
The Church Forgot a Word. It Changes Everything.
We've been sitting with an idea from Alan Hirsch's book 5Q that we keep coming back to. It starts with a word the New Testament gives to Jesus before it gives to anyone else: Apostolos. Sent one.

We've been sitting with an idea from Alan Hirsch's book 5Q that we keep coming back to. It starts with a word the New Testament gives to Jesus before it gives to anyone else: Apostolos. Sent one.

If you've spent any time in Western churches in the last several centuries, you know the template. A pastor preaches on Sunday. The pastoral staff cares for the congregation during the week.

Exploring the apostolic gift and its implications for how the church thinks, learns, and leads in an increasingly complex world.

How a city, a community, and a vision for multiplication collided to create one of the most vibrant missional movements in North America.

A missional journey through the urban landscape — what does it mean to be sent into the places where people live and move?

A milestone celebration as thousands of leaders around the world use the 5Q tool to identify their missional calling and purpose.

A provocative look at how businesses have adopted apostolic, prophetic, and evangelistic functions more effectively than most congregations.

Feeling stuck when it comes to your missional calling? You're not alone. Here's a guide to discerning your APEST gifting and overcoming comparison.