Equipping the Saints for Ministry - Ephesians 4:12 As pastors, it is our Biblical mandate to make disciples and equip the saints to do the work of the ministry so the Church can be built up by what by what each one has to offer. All too often we become so busy doing the work of the ministry that little time is left to equip others to do the same. But imagine what would happen if we spent the time and made the effort to train others for ministry? Here’s what happened in our church when I took Ephesians 4:11-16 to heart.

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