Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:11-13

Lord, cultivate in leaders and teachers a genuine equipping of the saints - and equip the saints to do the work of ministry rather than waiting for someone else to do it. Draw the whole body toward the maturity You have always intended.