I recently came upon a definition for ministry that I really like.  It is from the pen of Warren Wiersbe.  I tweeked it a bit.  My apologies to Mr. Wiersbe.  "Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving and dependent channels to the glory of God."  It is important that I see ministry take place by knowing the divine resoures personally, see human needs with compassion, and become a channel for God to work through me, to His glory.  I long to see ministry that cannot be explained except by the fact that God is at work.  I want a spiritual discontent to control me as long as I see needs around me go unmet.  I long to see God's people equipped for ministry and living the victorious Christian life.  I long to see God's people become people of the Book,  and grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus.  I thank the Lord that He has given to me the ministry of pastor-teacher, and I pray that God counts me as a faithful proclaimer of His truth.