Is serving a job or a ministry?

This is a great read on ministry in the church. I borrowed it so don't be too impressed. Here it is:

Some people have a JOB in the church, others involve themselves in a MINISTRY. What is the difference?If your concern is success, it is a JOB. If your concern is faithfulness, it is a ministry.An average church is filled with people doing a JOB. A great church is filled with people who are involved in MINISTRY.If you quit because no one ever praised you or thanked you, it was a job. If you stay with it even though no one notices, it is MINISTRY.If you will do it only as long as it doesn’t interfere with your activities, it is a JOB. If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it is MINISTRY.If you quit because someone criticized you, it was a JOB. If you kept serving, it was a MINISTRY.If you are doing it well enough to get by, it is a JOB. If you are doing it to the best of your ability, it is a MINISTRY.If you are doing it because no one else will, it is a JOB. If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it is a MINISTRY.

Dudley Rutherford
Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Hills Church, California