<P> The fivefold ministry or five-fold ministry is a Neo-charismatic Christian belief that five offices mentioned in Ephesians (Ephesians 4: 11), namely those of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors (or "shepherds") and teachers, remain active and valid offices in the contemporary Christian Church . </P> <P> Non-charismatic Christians may also consider these roles, and others, active and valid, but the term "fivefold ministry" is particularly associated with Pentecostal beliefs . Adherents of this ecclesiology may also affirm the continuation of the charismatic gifts in the modern church, or may hold to the concept of a "Latter Rain" outpouring of Holy Spirit gifts, while opponents commonly hold to cessationist beliefs . </P> <P> Ephesians 4: 11 refers to five offices in the church: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers . Other passages also refer to these things as spiritual gifts . Romans 12: 4 - 8, for example, includes teaching and prophesying as spiritual gifts, and 1 Corinthians 12 lists apostles, prophets and teachers in the context of spiritual gifts . 1 Corinthians 14 provides instructions on the proper use of prophecy in church meetings . </P> <P> However, there is an objection to this use of Ephesians. 4: 11 in that this passage talks about a one - time event in the past ("and he gave"), when Christ ascended into heaven (Ephesians 4: 8--10) and then at Pentecost poured out initial giftings on the church, giving the church apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor - teachers (or pastors and teachers). Whether or not Christ would later give more people for each of these offices cannot be decided from this verse alone but must be decided based on other New Testament teachings on the nature of these offices and whether they were expected to continue . While there were other prophets, evangelists, and pastor - teachers established by Christ throughout all of the early churches, there was only one more apostle given after this initial time (Paul, "last of all," in unusual circumstances on the Damascus Road). </P>

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