Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 16:1-5
by: Susan Bond.
One reason our pastor feels comfortable leaving us is that he spent the last two years training leaders in our congregation. A pastor who shares leadership responsibilities is more likely to leave a healthy flock behind than one who makes the flock dependent on him.
It made good sense for Paul to use Timothy in a place where Timothy had already obtained a good name. This reflected well on both of them. Paul’s efforts were multiplied and so were the results.