Welcome to Season Two: Episode 21! We are beginning a new series on the apest. Apest stands for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. The concept of the apest is based on Ephesians 4:11-12 which says, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). This series will help define the team structure of the Simple Church Collective. Brian is one of the Kansas City local directors who started the Kansas City Underground. The Kansas City (KC) Underground is one of the major influences of the Simple Church Collective. 

During this episode, Scott, Luis, and Brian discussed each gifting the apest. What are the strengths? How do we see the giftings in the scope of a team? What does it mean to be prophetic? We did not answer all of these at this time, but we started the conversation on each gifting. We hope this frames the conversation for the episodes to come. Stay tuned for the particular gifting(s) that resonate with you or give you insight into other people! 

Here are resources from the episode:

https://5qcentral.com/tests/

https://www.kcunderground.org/

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Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine