On one Saturday I was doing house chores with my wife while the kids are playing inside the house. I was in fact vacuuming the floor and I have to move things from there to there and back again. Have been struggling with our sectional sofa and when my kids saw me on this situation they came to me, put their young strength to work, and together we were able to right the sofa.

What happened that day and whenever it happens since we always have to clean reminds me of what can happen in the church. The “professionals,” the pastor and others who are trained to lead the church, face a task they can’t do alone. It’s often a struggle to get the work of the church done until laypeople join in and work alongside the leadership.

This was the situation in Acts 6. Some people in the church were being neglected, and the “professionals,” the apostles who were leading the church, realized they couldn’t do everything by themselves. Only when seven laypeople pitched in to help the leaders could the church proceed.

How can you come alongside your pastor and other leaders to help keep your church moving ahead?

O Lord, help me in every way

To have a faithful heart;
Teach me to love and serve Your church,
And always do my part. —Fitzhugh

Teamwork divides the effort and multiplies the effect.