REC Fivefold Discernment

This is a discernment and training tool, not a personality quiz and not a way to confer a title. It helps you and REC leadership notice provisional patterns of apostolic, prophetic, evangelistic, pastoral, and teaching grace by looking at your actual ministry history, your responses to real situations, the fruit others can see, and your character.

Christ remains the source, Head, foundation, message, standard, and goal. Whatever emerges here is provisional and meant to be tested in Scripture, in the body, and over time.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. — Ephesians 4:12, KJV

Begin AssessmentAbout 20–30 minutes. Your progress saves as you go.

The five lanes

Apostolic

Establish, advance, build, send, multiply

“What needs to be established so Christ's mission can advance?”

Prophetic

Discern, strengthen, exhort, align

“What needs to be seen or brought into alignment with Christ?”

Evangelistic

Proclaim, reach, invite, equip witness

“Who needs to hear the gospel of Christ?”

Pastoral

Shepherd, nurture, protect, restore

“Who needs care and guidance toward maturity in Christ?”

Teaching

Explain, ground, clarify, interpret

“What must people understand to know and follow Christ faithfully?”

Our ministry convictions

Christ over charisma
Scripture over impressions
Character governs gifting
Service over status
Equipping over dependency
Function before title
Body over platform
Faithfulness over spectacle
Accountability over autonomy
Mission over self-expression