The Five Gifts Podcast

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Charles Russell has served in Pastoral Ministry for 26 years. He is also a certified John Maxwell speaker, coach, and trainer for staff, leadership teams, and volunteers. He has a Masters in Organizational Leadership. Find out more at charlesrusselltraining.com.

Bruce Ritter Bruce Ritter has been a lead Pastor for 28 years and a Spiritual Life and Leadership Coach since 2005. He is also a consultant with Church Life Resources. He has a Masters in Pastoral Ministry and a Doctorate in Evangelism and Discipleship. Check out more at his website Coaching Cardia.

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Inviting the Pastoral Anointing

2025-04-07

Today we look at one of the Five Gifts that Jesus gave the Church in His ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit – the Gift of the Pastor.

If the Pastoral Gift is not activated in the local church, little to no relationships exist or are strong enough to connect and provide the pathway or channel to release the activity of God in the Body. When the pastor initiates, connected relationships become conduits of life and power of Christ to fulfill His vision in the church and His work in the world. This is why returning to the Gifts in Ephesians 4 is so vital. It returns us to Jesus’ empowerment and His desire to fill the Church with Himself and begin the outflow of His life and power into the community, into the city, into the world

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