In the first century, Christian congregations were organized under divine direction: “He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelizers, some as shepherds and teachers, with a view to the readjustment of the holy ones, for ministerial work. ” ​ — Ephesians 4: 11, 12.
जिस से पवित्र लोग सिद्ध हो जाएं, और सेवा का काम किया जाए । ” — इफिसियों ४: ११, १२.