God makes us Christians through the ministry of other Christians. Once you are baptized you are justified, forgiven, born again. But Baptism, like any birth, is also inauguration into a new life, lived out in a new community for the sake of a renewed world. It is also a daily working out of grace. In Baptism we are cleansed from our sinfulness and given God's forgiveness.
Performance is no longer a driving force.
Because we are receivers, we are no longer condemned to being achievers. And, in our Baptism, we are assured of God's continuing love and pardon in Jesus. In Baptism we enter the family of God, the body of Christ, the priesthood of all believers. We receive a new identity as members of the community of Christians called the church. Ordination implies preparation.