Fivefold Ministry, Leadership, and Gatherings of the Ecclesia

5. Leadership, authority, and meeting structures

5 – Leadership, Authority, Responsibility, And Meeting Types, Meeting Structures, And More – The Bones That Support The Fire And The Muscle

This is SUPER precious. It needs to be super flexible, gentle, yet strong and firm. It is built on theology, principles of humans, God, and culture – LED by the Holy Spirit at each time. It can and has historically greatly limited growth in personal maturity of fullness of discipleship and then growth in terms of numbers coming out of efficient personal discipleship and then influences entire churches, denominations, and movements.

In other words: This has consequences. 

I’m not the master of this – not yet. I am a student. But here we go.

It is the actual outworking of, the actual practice of, all that is true. It is the fleshing out – it is the obedience to, it is the faith in action – which is actually the only true faith there is. What you do is what you actually believe. It is the proof of faith.

Having defined it first – how do we then practically outlive the fullness of all fullnesses in Christ! Therefore – this is SUPER important and precious to get right. Not too rigid – not too loose.

It even boils down to: How does a day look? How does a meeting look? How does a week look? How does a year look? How does a life look? How do we outlive these verses:

• Psalms 139:16 – Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
• Ephesians 2:10 – We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
• John 5:19 – Jesus said: I can do nothing by himself; I can do only what I see my Father doing.
• Jeremiah 29:11-14 – 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD.

How do we hear (Matthew 25:23): Well done, good and faithful servant?

Types of meetings and activities

Types of meetings & activities

1. Matthew 26:38-41, Acts 1:14, Acts 2:1-2, Acts 4:23-31, Acts 12:5 = Prayer meetings – including strong covenant prayer meetings.
2. John 1:38-39, Acts 2:47, Acts 20:20, 1 Corinthians 16:19  = From “Home to Home” meetings.
3. Matthew 9:35-38, Acts 2:47, Acts 20:20 = Public meetings.
4. Matthew 10, Mark 3:13-15, Luke 9:1-6, Luke 10, Acts 13:1-3, 1 Timothy 4:14 = Discipleship, Home fellowship, & Movement multiplication, and prophetic meetings.
5. Acts 15:1-35, Galatians 2:6 = Theologically strategic meetings just for Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers.
6. Acts 13:1-3 = Meetings for a mix of the 5-fold – they are in covenant relationships.

Considering these factors

1. The commands and nature of God as the absolute foundation.
2. The general nature and principles of people globally. Jesus had extreme God level social IQ / social awareness.
3. We need a healthy understanding of the local culture for effective communication – also fully using for instance today: Social Media – and the fullness of the supernatural.
4. Abilities and talents of each person – and that each one continually grows – while being at peace in Christ – being already fully loved (not deserving it – it is a free gift of grace).
5. Obligations, time and finances of each person.
6. Maturity and freedom level of that person.
7. Physical training and ability – where are they? And healthy food.
8. Training level of the person in general discipleship.
9. The specific calling of that specific person – which does not overrule the requirement of all to receive and practice the fullness of discipleship training and training others. On top of that comes: The specific calling: area, time, focus in time, language, style, 5-fold angle, methods are under culture and the leading and calling of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes even with specific strategies on top of first the fullness of general discipleship. Specific extra strategies could be:
   1. Used clothing stores
   2. Christian cafés
   3. Giving out food or other practical help
10. What is possible when considering nothing is impossible with God and nothing is impossible to the one who believes?
11. Continual growth of each person – from a place of perfect peace and acceptance through the cross.
12. We outlive this obedient discipleship life – and bear much fruit to the glory of God.

Are there still apostles and prophets today?

Is there still apostles and prophets today? YES

1. Yes – but they do not write more Scripture. And no: Just as the 12 and Paul were not perfect – they are still not perfect today. Only ONE is perfect. Who other than the 12 were called apostles in the New Testament?
   1. Acts 14:14 – Barnabas – who also instructed and took very well care of Paul.
   2. Galatians 1:19 – James – the brother of Jesus.
   3. 1 Thess 1:1 with 1 Thess 2:6 – Silvanus [Silas], and Timothy
   4. Phil 2:25 – Epaphroditus is an apostle here if you do not read the translations by those who believe there was only 12 apostles.
   5. And more

A couple of good online articles:

1. Apostles: More Than the 12 and Paul
2. Five-fold Ministry

Can women serve as elders, overseers, and fivefold ministers?

Can women be Elders (Presbyteros), Episcopos (Overseers), and 5-fold ministers? YES

1. Romans 16:7 – the most likely translation of the Greek “en” (ἐν) (BibleHub, BlueLetter) is: “among”. This makes Junias, a woman, an outstanding apostle among the apostles!
2. Romans 16:3 & 2 Timothy 4:19 & Acts 18:18 & Acts 18:26 – Priscilla is here mentioned before Aquila, her husband (Acts 18:1-3), where they were leading a church that met in their house (1 Corinthians 16:19). Both Priscilla, again mentioned first, and Aquila instructed Apollos, a travelling male preacher in the good message more accurately (Acts 18:26). Being mentioned first is normal in the Greek world to signify the leading one among the 2 – even though the man is the head of the wife. But in ministry it clearly is shown Priscilla was the leading one of the 2.

A good online article: Women, Men, and Five Ministry Gifts in Ephesians 4:11

Principles around fivefold ministry

Principles Around The 5-Fold

1. They are “gifts from Jesus” (Eph 4:7-12) – unlike the gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor 12 & 14) and the gifts of the God the Father (Romans 12:3-12).
2. The 5-Fold are there to serve and to equip all to do all of ministry. The “higher” they are, is equal to how well and unselfishly and efficiently they equip all to do all that they know and do – therefore serving all (Matthew 23:11, 1 Cor 4:1-21)
3. They are to be equipped by all the other gifts to do what they are not – so for instance, a prophet should be equipped by the evangelist to evangelize and the prophet should “do the work of an evangelist” (2 Timothy 4:5) – just like every other saint. They should, themselves, just like any saint, be well equipped for all works of service by all 5-fold gifts – and not be super narrow minded only on their gifting.
4. They are to equip all the saints in all the gifts and Christian life and all of discipleship from their unique perspective / angle. They are to outlive the Christian life in front of all – as Jesus did. So, a prophet will focus more on training others to be hearing accurately from God being led by God in the case of a person who is raised from the dead. A teacher will focus on helping people read and understand the Bible well, and that the Scripture is being fulfilled in the case of a person raised from the dead. A pastor will focus on all being loved and loving each other, and the love and care being shown through the dead-raising. The apostle will see how the whole region can strategically be reached by that miracle.
5. They are to meet and train and strategize together – to get a strategy that is representing the fullness of Christ.
6. All are to look for the lacks in the fullness of discipleship and then work to fill those lacks in the saints through teaching, life, demonstration, and enabling training (1 Thessalonians 3:10).
7. Their natural calling is to be the leaders spending significant time doing Matt 9-10-11, Mark 3:13-15, Mark 6:7-13, Luke 9:1-6, Luke 10, Luke 13:31-32 & Acts 13-16, Matthew 28:18-20 – where they – like Jesus – train all the saints to do it by doing it in front of all – and training new people by watching them doing it – especially those who want to learn it. There is no manipulation, violent force, overstepping healthy boundaries in the Kingdom. This naturally leads all others to follow that exciting powerful fruitful attractive example – that looks like Jesus.

People and ministry roles in the ecclesia

Pre-Believers, People of peace, Saints, Disciples, Deacons, Elders, Overseers (Episcopos), and the 5-Fold

1. Pre-believers – are those who have not yet chosen to believe in Jesus for salvation.
2. People of peace – are those who are open to receiving Jesus. Open receive Christians and the Christian message and the power of God of peace, healings, miracles, dead-raisings, deliverances etc. Those are the ones we need to go out and find.
3. Saints / Christians / Believers / Born Again by the Spirit – followers of the Way (Jesus) are those who have chosen to believe in Jesus and believe in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead. Therefore, they are born-again by the Spirit of God, they are saved and forgiven all their sin. The Holy Spirit of God now lives in them, and they have become children of God. They are going to Heaven.
4. Disciples – are those who have chosen to follow Jesus wholeheartedly – with all their life for the rest of their lives, and to die to themselves – taking up their cross daily – choosing gladly and willingly and proactively to be obedient to all His loving commandments – even unto death. Jesus is thruly in action (a growth journey) their Master – they are His apprentices. They are the “others” of Luke 10. They take the fullness of the discipleship education that Jesus gave all His followers and they strive to outlive it. They walk in His power and bear much fruit to the glory of the Father as they obey all He commanded – which is to love Jesus back. They will get a “Well done – good and faithful servant” – as do all from role 4 or level 4 and up if they continue in faith and obedience their whole lives. Die to yourself – live for Christ.
5. Servants / Ministers (diakonos – διάκονος) (BibleHub, BlueLetter) – Meaning: Servant or minister. (diakoneō – διακονέω) – serve or minister. A role in the fellowship of believers – the ecclesia – the church (never a building).
   1. Scripture refs. – 29 occurrences + 38 occurrences:
      1. Acts 6:1-7 – the choosing of the 7 deacons who serve – whereof Stephen walks in miracles and speaks so strongly, he becomes the first martyr for the faith. And Philip, a 5-fold evangelist, removes demons in Samaria and starts “Philip Airways (Acts 8:39-40)” – and has 4 daughters who prophesy (Acts 21:8-9).
      2. Philippians 1:1 – overseers (episcopos) and deacons differentiated – as in 1 Tim 3:1-13.
      3. Romans 16:1 – Phoebe, a woman, was a deacon.
      4. 1 Timothy 3:8-13 – character requirements for deacons.
      5. Matt 23:11, March 9:35 – Jesus described Himself as a diakonos.
      6. 1 Cor 3:5, 1 Cor 11:23, Eph 3:7 – Paul described himself as a diakonos.
   2. Conclusion:
      1. Have practical serving roles to do – volunteering or working full or part-time in the church. Serving at tables, taking care of the poor. They do administration, helping, labor. Jesus, elders, overseers, and the 5-fold are all both saints, disciples, and deacon servants first.
6. Elders (presbyterous – πρεσβυτέρους) (BibleHub, BlueLetter) – Meaning: Opposite of young people and inexperienced people.
   1. Scripture refs – 67 occurrences:
      1. Titus 1:5-6 – requirements of elders. In verse 7 it shifts to “Overseer” as well on top – but again – overseers must be able to teach.
      2. Acts 2:17 – older people.
      3. 1 Peter 5:1-5 – Peter is, himself, an elder.
      4. Acts 20:17 & Acts 20:28 – some elders are also overseers.
      5. 1 Timothy 5:17 – some elders teach – not all.
7. Overseers (episkopē – ἐπισκοπή) (BibleHub, BlueLetter 1 + BlueLetter 2) – Meaning: Overseer AND personal visitation AND to evaluate or inspect. Very mature believers.
   1. Scripture refs – 9 occurrences:
      1. Acts 1:20 – it’s a high position and calling of overseeing. The 12 original apostles were overseers. And so was Paul.
      2. 1 Timothy 3:1 – It is something you can aspire to – and it is good to aspire to it. It is not only by the will of God!
      3. 1 Timothy 3:2 & Titus 1:7-9 – able to teach.
      4. Acts 6:2-4 – must spend majority of time in prayer and the Word.
      5. Acts 15:1-2 – must be able to carry out discipline.
      6. Acts 20:17 & Acts 20:28 – some elders are also overseers.
      7. 1 Timothy 3:1-7 – full requirements to be an overseer.
8. 5-Fold ministers (Eph 4:1-16): Greek definitions: Apostles – Prophets – Evangelists – Pastors – Teachers. They are the lowest of the low. They lay down their lives like Jesus to serve all and give all away. They are to spend the main part of their time as in Acts 6:4 – “We will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word.” – like Jesus did.
   1. Scripture refs:
      1. Acts 13:1-3 – All these were called prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul, and some of them were clearly also apostles like Paul and Barnabas.
      2. Acts 21:10-13 & Acts 11:28-30 – Agabus the prophet.
      3. Acts 21:8, Acts 8:4-40 – Filip, one of the seven deacons (Acts 6:5-6) – is a 5-fold evangelist.
      4. 1 Cor 12:28 & Eph 4:1-16: – we need the different expressions of the gifts of Jesus for the fullness of Christ.
      5. 1 Peter 5:1-5 – It’s remarkable that all church leaders are called Pastors now – and there are more apostles, prophets, evangelists, and teachers mentioned in the Bible – than Pastors / Shepherds! There are no specific 5-fold shepherds mentioned in Scripture like there are specific ones of the other 4 – I wonder if the enemy messed us up here – as in many other places.
      6. Eph 2:20 & 1 Cor 12:28 – It seems Apostles and Prophets really need to work well together and can greatly benefit each other as they mutually submit to and are truly accountable to each other.
      7. General definitions:
         1. The apostle lives with leaders; the prophet lives with God; the evangelist lives with the lost; the pastor lives with the people of the ecclesia; and the teacher lives with the Word.
         2. Apostles are to govern, prophets to guide, evangelists gather, pastors guard, and teachers ground.
         3. The symbol of the 5 fingers: Apostle – Thumb – holds it all together. Prophet – Index – points towards. Evangelist – Middle finger – the longest – reaches out. Pastor – the ring finger – the love (marriage). Teacher – Pinky – stabilizes, strengthens, grounds.
      8. Now this is true and potent: Biblically Obedient 5-fold apostles (but also all other 5-fold, & overseers – all the way down to disciples above) spend significant time literally doing what Jesus – the Great Apostle, and His 12 first apostles, and Paul, Barnabas, Timothy, Silas, Titus, Luke and the 70 “others” did: Matt 10, Luke 10, Luke 13:31-32 & Acts 13-16  – finding the person of peace, giving them peace = salvation / forgiveness / grace / the cross, healing, raising the dead, doing deliverance, teaching publicly – and from home to home and specifically taking time to find people of peace and giving them peace = Jesus in those multiplying disciples (ambassadors of the King) and their homes (embassies repping the Kingdom).
         1. This makes the leaders and the disciples comfortable with deliverance, healing, prophecy, dead raising, baptism in the Spirit – also in large public meetings – like Peter at Pentecost – and it makes them an amazing role model for all disciples…
         2. This is what I want to train all to do – especially current church leaders: deacons, elders, overseers, 5-fold.
            1. LET’S RECOVER THIS TRUTH THROUGH PRACTICE!

Conclusions

1. All the 8 levels contain the ones below from 2 and upwards. A 5-fold ministry gift is given to serve all and is therefore at the bottom of the hierarchy. It is a bottom-up hierarchy. Those who serve the most the best, and are the most humble, lowest, and most broken, and most obedient to the Holy Spirit – are the highest. The higher you go in authority and responsibility – the lower you must go in humility, repentance, brokenness, true love, the fruit of the Spirit, the fullness of Christ and the more you serve all and give all.
   1. Mark 9:35 – Jesus said: Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.
   2. 1 Corinthians 4:9 – the apostles are the lowest of all.
2. There can be saints, who are 5-fold – but just really immature. The mature 5-fold are to fulfill all the roles from saint to disciple, to deacon, to elder, to overseer.
3. We all need to train people and help people to step more and more into the fullness of who they are in Christ.
4. From Point 2 to 8 above there needs to be a maturer believer assigned to take care of them and disciple them with good tools available: Each leader and follower is in deep transparent mutual submission, real healthy accountability and close covenantal relationship with others. Also: Pastors learn from pastors, prophets from prophets – but very much also – just like all saints do – they all from all the fullness of all the 5-fold ministry gifts of Jesus – to be able to minister in the fullness of Christ. An all need to be trained in and learn to practice all the gifts of both the Holy Spit, Jesus, and the Father.
5. Covenant of accountability for deacons and up:
   1. https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjcxRFTQ65eIX0151aQ?e=oqQgxc

Sizes of meetings

You are as close to God as you want to be…!!

1. 1 person – meets often with Father, Son, Spirit!
2. 3 people + Trinity.
3. 12 followers + Trinity.
4. 70 followers + Trinity.
5. 120 followers + Trinity.
6. Thousands + Trinity.
7. From home to home – the 5-fold also regularly teach there (Acts 20:20).
8. All reaching out to find the people of peace.
9. Multiplication for all everywhere.

Types of meetings

In order of importance

1. Prayer meetings:
   1. Personal prayer:
      1. Word: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjZlczZLwOubSalT8mw?e=ExcAj9
      2. YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHrQDnKJYVM
   2. Corporate prayer:
      1. Word: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjrREmIOexZfpyloxSg
      2. YouTube: https://youtu.be/_jul_1zN2Z0
      3. Covenant template: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjrRqb5C-dsxJ_hbEBQ?e=wmyDhd
2. Home church meetings:
   1. Description: For example: HDMO
      1. https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2Bjc5cOLT7THClsdWI8g
3. Specifically purposefully all disciples (all “others” – who are trained enough and willing) practicing Matt 10 & Luke 10 etc. Going out – as led by the Spirit as possible – meeting the “person of peace”:
   1. Word: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjpJIB3eYUF4U22g0Tg
   2. YouTube – instructions before going out: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sucg0bXckBI
4. Public meetings:
   1. Fullness of Christ & the Word Structure of Weekly Large Public Gatherings of Disciples From Many Homes of Healing & Outreach as Well as Larger Yearly Church Camps. Concrete suggestions on how to run good public meetings – including displaying the power of God in a healthy way:
      1. https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2Bjc8DrUmO2PwWwm-OBQ
5. Strategic prophetic prayer planning and impartation meetings
   1. Acts 13:1-3, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:5-8.
6. Theological decision-making meetings among the 5-fold ministry gifts.
   1. Acts 15:1-35 – The Jerusalem Council
   2. Galatians 1:10-24 & Galatians 2:1-10 – Paul’s version of the good message verified
7. Large yearly country wide camps
   1. Movement celebration parties, trainings, testimonies, teachings, equippings.
      1. Some periods each year – 3-4 times – Longer teaching sessions, camps and single longer teaching days – as they were commanded in the Old Testament. God commanded them to party:
         1. Every 7th day – Shabbat – all meet together
         2. 3-in-one: March – April – Passover + Unleavened Bread + First fruits: 8 days
         3. Pentecost: May – 2 days.
         4. Trumpets: September – 1 day.
         5. Atonement: September – 1 day.
         6. Tabernacles: October – 8 days.

Home fellowships

Home Fellowships – the most important of all corporate meeting types = family in fullness of diversity

1. Meet 1-2-3 times a week normally – eat together, share life together, find the person of peace together – in all sorts of creative ways. Click on: HDMO – A template for revival.
2. Have healthy external 5-fold come in and teach at times – they go from “home to home”.
3. Have a Q&A style of Bible reading and teaching. DBS style.
4. Have ministry of the fullness of the gifts of the Spirit.
5. Take communion together, marry people.
6. Baptize people in the Spirit and in water.
7. Go out together 2 & 2 or more to do Matt 10, Luke 10, & Acts 13-16.
8. Multiply into all the homes represented – and then from there into more homes.
9. The leaders of the home fellowships have weekly / monthly mentoring meetings with other experienced leaders and strategize and help each other effectively and in a healthy way to multiply.

Home fellowship leadership and multiplication

Home Fellowship Multiplication Leadership Structure

1. There are 1-2 leaders (servants / elders) of each home fellowship
2. They meet up with their trainer (overseer) once a month at the very least???
   1. What do they do in the places with experience?
3. They get regular visits from healthy maturing and well connected and mutually submitted and mutually accountable 5-fold ministers – who are also overseers.
4. There is 1-month or 3-month Bible schools for new leaders.
5. Principle of multiplication due to healthy mature fruitfulness saturates everything
   1. We see
      1. Healthy married couples are naturally fruitful and multiply.
      2. So, therefore, since we are betrothed to Jesus – and we are intimate friends with Him – out of that true deep and real intimacy with the Holy Spirit in us, with the Father and Jesus in us as well – healthy disciples multiply and have spiritual children.
      3. Healthy disciples open up their homes and multiply – and the adult children move out in the right time and start their own multiplication.
      4. The same goes for healthy 1. Disciples 2. Home fellowships. 3. Public gatherings and 4. Movements. They also multiply.

A deacon’s life and weekly calendar

The life-setup and weekly calendar of a deacon / church practical volunteer / paid leader

1. Take the full education of every normal disciple as in
   1. Listening through this – and outworking the truths increasingly: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwttne5ckDxh_cHRSmTIec9vxxxKyJUP1
   2. Taking this test and moving the bar: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2Bjex2S9N0TQYN0dXboQ
2. Disciple others to disciple others
3. Participate in gatherings and volunteer or paid ministry work
4. Do practical work and administrate and lead volunteers
5. Be a part of Home-to-Home meetings – helping multiply.

A fivefold minister’s life and weekly calendar

The life-setup and weekly calendar of a mature full- or part-time 5-fold minister

1. Built on: Matt 10, Luke 10, Acts 13-16, Matt 28:18-20, Acts 20:20, Acts 2:42-47, Luke 13:31-32, 1 Corinthians 9:1-18, 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Titus 1:5–9, 1 Peter 5:1–4, Eph 4:1-16.
   1. Not too rigid. But very organic, relational, purpose and vision driven, prophetically driven, 5-fold driven, prayer driven, individually tailored – while going for the highest goals and high calling of fullness in Christ. Identity based. I simply AM the best friend of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, and I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am perfect and therefore adopted in His eyes. And I always every day all the time say yes to that given purchased paid for in full forever – foundation. I start on and stand on that platform first – alone. Then I do the stuff.
2. Take the full education of every normal disciple.
3. Disciple others to disciple others.
4. Demonstrate the character and power of God.
5. I understand the culture and language and communication around me and I speak accurately into the real and true mindsets of people.
6. Create discipleship programs that multiply everywhere.
7. This person sees all things primarily from their ministry gift angle – but are also educated enabled and equipped as any mature saint to do the ministry of the other ministry gifts – which they are not.
8. Finances and admin of ministry
   1. They have their own
      1. Non-profit ministry with website, SoMe, bank account and laws and by-laws which enables people to donate with tax-deductibility.
      2. They also have their own company for “tentmaking” like the apostle Paul had a separate income to the ministry.
   2. To help with that a central admin ministry hub can be created – where all employees have been through healthy inner healing and deliverance and are practicing “Normal Action Christian Disciples” helps them with all admin of finances for for instance 10% of their ministry income. So to be effective, the finances and admin might be covered and handled by a “ministers service hub” like a large local ecclesia or a movement HQ.
   3. And to help with the finances of the private company, the same hub or a private admin org. company can help do admin with whatever is needed with bank account, admin, billing, finances etc. This could cost up to 10% of the income.
9. Weekly schedule
   1. Spending quality time in the prayer and the Word (Matt 6:6).
   2. Leadership gatherings with other similar 5-folds – mentor new ones in that gift.
   3. Prayer meetings – Prophetic assemblies. Covenant prayer style.
   4. They should be doing: From home-to-home teaching – raising up leaders in the homes, equipping the saints in whatever they are lacking in the fullness of discipleship – from their perspective – but not to locked down.
   5. Going out, doing Matthew 10 and Luke 10 – finding the people of peace – giving them peace, healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out demons etc.
   6. Doing repentance, deliverance, and inner healing and physical healing prayers and prophetic prayer sessions.
   7. Leading 6-7 multiplying home fellowship groups – discipling new leaders and ministers. Depending on how much time and ability (talent) they have.
10. Each leader (discipler / deacon / commander / 5-fold minister / elder) has their own call, sphere, purpose, tasks, and ministry. They could easily all have their own charitable organization for donations and their own company (for bi-vocational work). And they might work a regular salaried job as well (full time / half time). Different life stages can look like this
    1. Full time work – while growing as a disciple: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjbEzvbpZAjZORg5EdA
    2. Suggested practical principles: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjoZ9rGvl4ttEb18qdA
    3. Commitment covenant: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjZR7kyvwzhZD5OgD-w?e=uuWKbc
    4. Full time ministry – while growing as a disciple: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2Bjcw8Wej4PgWLdRXzsg
    5. Very important: The DMM Movement – a leader handling several home fellowships and raising up people to raise up people in them: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjvPa8m88R2BjfIHn0UR17WJtjH71g