the pew now?” she asked him. The old warrior answered, “Because I came not to be served, but to serve!” (Matt. 20:28). He had it right. There is only one Head and King of the church, Jesus Christ, who is King over all reality (1 Cor. 15:25; Col. 3:1). Therefore, every minister’s authority is only “ministerial” and declarative.2 A minister labors under the authority of Jesus Christ, who authorizes him to administer the Word to his people through his person and voice. A minister who “lords” over his