Christian ministry aims to further the administration of God that is by faith through nourishing an active, real and ever-increasing love for God in the hearts of His people.
Faithful ministry in God's household requires one to minister as a true child of God. Assurance of being God's child in Christ gives confidence to strive after a faithful ministry in Christ's Name.
The authority underwriting the letter of 1 Timothy gave Timothy the authority he needed to minister in Ephesus. What was true for Timothy remains true for our own lives and ministries.