The three groups of supernatural spiritual gifts
For the sake of convenience, the gifts will be considered in three groups. First, gifts for the establishment of the church and for bringing it to a maturity where all the members can receive their own gifts and contribute to the up-building of the local body ( Ephesians 4:11–16). These are the apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor-teachers who are chosen by the Lord, taken captive by Him, and given as gifts to the Church , not just to some particular local church. In each ministry more than an occasional manifestation of a gift of the Spirit is involved. Like the first apostles, these are mature, trained people, who were not sent out until they had gained experience under the great Teacher ( Jesus , then the Teacher Spirit, the Spirit of Truth ). Their ministry was not limited to one local church. They sooner or later moved on, because they were given to the Church as a whole. Second, gifts of the edification of the local body through individual members . These