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We are excited to be running a series of post that are excerpts from Alan’s new book, 5Q:Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. If you haven’t purchased your copy, you want to do that today! 5Q is the harmonic equivalent of a Symphony in the Body of Christ and the music of God’s Kingdom needs …
This is an excerpt from Alan’s new book, 5Q:Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. This post will rock your world. Keep reading to discover how. In Ephesians 4, the cosmic and eternal purposes in Christ are unfolding so as to include the fivefold typology at the heart of it. According to the text, the whole point of bequeathing APEST to the …
For all you leaders out there who have read 5Q and are now ready to tweet, preach and train your people to a premature 5Q-end. Please just take a moment. Stop, save the tweet and read the ways below that you can save yourselves and your people lots of bumps and blind alleys. Lead by example – This has to be …
We’re looking for bloggers to share their reflections about 5Q—and we think we can make it worth your while. Here’s how you can get in on the action: Get your copy of 5Q. The first 25 bloggers will get their book for free! Discounted pricing will apply to after that. (Just email alan@5Qcentral.com for details.) Write your honest review and reflection of …
Friend of the blog and the 5Q movement, serial church planter Peyton Jones lends his rapid fire voice and boots on the ground perspective to help us go deeper into the 5QVerse, the residence of the latent power of the church waiting to be rediscovered and activated in your ministry. When Jesus ascended with his work unfinished, he knew that …
In the new book, 5Q:Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ, there’s a fantastic excerpt in which Alan interacts with legendary musician and producer, Brian Eno, as he continues to answer the question, “What is 5Q?” and develop new ways of thinking about the Body of Christ through the five fold lens. Chapter Four exclusive excerpt: “I love how the …
We love the church. If we didn’t, there would be no 5Q book, no website and no team working around the clock across the globe to figure out the most effective and inspiring ways to equip you to find your place in God’s story. The reason we do what we do is out of love for the body of Christ! That …
To miss out on your calling is to miss out on a large part of why God made you. And to fulfill your calling is an incredibly noble thing. After accepting our calling to Christ, the Apostle Paul (through Ephesians 4) wants us to discover this Theogenetic code that is embedded in each and every person on earth. As we awaken the …
In our book on APEST and the apostolic vocation entitled The Permanent Revolution, we discuss the different impulses that run through the various five fold ministries of APEST in Ephesians 4. An additional angle on the fivefold approach that we did not include in the book is how the various APEST ministries tend to approach discipleship. Because the different APEST giftings …
By the end of 2003, I was ready to completely give up on the Church. After nearly ten years of youth ministry, worship leading and staff meetings, I’d had it. Maybe you know the feeling. Maybe you are in a rough spot, a dark place, banging your head against the wall wondering why your ministry is so complicated, so difficult, …
