Part 1 asked what Ekklesia is. Part 2 asks what Ekklesia does. Dr. Tom Schlueter and Rolland Wright open a conversation on the authority Yeshua gave His followers — what it looks like when believers move from gathering to governing in prayer, what tribunals are and aren't, and how the Ruach moves through ordinary people who decide to act on what Scripture actually says.

Part 1 of this conversation laid the foundation: what Ekklesia means, why Yeshua used the word, and how the early Ekklesia modeled a kind of intercession the modern body has largely forgotten.

Part 2 picks up the question most listeners were left holding: if Ekklesia is what Dr. Schlueter and Rolland described, what does it actually do?

In this episode, the conversation moves into authority, strategy, and the governance dimension of Ekklesia. Dr. Schlueter walks through what he understands as the legislative nature of the assembly Yeshua said He would build, the role of tribunals as gatherings of intercessors aligned with the heart of God, and how he believes the Ruach is calling believers to engage spiritual principalities through prayer, decree, and covenant relationship.

He and Rolland talk through what it has looked like to apply these convictions in cities and states, the kinds of issues believers have brought before God in this way, and the patterns Dr. Schlueter has observed over decades of prayer ministry. They also discuss the responsibility that comes with claiming authority — the call to align with Scripture, to test every impression, and to walk in covenant relationship rather than in isolation.

This is a meaty conversation that goes places the modern church doesn't always go. Dr. Schlueter's framework will resonate with some listeners and challenge others. Listeners are invited to engage as Rolland has framed it from the beginning of this series — with ideas worth wrestling with, testing against Scripture, and bringing before God in prayer.

This episode also connects to a prayer initiative First Place Ministries is planning for the fall. To learn more, register, or get involved, visit firstplaceministries.com.

You'll hear:

• Picking up from Part 1 — what authority actually means in the believer's life
• Dr. Schlueter's framework for the legislative dimension of Ekklesia
• What tribunals are and how he understands them functioning biblically
• Engaging spiritual principalities through prayer and decree
• Stories from decades of prayer ministry in cities and states
• The role of covenant relationships in sustained intercession
• The responsibility of authority — testing every impression against Scripture
• Learning to decree from heaven: what Dr. Schlueter means and how he teaches it
• A continuing preview of the fall prayer initiative
• Scripture themes: Matthew 16:18 (authority of the Ekklesia), Ephesians 6 (spiritual warfare), Isaiah 9:6 (the government on His shoulders)

Resources

Ekklesia Declared! — https://a.co/d/0fkrigsy Ekklesia Infused! — https://a.co/d/0gdii5A0 Choose Life — https://a.co/d/069OtMTN Choose Life Workbook — https://a.co/d/06vseuNH First Place Ministries Website — https://www.firstplaceministries.com Support the Ministry via PayPal — https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=82WSYT9FXJ9CY Connect with Caliatra — https://www.facebook.com/Chaplaincaliatra

Guest Resources — Dr. Tom Schlueter Dr. Tom Schlueter's Website — https://drtomschlueter.org Texas Apostolic Prayer Network — https://texasapn.org Tribunals: God's Strategy for the Ekklesia to Govern (Dr. Schlueter) Analyze and Execute: God's Strategy for the Ekklesia (Dr. Schlueter)

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Rolland returns with the next solo teaching in the Ekklesia Series.