Consequently, the glue that held the church together, the apostolic governmental function of bishops and patriarchs, was now discarded in Protestantism. This resulted in mass fragmentation, which eventuated in millions of independent churches and over thirty thousand denominations. Joseph Mattera
The sermon for March 23rd 2025 is now available on the New Life web site.
In this sermon, which is based on Isaiah 55:1-9, I talk about “Come and Drink!”
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The truth is that if the Church is going to replicate the amazing Jesus Movement of the first few centuries of church history, it has to go from a “pastoral” model of church to an “apostolic” model of leadership. Joseph Mattera
A foggy start this morning after yesterday’s rain. I pushed myself a bit harder than usual and resulted in a good average speed. #Narrabri #Biketooter #cycling
Such apostolic movements, being witnessed in those nations, represent the fastest growing segment of global Christianity. Furthermore, as a result of this, we are seeing that even Evangelical leaders and movements are embracing five-fold ministry language to describe the current church leadership. Joseph Mattera
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