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The early participants in the Evangelical Christian Church (Christian Disciples) consisted, of those who came away from a variety of [[fundamental]], evangelical denominations, not in an attempt to [[reform ]] any particular [[denomination]], but rather in an effort to [["restore" ]] the "original" church according to the [[New Testament ]] pattern. They believed that [[history ]] was moving toward a spiritual climax where God's power will be poured out on the church. [[ Restorationist ]] promoters understood that this supernatural move could be the Lord's final move where the church will be endued with power to Christianize the world before Jesus returns. In order for this dominion pursuit to be realized, the [[Five-fold ministry ]] expounded in Eph. 4:11 ([[apostles, ]] [[prophets]], [[evangelists]], [[pastors ]] and [[teachers]]) needed to be [[commissioned ]] by the Church at large and given to excercise their spiritual [[ gifts ]] and authority in the church of Jesus Christ.