Jethro observed that Moses, one man, was wearing himself and the people out trying to do it all himself. Jethro, a shepherd, probably well-acquainted with having undershepherds working under himself, proposed the same model to Moses. He told him to select capable men, train then, and let them handle people and their issues depending on their level of authority.
We will do this also at our church through ministry leaders and small group leaders. We will let our leaders lead. The pastor can't do it all, he needs to be accompanied by many capable leaders for our church to be what God wants it to be. We depart from the "Moses-model" because the New Testament calls for a group (plurality) of men to lead a church called elders, not a one man pastor-led church.
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