Ministry Means Service

 

          When the Bible talks about “ministry,” what is it talking about? When it says that Christians are to be involved in “works of ministry,” what does it mean? This article examines how the biblical writers used the words for ministry. This can help us understand a little better what we are to be doing in the church and in the world.

What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God. 

I see some similarities with our situation today. Thankfully, our ministry involves those who are loyal, hard-working and faithful.

Christian ministry exists for the sake of the body of Christ in the name of its Head, Jesus. Ministry is a means to God’s great purposes for his people and, as we will see in this essay, Christian ministry, in one way or another, involves not just pastors and elders or other “leaders,” but all members of the church gathered in congregations for worship and service.