In line with desires of Jesus, the Head of the Church, we are not just another congregation or ministry but have been enabled by Grace of God to manifest the concept of church as a living, loving organism of activated body parts. As brethren, we feed regularly on the word to grow up into The Head in all things and into each other.
Ephesians 4: 11-16 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Through the model of Church as School, rather than a theatre, we practise the Teach, Train, Equip, Activate and Release process promoted by the Global School of Ministry. The result is twofold:
- All the brethren are challenged to die to self and embrace the sovereign rule of Jesus over their lives as His disciples.
- That Arise Metropolitan Assembly has become a global leader in the restoration of the priesthood of all believers.