Redeemer Bible Fellowship, Central Point, OR

If you are a Christian, it's not a matter of whether you have a ministry. The question is, what is your ministry? And part of my job is not necessarily to—this is one of the reasons that I don't like being called a minister per se, because for most people what they hear is, oh, he's the guy that does ministry. No, Ephesians 4 makes it clear—actually, lots of places in the New Testament make it clear—if you're a Christian, you're a minister. Now, some of us are very public and upfront with the ministry we do, but if you're a Christian, you are a minister, and God's word says my job is essentially to equip you to do the work of the ministry.