ministers

Do you think of a minister as the leader of a church? Churches have leaders, but everyone is or should be a minister. There are special gifts called out for leaders for the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry. Someone has to be in charge and direct traffic, but the performance – audience model of church is not Biblical. Let everyone bring a Psalm or hymn or teaching in the expectation that it will be welcome and they will have a chance to share. Even those in authority should be thought of as brothers rather than masters and should consider themselves as such. The greatest minister is the servant of all.