WORD Gifts / The Gift of Apostleship

We are nearing the end of our WORD gifts series. If you remember our car analogy, the LOVE gifts are the tires giving us traction, and these WORD gifts are the steering wheel, providing direction and truth. Today, we’re looking at a steering wheel gift that takes the car completely off-road: The Gift of Apostleship. And, to be honest, "Apostle" is a heavy, intimidating word. Most people immediately think of the original Twelve Apostles, or Paul, or maybe a hyper-authoritative church leader on TV. Thus, we need to distinguish we're not referring to the "office" here, but the "gift". The word itself, apostolos in Greek, literally means "a sent one." The gift of Apostleship is the God-given ability to be sent out to pioneer, establish, and oversee new ministries or church communities.