¹¹ He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts ⌞to his church⌟. ¹² Their purpose is to prepare God’s people to serve and to build up the body of Christ. ¹³ This is to continue until all of us are united in our faith and in our knowledge about God’s Son, until we become mature, until we measure up to Christ, who is the standard.