Ephesians 4:11 – “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers”
Ephesians chapter 4, the entire chapter, is a template for what a New Testament healthy church looks like. Here are three categories of health:
UNITY – a church, or any organization for that matter, can’t be healthy without it. Disunity feeds all types of negative behaviors which result in terrible outcomes. As a leader one of your most important responsibilities is to preserve the unity of the people you lead (Ephesians 4:3).
LEADERSHIP – Jesus gave the gifts of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher to the church. Today’s church is heavily centered in the office of Pastor and neglecting the others, especially Apostle and Prophet. A church is unhealthy and lopsided without the expressions and emphases of all the leadership gifts.
SERVING – the people in the church are mutually edified and the church grows when people are connected to one another and contributing their gifts and talents to the body (Ephesians 4:16).
When you combine these three characteristics together, and the gatherings are filled with the freedom of the presence of the Holy Spirit, some special supernatural things will take place and God’s church will be healthy.