The Importance of Officers in the Church

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In the ESV it says to equip the saints for the work of ministry. If you don't have pastors and shepherds, that church is not going to attain to the unity of the faith. That local church will not be brought to mature manhood to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. This is not sufficient, but it is the necessary foundation for the existence of the church.

Many of us were raised in churches that downplayed the clergy-laity distinction. Every member, we were told, was a minister. Now, we’re in churches that take ordination seriously and that sees the biblical rationale for “office.” Maybe we’re even relieved to find that these churches don’t fill our calendars with a busy week of “ministry activities,” but instead prioritize Sunday worship. But where does that leave the laity? And where is the spiritual formation that happens when we live in community with one another? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller consider how the liturgy of our worship pushes back against the liturgies of the world. And they discuss the responsibility of members to exercise their spiritual gifts alongside their freedom to receive and rest on the Lord’s day.