Sacred Roots Thriving In Ministry - Apprenticed by the Early Church

22 • T he E vangel G athering • S acred R oots T hriving in M inistry : A pprenticed by the E arly C hurch

F. Delight : We are satisfied as we explore what it means to live faithfully.

1. We will grow in our love for Christ.

2. We will admire our spiritual “stock.”

3. We will experience real satisfaction in the ways they addressed the connection of the Faith and our lives together.

III. The Principle of Apprenticeship: Leadership as Representation ( The Role of Fomal Proxy: Leadership as Representation )

John 8.31-32 (ESV) – So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

A. Apostles, evangelists, prophets, and ambassadors: representatives of another

B. Jesus as the perfect pattern of the representative of God

C. The dynamics of representation

1. The Commissioning : formal selection and call

2. The Equipping : appropriate training and investment

3. The Entrustment : endowed with the authority and power to act on behalf of the movement

4. The Mission : faithful execution of the task