Understanding Five-Fold Ministry (Study Guide)

by Rick Renner

Publisher:

Rick Renner Ministries

, 2019

Overview

Understanding Five-Fold Ministry

What are apostles, and do they still exist in the Church today? How do you recognize a genuine apostle or a false apostle? What about prophets? Do they still exist today? How do you recognize a genuine prophet or a false prophet?

What is the true role of a New Testament evangelist? How can you recognize a person functioning in this ministry office?

What is the God-given role of pastors? How do you recognize that a person is a true pastor? And what about the New Testament role of a teacher?

In this ten-part series, Rick Renner dives into Scripture to help you understand the fivefold ministry in the Church today. According to Ephesians 4:11, these gifts are necessary for believers to reach spiritual maturity. Then why dont we see more of them today — and what should we do to encourage the ministries of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers? Find out in this series!

Key Features

• Explains the roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers in the modern Church
• Teaches you to recognize the difference between genuine and false ministry offices through scriptural study
• Utilizes Greek word definitions and study questions to help you reach spiritual maturity

Contents

• Lesson 1: The Ministry of the Apostle, Part 1
• Lesson 2: The Ministry of the Apostle, Part 2
• Lesson 3: The Ministry of the Prophet, Part 1
• Lesson 4: The Ministry of the Prophet, Part 2
• Lesson 5: The Ministry of the Evangelist, Part 1
• Lesson 6: The Ministry of the Evangelist, Part 2
• Lesson 7: The Ministry of the Pastor, Part 1
• Lesson 8: The Ministry of the Pastor, Part 2
• Lesson 9: The Ministry of the Teacher, Part 1
• Lesson 10: The Ministry of the Teacher, Part 2

Product Details

• Title: Understanding Fivefold Ministry (Study Guide)
• Author: Rick Renner
• Series: Companion Study Guide
• Publisher: Rick Renner Ministries
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2026
• Pages: 85
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Ministry › Study and teaching
• Resource ID: LLS:NDRSTNDNGFVFLGD
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2026-05-06T21:49:49Z

About Rick Renner

Rick Renner, author of more than 30 books, is well known for his top-selling classics Sparkling Gems From the Greek and Dressed To Kill, which have sold more than a million copies combined. Rick's broad understanding of the Greek language and biblical history opens up the Scriptures in a unique way that enables readers to gain wisdom and insight while learning something brand new from the Word of God. A highly respected leader, teacher, and author within the Christian community, both in the U.S. and abroad, Rick and his wife Denise have traveled the earth for three decades, teaching the Word of God. They work together to see the Gospel preached, leadership trained and churches established throughout the former Soviet Union.

In addition to serving as senior pastors of the Moscow Good News Church, Rick and Denise are the founders of the Riga and Kiev Good News Churches, the Good News Training Center, and the Good News Association of Pastors and Churches, through which they oversee several hundred churches. The Renners also founded Media Mir, the first Christian television network established in the former USSR that today broadcasts to a potential audience of 110 million people. Their highest goal is to know Christ and to present Him to others in a meaningful way. Rick is the founder and senior pastor of the Moscow Good News Church. Rick and Denise reside in Moscow, along with their three sons and their families.