Scriptures: Ephesians 4:11-12, 2:20, Matthew 20:26, Mark 1:17, 10:45, Romans 7:4, 12:6, 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 Peter 4:10

Are you more interested in being served in a church, or are you more interested in being a servant in the church? There are far too many church members in the church who just stay out of the way. A Gallup poll discovered that only 10% of church members are active in any kind of personal ministry in their church. What is even more amazing is that 50% of all church members said they have no interest in serving in any ministry of the church. Dr. Merritt shares four reasons why you should determine to become the minister that God wants you to be, and get involved in the ministry that God has for you at church because ministry is one of the building blocks of the foundation of the church.

"Some people have the idea that the pastor serves the church by doing the ministry of the church. Listen carefully. If the staff and the pastor does the ministry of the church, we won't be serving you, we will be crippling you. Because we will not only be doing what you are supposed to be doing, we will be neglecting what we are supposed to be doing." --Dr. Merritt

Keywords: service, serving, Zig Ziglar, great, least, Upper Room, Jesus, equipping, saints, work, ministry, workmanship, good, fish, called, grace, enables, holy, edifying