The Body of Christ
It’s an old idea that unfortunately the church has embraced for far too long. The pastor’s are the ones who do the work of the ministry. It started out innocently enough. One hundred years ago, the pastors and priests went to school and learned all about the Bible. They taught the word as opposed to doing regular work such as farming, banking, and other businesses. One pastor served the whole town and many believed in God as a matter of culture and tradition. Over time, more and more congregation members began to look to the pastors to do all the ministry. They have to do all the visitation, all the outreaches, all the teaching, all the evangelizing. After all, they’re trained and called to do it. However if we look to the Scriptures, we find the writers of the New Testament giving us a completely different narrative. 1 Peter 2:9 says, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who...