It is a primary duty of leaders to empower others, to widen the leadership group, to grow new leaders. The ideal is for every member to grow into a fully empowered colleague in service until the church becomes the leadership community that Israel was meant to be. “The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.” (Deuteronomy 28:13) To use