Administration is listed as one of the gifts to the church in Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (12:28). But many pastors and church leaders in various institutional roles are “reluctant” to be engaged in administrative service and consider it a necessary evil or an impediment to their real work of ministry. This presentation will affirm that the various facets of administrative service, including fund raising, are essential for the mission and witness of the church by exploring the biblical foundations for such a call to service. The New Testament shows that administrative service is an authentic expression of Christian discipleship.
