Publisher's Synopsis
Times are changing in the world and in the Church. Since the late 1990s, a rapidly expanding Christian movement has swept across nations and continents. Identified as the New Apostolic Reformation, its adherents have become passionately involved in moving beyond traditional church models toward a more strategically focused approach to the expansion of God's Kingdom.- Discover the significance of apostolic leadership.- Learn to identify and validate leading apostles.- Realize the value of an apostolic strategy as a way to reach into and influence a culture.- Understand Apostolic Hubs and how they engage community and culture.Apostolic Architecture is not about buildings. It is about building. It is raising up apostolic leaders who understand the times in which we live and know what must be done effectively to influence the surrounding culture. Committed to extending the reach of the Gospel globally, apostolic houses, centers, and hubs will equip and align an empowered body of apostolic Christiansto use their gifts and talents to permeate their unique spheres of influence.ABOUT THE AUTHORDr. Ronald E. Cottle has served as a pastor of churches, both large and small. He has been president of a university and a seminary and is the author of more than fifty books and fifty Bible college courses. He is the founder of Christian Life School of Theology, a coalition of ministry schools based in local churches around the world and Beacon University. He is the founder of ACTS (Apostolic Council of Transformational Servant-Leaders) and ECAL (Embassy Coalition of Apostolic Leaders), apostolic networks which include church and marketplace leaders in the United States and numerous other nations.Dr. Cottle has earned an A.B. degree from Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida; a Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina; and a Ph.D. in Religion from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. He also earned a Master of Science in Education and an Ed.D. from U.S.C.
