to equip it for ministry is the pastor-teacher.3 He also gives to others teaching and preaching gifts. Teaching and preaching are both ministries of the word. There is significant overlap in the semantic range of the words teaching and preaching in the New Testament. Teaching emphasizes providing instruction and emphasizes the content of what is taught. Preaching builds on this foundation of patient instruction (2 Tim. 4:2) and urges ‘acceptance and compliance’.4 Gifts are given so that the body
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