The math teacher who offers students a model for doing basic arithmetic prepares his or her class for algebra and geometry to come. But, woe to that teacher who fails to teach that which is to be carried with a generation into high school and college; he stops the advancement of learning, progress, and hinders the development of everyone in the class. That teacher is creating an impotent society. The buck is not to stop with her, but to be passed on to others. 
We often feel that the buck stops with us. After all, if you want something done right, then do it yourself. Who can do the best job? I can, of course!
However, we must understand that effective ministry is about equipping, empowerment, releasing others to possibly bigger and greater Kingdom endeavors.
Remember the words of our Lord, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12, ESV). Wow! That’s amazing!
One of my favorite quotes from Charles Brock comes from his book Indigenous Church Planting. Charles claims, “One man who is able to plant a church so modeled that very few ever could approximate his success is not thinking world evangelization. He is near- sighted. There may be room for unique models which are not reproducible, but if the world is to be reached, it will be by multiplication and not by addition.” True in church planting. True in all of ministry.
Does the buck stop with you? In the Kingdom’s economy, the buck only stops on that Day.
And since that Day has not arrived yet, we better make sure we are passing it along.
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