God has a plan for everything! He’s a God of order and structure, not disorder and chaos. And that’s especially true when it comes to His Church! His Church is most definitely not a "fly by the seat of your pants" operation. Yes, we're led by the Holy Spirit in our lives, but when it comes to building His church, God has a plan and a structure — especially as it relates to His “org chart.” 

First, Jesus is the head of the Church and ultimate has authority over all things. He’s the boss and He calls the shots...and our response is, “Yes, Sir!” 

Then, the Bible tells us in Ephesians 4 that God also established “ministry offices” for those who are His on-earth leaders of the Church. The 5 ministry offices include: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. 

Curious how this all works? Today, we’re going to dig into the Bible and find out what has the Lord said about His plan and the way He structured His kingdom!

"For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them…." (Romans 12:4-6, NKJV)

(If you’re following along in our “Getting A Grip On The Basics of Serving God” workbook, this lesson is from Chapter 7: How to follow God’s plan for spiritual authority.) 

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