S7E27 - Healthy Apostolic Leadership. With Ken Fish, Richard J. Roberts & Joel Taylor

Register for Luminosity: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up for Prayer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orbis Prayer Ministry Network – Receive prayer for healing, prophecy, inner healing and deliverance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give - Orbis Ministries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In this episode of God Is Not a Theory, Ken Fish is joined by Richard J. Roberts and Joel Taylor for an insightful conversation about what healthy apostolic leadership really looks like.With more than forty years of church leadership experience—and a unique background in family medicine, psychotherapy, theology, and missional leadership—Dr. Richard Roberts brings a thoughtful perspective to one of the Church's most pressing questions: How do we cultivate leaders who build healthy, flourishing communities instead of unhealthy systems?Together, they explore the biblical model of leadership, contrasting today's organizational approaches with the New Testament vision of the Church as a spiritual family. They discuss why spiritual fatherhood matters, the dangers of pursuing titles and status, how authentic apostolic ministry produces communities rather than platforms, and why identity must always come before function.Topics Include:What healthy apostolic leadership looks likeWhy the Church is called to be a familySpiritual fathers and mothers in the KingdomThe problem with titles and statusLeadership through relationship instead of hierarchyWhy identity comes before functionBuilding genuine Christian communityFamily-based churches and church plantingThe role of hospitality in discipleshipCreating healthy cultures for future generationsWhether you lead a movement or simply love Jesus and serve in your local church, this is a clarifying, refreshing conversation about what the church was always meant to be.🔑 Key Takeaways"Apostle" is best understood as a description, not a titleIdentity precedes function—who we are comes before what we doThe church is fundamentally a family, not an organizationAuthority in the kingdom is exercised through relationship, not positionGenuine community, not big meetings, formed the early churchHospitality and shared life are central to missionSuffering, not status, marks true apostolic ministryFor every believer: ask who is discipling you, and whom you are disciplingHow to Engage with Orbis:Check out Ken's book: On the Road with the Holy SpiritPartner with Orbis Financially: GIVEAre you interested in learning about Holy Spirit-led ministry? Visit Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at [email protected] Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted on orbisministries.org under the Train tabDo you want to join Ken's private Facebook discussion group, "God is not a Theory?" Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis and a friend request to be added to it.📘 Check out Dr. Richard Roberts' book, Rediscovering Church as Networks: https://a.co/d/0hD3wTJW👉 This is Part 1 of 2. Next week, Dr. Roberts returns to discuss toxicity in the church and its leadership—don't miss it.#GodIsNotATheory #KenFish #JoelTaylor #RichardRoberts #ApostolicMinistry #ChurchLeadership #Discipleship #ChurchAsFamily #CharismaticChurch #KingdomOfGod #Ecclesiology #SpiritualFormation