JETS 43:1 (March 00) p. 39 items in the list-passages. 10 There is a concept which links together the list-passages (1 Corinthians 12, Rom 12:3–8, Eph 4:11–13—and perhaps also 1 Pet 4:10–11) and that concept is not Spirit-given abilities. Spirit-given ministries rather than abilities is what links these passages together. A “ministry” in this essay is any edificatory activity in the Christian community which serves to build up the Christian community. A ministry can be a regular role in the community