The Canmore Accord

[Jaylen]

I think we are lacking in evangelists. Now this is not to say we are lacking in street preachers (although maybe we are), but rather I believe we are lacking in how often each individual person is actually investing time in trying to share the Good News with other people. I think it’s easy to tell ourselves that “its not the right time to really tell them about Jesus” or “I’m playing the long game here”. I believe that these things can sometimes be good, but also we must be eager and ready to share the gospel, and be sensitive to God’s Spirit on that matter. If we really are modeling after the apostles, they were probably very bold in the way they shared the gospel, we should have a smidgen of that as well.

[Kimberly]

I personally see prophet as lacking in our community. I have seen an uprise in teachers and apostles, highlighting teaching and guiding. I think that the “guarding” aspect could be focused on more though. It is so important to have the guard included in the walk with the guide. They may be mistaken for each other at times but it is vital to have both – especially for people new in their faith.

[Deleted User]

• I think that the ministry gift that is most lacking in the church today is the gift of prophetic ministry. I think this may be because there was skepticism in the church for a while regarding these gifts and so people that were gifted in this area may have felt pushed away by church leaders and not able to share this gift with the church. The Canmore Accord addresses this lack by affirming this ministry gift and sharing how prophetic ministry brings guidance to churches and is an important part of the local church.
• I have received different teachings about the fivefold ministry in scripture because of growing up in different denominations of churches. I have heard that prophetic ministry is something of the past and not something that is still a part of churches today. Further questions I have about this subject would be questions regarding how best to steward your ministry gifts to help serve the local church.

[Merodee]

The five ministry gifts are apostle, prophet, teacher, pastor and evangelist. I don’t think I know the church movement well enough to know which one might be lacking. Perhaps all of them are lacking. I am so excited that ACOP recognizes these ministry gifts and honours them. This is a good teaching. I like the exhortation for all the gifts to work together.