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How Can 5Q Help You Build Better Teams?

There are some things we simply shouldn’t do alone. Kingdom ministry, for example. We try though, don’t we? Discover how 5Q and APEST help us produce heroes, not helpers...

APEST AT WORK AS CHURCH LEADERSHIP

Just as the various systems in the human body work together to sustain and enhance life, so too in all living systems the various elements in the system interrelate and serve to augment one another...

Blessed and Borrowed: The Grace of God’s Gifts

Tim Catchim commented in a recent conversation a truth so simple and plain that it’s easy to miss altogether: “The gifts of APEST are competencies that are all borrowed from Jesus. Since they are all his, all in him, we borrow them from Him.”...

Ed Stetzer in Conversation with Alan Hirsch

The following article is an excerpt from an interview between Ed Stetzer, Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim that was first published on the CT site. The book referenced is The Permanent Revolution...

Help I'm Not:

Learn from Alan Hirsch—Anytime, Anywhere Recently, Alan Hirsch spoke in Brisbane, Australia, passionately sharing how APEST is a key component of discipleship. His insights challenge the way we think about leadership and ministry. We wish everyone could experience these teachings in person! Help! I’m Not an…

Why Every Team Needs an Evangelist (Even if They Drive You Nuts)

I’ve been that person in team meetings—the one who interrupts a perfectly laid-out strategy to ask, “But what about the people who’ve never been here before?” I’ve seen the eye rolls. I’ve heard, “We’ll get to that.” I’ve challenged people to explain things more clearly, often saying, “Say more,” because we forget…

The Strengths & Struggles of Evangelists

Evangelists are some of the most energizing people on any team. We’re the ones pulling others into the story, making sure no one is left out, and helping people feel the urgency of the message. But for all that energy and impact, we also carry some unique challenges—especially when we operate without grounding,…

The Urgency & Joy of Evangelists in a Divided Culture

By someone who’s had to learn this the hard way. There was a moment recently—a clarifying conversation in our local community—where I could feel the tension in my own chest. I had the option to say the surface-level thing, to make it easier. And honestly? Part of me wanted to. Because being an evangelist doesn’t…

Story from 5Q Training

I would love this type of training to be done within a Pastoral Conference or Pastoral forums within denominations. I am thinking about how this could be done within my own denomination. Thank you. I really enjoyed this Course. It was very stretching and enlightening. It caused me to have even more questions that are…

The Journey into Shared Leadership: Transparency and Tension

When we started diving into “shared leadership” as a key conversation for 5Q, I didn’t realize it would become more than a topic—it would be a lived experience. And as our team committed to embodying it, we quickly learned that shared leadership isn’t neat or easy. Unlike hierarchy, which provides clear lanes and…