Apostles in the Bible Were Not in Offices Directing Others! Present day Apostles are often in offices directing other people and speaking at conferences, which is quite different from the first century Apostles. The Apostles we read about in the New Testament were sent out by the Jerusalem Council, much like Shelachim going out from synagogues in the first century. When the new Testament was translated into Latin, the title was changed, translated into Latin with the word Missionalis, the source for our title, Missionary. Like modern Missionaries, the Missionalis started congregations when they went out.