Is A Plumber in Ministry!

The other night I was asked if I was ever looked down upon when asked "what I do" and my response being that "I am in the ministry". Personally I have never encountered a situation where somebody vulgarly rebuked me for being in ministry. But I asked him the same question of course to him it was different because his title doesnt declare him "in ministry", so he didn't see it that way. So what is ministry? Is ministry a title we hold over our heads cause we got some sort of education that persuades us to think a certain way based on the school you went to. Or is ministry just volunteering in positions of need in a church, or is it just what happens on Sunday Morning. There are a lot of people that believe they are not in the ministry because I don't work for a church. Let me tell you, if you are a Christian (a Christ follower) regardless of occupation you are in the ministry. You are in the ministry of loving Jesus and loving people. In fact most pastors of church staff will never influence the amount of people that you could. I sometimes struggle with that, because I am not out with people as much. (However, thats what I love about Element Church, as staff, we arn't just sitting around. We are out serving, getting in the community, loving and serving people, making an impact). So I told him I feel one of my passions as a staff "ministry" person is to help infuse life in people so that they are out making an impact in their culture and as they live life well, with passion and integrity, they begin to influence people for God's kingdom weather they are saying anything or not. And that my friends is in fact ministry.