- Table of content
- 7.1 Ministry and duties
- 7.2 Source of ministry in the church
- 7.3 Biblical foundation
- 7.4 The Apostle ministry
- 7.5 The development of the ministries from the Apostle ministry
- 7.6 The ministries in the New Apostolic Church
- 7.7 Ordination
- 7.8 The exercise of a ministry
- 7.9 Tasks of the ministries
- 7.10 Appointments
7.3 Biblical foundation
Holy Scripture does not have a uniform definition for the word "ministry", nor does it expound upon any doctrine concerning ministry. It nevertheless makes a number of different statements about the content and nature of the ministry.