What is the fullness of the Spirit referred to by Paul in Ephesians 5:18? Often this text is read in terms of the empowerment of individual believers for discipleship and ministry, and this leads to difficulties in relating the text to its immediate literary context.

This article explains how the task of ministry involves all members of the local church. It takes its cue from Ephesians 4:11-13.

This article focuses on a fundamental principle for Christian ministry: the contrast between the glory of the new covenant ministry and the shame of the new covenant minister. This comes from 2 Corinthians 4:7.

The work of the Spirit as explained in the Pastoral Epistles is examined in this article. The author takes a look at a number of texts that call our attention to the work of the Spirit in prophecy, ministry, and renewal; e.g. 1 Timothy 1:18, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:14, Titus 3:5.

For a beginning pastor, the ministry may look daunting. How should you approach pastoral ministry? This article shares six lessons: soak yourself in the Word, avoid the performance syndrome, point people to the Saviour, honour other pastors, love your wife, and love your people.

This article reflects mainly on Luke 10:20, which contains a command for the seventy disciples to rejoice in their ministry, for in Christ it was a victorious ministry. This same joy is to be there today, and this article provides much encouragement to that end.

Are you using ministry for your personal fulfilment? If so, there are seven disastrous results you can expect.

This article considers both the pros and cons of a long-term ministry in one location.

This article considers Ezekiel's call in Ezekiel 2-Ezekiel 3, full of character qualifications required for a God-glorifying ministry.