not want to deal with all of the details of drawing up plans, calculating costs, etc. They decided, instead, to put the church’s servants to work. They voted to delegate authority to the deacons. The deacons’ task was to manage the details of the project and then present plans with an appropriate budget for a congregational vote. When the plans and budget were approved by vote, the people asked the deacons to oversee the actual construction. Again, because the average church member had neither the