To be a part of a community is to be committed to the exercise of one's spiritual gift for the glory of God and the benefit of others. Service is inherent in our responsibility as part of the community. The leadership needs to seek to recruit and motivate people to service by providing them the support, opportunities and resources needed. Submission is a major theme throughout the New Testament. Wives are commanded to submit to their husbands.
Children are to submit to their parents.
Everyone is responsible to submit to Christ and to governmental authorities. This mutual submission involves the willingness to place the needs and interests of others above our own so that we are conciliatory in relationships. As the church gathers together there is to be the mutual prayer support for one another. The greatest privilege granted to the church fellowship is the blessing that comes through the joy of interceding on behalf of others. Prayer is to be the mark of the church so that it is known as a house of prayer.