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The Start Of A New Journey

The Start Of A New Journey

Fellow Travelers, this week, the 5QCollective is working overtime to share with you new learning modules and online resources. The new material takes what is great about 5Q: Reactivating The Original Intelligence and Capacity of The Body of Christ and adds a third dimension: activating 5Q training and coaching. Get…

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Recalibrating The Body of Christ Through The Dynamics of APEST

Recalibrating The Body of Christ Through The Dynamics of APEST

The habits of institution that we have inherited through the European formulas are coded according to a different template than the fivefold one. Christendom churches have generally followed the Bishop-Priest-Deacons model, or the more generic Shepherd-Teacher model (the so-called two orders of ministry), or the…

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Are You Ready For The New 5Q Coaching?

Are You Ready For The New 5Q Coaching?

The 5Q Collective team is getting ready to roll out several exciting, brand new coaching opportunities to help you plant a new 5Q paradigm in the culture you lead and shape. We are aware that transformation does not merely come through new paradigms and mere information. As we follow Jesus, we fully partake in a…

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7 Ways 5Q Cohorts Can Grow Your Team

7 Ways 5Q Cohorts Can Grow Your Team

Through the non-profit organization I founded, Kyrios Ministries, our international team offers APEST Activation workshops to local churches around Austria. As a passionate team of Jesus followers, we are internally cultivating the 5Q language, recognizing the calling areas, complimenting each other, feeling the…

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Is 5Q The (almost) Silver Bullet Your Church Needs?

Is 5Q The (almost) Silver Bullet Your Church Needs?

Today, we offer you a challenging excerpt from the new book, 5Q: Reactivating The Original Intelligence Of The Body Of Christ. It's no secret that the Church has some hurdles to conquer in order to become the missional movement that is embedded in its genetic code. In today's post, Alan addresses this and answers all…

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5 Great Posts To Kick Start 2018

5 Great Posts To Kick Start 2018

Happy New Year from the whole 5Q team! We are beyond excited for 2018 and can’t wait to share all the latest news and updates that we’ve been working on, but...we are going to wait just a little longer. Last year, we had an amazing co-op of writers and thinkers come together and provide some inspiring and…

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Tim Catchim: The Prophetic Ministry, pt. 1

Tim Catchim: The Prophetic Ministry, pt. 1

What does prophetic ministry look like? This is a really good question, and to be honest, it’s is quite challenging to answer. In my opinion, prophetic ministry is actually the most complex form of ministry within APEST. That being said, I want to suggest four features of prophetic ministry, and then show how those…

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The Evangelist: Becoming The Good News

The Evangelist: Becoming The Good News

We are not called to introduce people to a truth claim; we are trying to introduce them to Jesus himself. He is the good news. The good news is incarnated in Jesus. It is personified in Jesus. The gospel is best communicated in flesh, not just in words. So Evangelism always begins with our life, our actions, our…

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Show Your Thankfulness to the APESTs in Your Life

Show Your Thankfulness to the APESTs in Your Life

Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers are Jesus' gift to the church. This week in the U.S. we're celebrating Thanksgiving. In that spirit, we want to encourage you to show your thankfulness by sharing 5Q gifts with the leaders in your life. That's why we're offering everything in the 5Q store at 25%…

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