vitality and spirit of renewal; at other times, however, it has been used to excuse individualism and intellectual lethargy. A balanced concept of the priesthood of all believers will affirm the personal spiritual responsibility of all Christians, their right and duty to minister in Christ’s name, and the truth that one does not abide in Christ apart from abiding in the body of Christ, the church. Martin Luther (1483–1546) saw the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers as being