New Apostolic Reformation

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The New Apostolic Reformation is a movement in Protestant Christianity that grew out of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, that asserts that God is restoring the lost offices of church governance, namely the offices of Prophet and Apostle.


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[edit] General beliefs

The New Apostolic Reformation started from Pentecostal and Charismatic origins, and thus includes belief in the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit within a believer; the performance of miracles (such as healing), prophecy and the revelation of Christ within a believer.

However, although the movement sees the Church as the true body of saved believers as many Evangelical Protestants do, it maintains the need for Church offices and submission to Church leaders, who are seen as ordained by God, and given power and authority by God to lead by serving, as described in the biblical letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians. As such, they believe in the 5-fold offices of the Church first popularized in Charismatic groups; of which the prophet and apostle has been absent from the Church for the last 2000 years, and are now being restored. See Five-Fold Ministry.

Many apostolic churches are at their heart missionary churches. (Apostolos Gk: Sent ones) This reformation seeks to reform the church on a global scale beginning first with the local church which is then networked to other apostolic churches relating to one another as one body and submitted to Christ who is believed to be the head of the church.

The apostolic ministry is not concerned with membership numbers but rather with a process they refer to as the formation of Christ within its members. As such, apostolic churches tend to be small; liberated yet at the same well governed; consisting of dedicated believers; who all function and carry weight in the church; working together toward the commission and vision of the local church.

[edit] Arms

International Coalition of Apostles (ICA)

C Peter Wagner is the Presiding Apostle over this organization with John Kelly, Chuck Pierce, and his wife, Doris Wagner as his leadership team. At present accordng to Wagner's website, 229 apostles are members, and they meet every December in Dallas.

New Apostolic Roundtable (NAR)

C Peter Wagner convenes this accountability group of under 25 apostles once a year in Colorado Springs. The New Apostolic Roundtable is one of these smaller units. Membership, which comes through a personal invitation from Wagner, is now closed. Wagner is convening apostle, Chuck Pierce is prophetic counsel, and members include Ché Ahn, Bob Beckett, Rice Broocks, Harold Caballeros, Emmanuele Cannistraci, Paul Daniel, Greg Dickow, Naomi Dowdy, John Eckhardt, Michael Fletcher, Bill Hamon, Jim Hodges, John Kelly, Lawrence Kennedy, Lawrence Khong, David Kwang-Shin Kim, Larry Kreider, Alan Langstaff, Roberts Liardon, Dexter Low, Mel Mullen, Alistair Petrie and Eddie Villanueva

Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE)

A select group of prophets who feel the need to build personal relationships with peer-level prophets meets together once a year (sometimes more) in Colorado Springs. The book, Destiny of a Nation, actually emerged from the 2001 meeting of ACPE.

Apostolic Council for Educational Accountability (ACEA)

The ACEA provides a creative alternative to accreditation for schools designed to serve the New Apostolic Reformation. Currently some 40 schools have ACEA membership including Every Nation Leadership Institute. Leo Lawson, Paul Barker and David Houston of Every Nation serve on this board among others.

Apostolic Roundtable for Deliverance Ministers (ARDM)

Many deliverance ministers feel a need for meeting regularly with peers to keep up with this rapidly-developing field. I convene this group of under 25 every year in Colorado Springs.

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[edit] Books by Peter Wagner