And he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets,
others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,
for building up the Body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of faith
and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood
to the extent of the full stature of Christ,
so that we may no longer be infants . . . .
(Eph 4:11-14)
We are expected to grow in Christ, to be equipped for the work of ministry, to build up the Body of Christ. But we can’t do this if those who are appointed as pastors and teachers in the church try to keep us as infants.
