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(read part one)

I want to make this very clear before moving on… I’m not so blind or arrogant to think that is anything that is done within my own power. It is completely the power of God that enables, even if I may be one of the many vessels that He chooses to use to initiate the enabling. The word itself may be substituted if you like… we’re called to encourage and edify one another, and all enabling does is take it to the next level.

It is one thing to say “You can do it!”, it’s another to say “You can do it! Here’s how.” and even a another to say “You can do it! Here’s how. Let me help.”  This is something I’ve thought and discussed quite a bit… I long to be the type of person that says the third; it is more a passion within me than any of the ministry vocations that I’ve tossed around in my head over the last couple of years.

You might say “aren’t we all called to encourage and enable?” … well… yes and no.

In the same way we are all called to fulfill the great commission? Yes.
In the way that some people say we are all called to mission work? No.

People use the great commission to tell us that we are all called to evangelize. I was guilted into believing this for so long… I have always felt more inclined to help people become followers of Christ who are dedicated to serving Him out of love, whether that means ministering to fellow Christians, new converts, or those who don’t know Christ. Don’t get me wrong, my heart breaks for the lost and I hope to see as many people come into relationship with Christ as possible. But Jesus, through the great commission, does not call us solely to proselytize, He calls us to make disciples. Conversion / Evangelism is a step in discipleship but it is not the end game. Scripture tells us multiple times that we are all part of the body and we all have different roles. Take a look at Paul’s words to the Church at Ephesus:

It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. (4:11-12)

I honestly don’t know which of these roles “enabler” falls under, but I know that we are called to our various roles in order “to prepare God’s people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Perhaps this is the best definition of “enabler” for me. I hope that I can be a vessel that helps prepare others in a way that they can fulfill their roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, and teachers.

We are all called to encourage each other. If your heart moves you, take it up a notch and offer “here’s how” and “let me help,” but if not, do whatever you can to fulfill your role in the Body through Christ who is the head.

(if you care, part three deals with specifics of how it burns in my heart and what needs to happen from here)

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