In a church body, all function in different ways to make up the whole body, with Christ as the head. 1 Corinthians 12 reads: 

The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by [fn3] one Spirit into one body–whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free–and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don't need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don't need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues [fn4] ? Do all interpret? 31 But eagerly desire [fn5] the greater gifts.And now I will show you the most excellent way.     

     Sometimes we may feel or think that we have nothing to offer to a church body. That you have no “talent”, no extraordinary gifts, no special abilities. But did God pick extraordinary people to serve him as apostles or disciples? No. He chose ordinary people. He chose those that simply had a heart for him.  

     One of the most important functions in a church body is to be a prayer warrior. What is a prayer warrior? Someone dedicated to get alone with God, bring the needs of the body before him, praying for people, situations and anything that the Lord lays on your heart. Prayers of the saints are like sweet savors to our Lord. Prayer changes things. The prayer warriors in a church are the backbone of everything else. They keep their finger on the pulse of God’s Spirit, being led to pray for whatever the Spirit directs. Without them, the church functions in a hollow way, performing duties and tasks with no real fulfillment or direction. The Lord himself was a prayer warrior while he was on the earth, praying regularly to God and allowing God to direct His path, strengthen Him and help Him pour out the cup of sacrifice that He made for us on the cross.