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22-25 September 2026
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Developing an Apostolic Family of Churches

What is the mandate of an apostolic team? How do these ministries function?
Description
In the New Testament, we see ministries that serve within the local church, but also ministries that serve beyond the local church and are a gift to a whole family or network of churches, living, learning, and loving together. These ministries are listed in Ephesians 4:11 and in this seminar stream we will be exploring how these ministries function and serve among the churches, and what their mandate is in helping bring local church life to its full potential and maturity in God.

Your hosts

Maurice Nightingale
Maurice serves Relational Mission as part of the apostolic team, with a particular focus on the continent of Europe. For over 30 years he has been serving in three main areas: planting churches, reviving failing churches, and building local-language church networks. Maurice completed a Master's degree studying philosophies of church movement succession, exploring New Testament church leadership principles and practices. He is married to Rachel, with four adult children and numerous grandchildren.
Vlada Stojanovic
Vlada Stojanovic was born and raised in Nis, Serbia, He has a master’s degree in contextual theology. He is married to Sonja, and they have two children. For the last 20 years, Vlada has been serving Good News Church in Southern Serbia, one of the least evangelised countries in Eastern Europe. He has a great passion for contextualisation and cross-cultural mission, helping the West and the ‘rest’ to understand each other and partner more closely together.
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