The Role of the Lay Person in the Church

I recently read an article on a blog I monitor that ties in nicely with the 4th Habit of Spiritually Men, namely, Spiritually Happy men are involved in a church. The blog is Pulpit Magazine. This particular post was made from material written by John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in souther California. In the April 23rd article he writes:

...Something is seriously wrong in a church where the staff does all the “ministry” and people are made to feel comfortable as mere observers. One of the pastor’s main duties is to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry (Eph. 4:12). Every believer is called to be a minister of some sort, with each of us using the unique gifts given us by God for the edification of the whole church (Rom. 12:6-8)...

If you have the time read through the whole article and bring your comments to church with you on Sunday.