This is manifested in the program’s assumption that the church adopt an every-member ministry philosophy rather than following Christ’s stipulation that the pastorate fulfill its Great Commission to preach and administer the sacraments.79 In the end, it would be better for churches to emphasize their dependence on the Spirit of God to make the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort,