In this episode, we're talking about church potlucks—and what they reveal about how we think about service. Picture this: three people show up with real food, the kind that's been slow-cooking since 6 a.m., complete with grandma's secret recipe. Meanwhile, 40 others arrive with a two-liter of store-brand soda and a bag of plastic forks opened in the parking lot. Everybody eats well, but only a handful actually cooked. Sound familiar? That's how a lot of churches function too. A small group quietly carries the load—teaching, serving in the nursery, greeting, running tech—while everyone else shows up, benefits, and never wonders who made the casserole. Ephesians 4:12 flips that script: pastors exist to equip the saints for the work of ministry, not to do all the ministry while everyone watches. The word "equipping" was used for setting broken bones and mending fishing nets—preparing people to do the work themselves. Every believer is staff; some just don't have a name badge. Here's the uncomfortable truth: people don't usually leave churches because the sermons were bad—they leave because they never felt needed. So this week, find your seam. Pick one act of service and let it cost you something comfortable, because a body that never asks for you stops feeling like a body you belong to.