The Permanent Revolution Playbook: APEST for the People of God: A Six Week Exploration

by Alan Hirsch, Tim Catchim

A SIX WEEK EXPLORATION FOR GROUPS
The Permanent Revolution Playbook is a six week exploration into Ephesians 4 with special emphasis on how APEST functions in groups and teams. Whether you are currently in a group, church plant, or are at the beginning phases of starting one, this Playbook has been especially deisgned to help a group develop their potential for ministry and leadership . Specifically, The Permanent Revolution Playbook is designed to
Every time the explicit teaching of the text has been is taken seriously and properly integrated into the life of God's people, history has been in the making.
This playbook (developed from the award winning The Permanent Revolution) is designed to introduce the disciple to his or her own, Jesus-given, vocational profile. This is important for all of God's people, because discovering your ministry will give you a direct clue to your distinctive contribution in the groups and teams you're a part of, as well as the contexts you live, work, play, and learn in.

156 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Alan Hirsch is the founding director of Forge Mission Training Network. Currently he co-leads Future Travelers, an innovative learning program helping megachurches become missional movements. Known for his innovative approach to mission, Alan is considered to be a thought-leader and key mission strategist for churches across the Western world. Hirsch is the author of The Forgotten Ways; co-author of The Shaping of Things to Come, ReJesus, and The Faith of Leap (with Michael Frost); Untamed (with Debra Hirsch); Right Here, Right Now (with Lance Ford), and On the Verge (with Dave Ferguson).

Alan is co-founder and adjunct faculty for the M.A. in Missional Church Movements at Wheaton College (Illinois). He is also adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary, George Fox Seminary, among others, and he lectures frequently throughout Australia, Europe, and the United States. He is series editor for Baker Books' Shapevine series , IVP's Forge line, and an associate editor of Leadership Journal.

His experience in leadership includes leading a local church movement among the marginalized as well as heading up the Mission and Revitalization work of his denomination. He has been on leadership team with Christian Associates, a mission agency planting churches throughout Europe. Alan is adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and lectures frequently throughout Australia, Europe, and the U.S

Reviews

[Greg Grunau]

A pretty good overview of the Ephesians list of fivefold ministry gifts - apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd and teacher. There were a few points Hirsch made quite strongly that I'm not sure about, but overall a pretty helpful book. I found the little test at the back of the book quite accurate for how I am gifted and called (other APEST type of tests haven't been very accurate for me in some areas). He also does a good job of not putting people into a box with a lifetime label, but rather encourages ongoing discovery and development of however God has gifted you, including helping to develop and pour into others who have a similar gifting to you.

[Richard Chogo]

Mind bogling and a totally radical way of looking at the functions of the diverse members of the body of Christ. Just realizing everyone has a measure of the APEST in them is very affirming!!