heart for the gospel. Since the participle is a present tense, stressing continuing action of “leading the way,” these further inclusions are certainly possible. A practical consideration is seen here. Young ministers have often found relief from occasional discouragement by recalling their own call to the ministry and the time when their spiritual gifts were recognized by the church, and the elders laid hands on them, separating them to the work of the ministry. As Timothy carried out the injunction