
All Christians Without Exception are Called to Engage in Ministry
All Christians are to engage in not only mission but also ministry. Thus ministry is simply the outworking of their missional calling in all areas of life. Ministry is not the privilege of a small elite group of people, but for every disciple of Jesus Christ. Noticed that I did not say that all Christians are called to ‘the ministry’, but to ministry, diakonia, that is service. We do a great disservice to the biblical understanding of Christianity whenever we refer to the pas