Folabi Ojo
Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord." (Col 4:17,NIV )
Ministry comes before fulfillment. Without identifying ministry one cannot find fulfillment. The major reason some people say they are not fulfilled in a church or at work is because they do not know what to do. They do not know where to serve. Your fulfillment in life is a discovery of your place of service.
What is ministry?
The word ministry here is diakonia where the word deacon was formed. It means service, work, duties of a servant. People confuse office with ministry. They are not the same. Ministry is the WORK while OFFICE is the title or description of work. The ministry is the ASSIGNMENT while the office is the POSITION. There is different between occupying a position and doing the work. You may be occupying an office and you are not ministering or discharging the duties of the office Continue reading