The Church Podcast

Episode 3: Did We Get Church Leadership Wrong?

The Church Podcast

Show Notes

Julian and Rhema unpack how the church was actually designed to be led. They talk fivefold ministry, the difference between pastors and apostles, and why healthy church leadership looks less like a hierarchy and more like different gifts working together to build up the church.

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