Ephesians 4:11-13, 16 speaks of the importance of each person committing to do their part in building up the body. “It was He (Christ) who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.” This means that every person is very important to the body. If any person pulls away from the body, it becomes ‘crippled’ or hindered in its effectiveness.