Ministry is a common term for serving God, but when many people hear it, what do they think of? They think of a pastor or a priest. A professional clergy person, many say, is a minister. As a result, many church folks have a concept of ministry that’s modelled more on Superman (one person who can do it all) than on Jesus.
But in the New Testament, we find that every Christian is called to be a minister in some way, shape, or form. In God’s family, ministry is for everybody. This is another example of the “we” factor at work.
When every follower of Jesus gets off the bench and into the game of serving, the church gets built up, and its impact for Christ expands exponentially (see Acts 6:1-7).
