the Word of God. His is a ministry of explaining in simple terms what the Word of God means. The word “pastor” is from a Greek word which means “a shepherd.” The illustration is evident. The pastor is to bear the same relationship to the people to whom he ministers, that a shepherd does to his flock of sheep. Turning to verse twelve, we find that the word “perfecting” is not from the Greek word which refers to spiritual maturity, but from one that has the idea of equipping someone or something so