Becoming a ministerial servant or an elder in the Christian congregation is not a matter of being elected to an office. This privilege is attainable only through spiritual growth. How is spiritual growth achieved?
(‏ اف ٣ :‏ ١٦‏ )‏ فَٱلْكَيْنُونَةُ خَادِمًا مُسَاعِدًا أَوْ شَيْخًا فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ ٱلْمَسِيحِيَّةِ لَيْسَتْ مَنْصِبًا يُنْتَخَبُ ٱلْمَرْءُ لَهُ ،‏ بَلْ هِيَ ٱمْتِيَازٌ يَحْصُلُ عَلَيْهِ نَتِيجَةَ نُمُوِّهِ ٱلرُّوحِيِّ .‏