We want people to understand that our goal is not to recruit people to our ministry but to empower them for theirs. The job of the church staff is not to do the work of the ministry but to equip others for the work of the ministry. If we are doing our job correctly, we should be able to lead with a lean staff.4 You are probably familiar with the story of the early church in Acts 6. That was a church in the launch phase. They were facing the very challenges I’m describing here. The apostles were doing