Prophets , Evangelists , Pastors , and Teachers , according to Paul , are part of the ascended Christ ’ s gifts to bring the Church to its full expression in the earth so that there can be a testimony of Jesus in every sphere and strata of society , rooted in the Culture of the Kingdom ( Ephesians 4 ). When all five aspects of Christ ’ s equipping ministry are flowing , goodness , beauty , and truth will find their expression in everything from education to economics and everything in-between .
When we think of the term apostolic , there are many dynamics associated with its use . One of the most important has to do with the fact that apostolic movements are ‘ generative ’, meaning capable of producing and creating offspring . In other words , an apostolic movement is capable of generating and creating things that have need and want to unfold , and reproducing things that will cause the future to
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