Ministry development
REC Fivefold
Discernment
Recognizing Grace. Developing Function. Strengthening the Body.
REC Fivefold Discernment is a Christ-centered ministry development process grounded in Ephesians 4:7–16. It is designed to help members recognize how the grace of Christ may be functioning through them for the strengthening of His body and the advancement of His mission.
Set aside approximately 20–30 minutes and answer from your actual ministry experience rather than the ministry role you hope to have.
“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:”
Ephesians 4:11–12 KJV
Five ministry functions
This process explores five patterns of grace
Apostolic
Establishing and advancing
Prophetic
Discerning and aligning
Evangelistic
Proclaiming and reaching
Pastoral
Shepherding and caring
Teaching
Explaining and grounding
Please understand
What this is not
- Not a personality quiz
- Not an ordination process
- Not a ministry title generator
- Not a declaration of divine calling
Results are provisional
Your results describe an emerging lane — a provisional profile of how grace may be functioning through you. They are intended to be considered alongside Scripture, character, fruit, training, REC leadership observation, and supervised ministry.
The pathway
What happens next?
- 1
Complete the Fivefold Discernment assessment.
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Receive your provisional ministry profile.
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Review your emerging patterns, readiness, strengths, and development areas.
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REC leadership may observe and discuss the results with you.
- 5
Appropriate participants may move into training and supervised ministry deployment.
Different graces. Different functions.
One body. One mission. One Lord.
Set aside approximately 20–30 minutes and answer from your actual ministry experience rather than the ministry role you hope to have.