As the human body is a single organism made up of many individual parts, so too is Christ’s body, the church (1 Corinthians 12:12–31). Also like the human body which will fail to function properly if a single part goes missing, likewise the church is less than it should be if even one member fails to provide their unique and divinely-endowed contribution.
Today on the podcast, Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla helps us think through right functioning of the body of Christ, our individual need of the whole, and our unique contributions to it. In particular, Dr. Kuruvilla describes and discusses his gift of singleness (click here for his article on the topic), how he understands it, and how God has used it in his life to bless the church and to serve Christ.
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Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla is Senior Research Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary and has published a number of books, primarily on the topics of hermeneutics and homiletics. He is also a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.
Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.