Editing British New Church Movement (section)

===Origins===
[[Arthur Wallis (Bible teacher)|Arthur Wallis]] and David Lillie, [[Plymouth Brethren]] men, became convinced of the validity of spiritual gifts.{{when|date=April 2025}} Lillie had received the "Baptism in the Spirit" in 1941, and Wallis in 1951. Influenced by ex-[[Apostolic Church UK|Apostolic]] leader Cecil Cousen, they developed an understanding that a return of the 'charismatic gifts' (e.g., prophecy and [[speaking in tongues]]) to the traditional [[Christian denomination|denominations]] was not sufficient, and that the church needed to be restored to the [[New Testament]] forms of [[Ecclesiastical polity|church government]] as described in Paul's [[epistle to the Ephesians]]: [[wikt:apostle|apostle]], [[prophet]], [[Evangelism|evangelist]], shepherd and teacher (Ephesians 4:11).<ref>{{bibleverse|Ephesians|4:11|NRSV}}</ref> This became known as the fivefold ministry model, and the group saw the fulfillment of these offices as essential to the reviving of the worldwide Christian Church. Although they had in practice left the Brethren, their subsequent efforts produced a hybrid, Pentecostalised Brethrenism, displaying features of both traditions.