the big picture

In an any organization, like six men carrying a friend to the final destination, each person must carry their share. It doesn't have to be an equal share, only a fair share. Each who does not carry the fair share, leaves one of two options: 1, the load drops and the progress stops; 2, Some one else picks up the slack.

Building organizations is simply a process of building people. Like so many blocks on the side of the wall, the effort is enhanced if every block is in place. If the person administrating the operation wants growth, he may simply concentrate the effort on the growth of each person.
In a faith organization, the faith of each must grow.
In a business, the skill, knowledge , and understanding must grow. Knowledge would be specific or general. While understanding knows how to put the skill together with the knowledge. This is like found in Ex 35:30: knowledge, wisdom, understanding. As each person increases their efficiency, the overall efficiency and profit of the enterprise will similarly grow.
In a faith based organization, the skill is knowledge of the scriptures or doctrines. The wisdom is the overall knowledge of the goals mission, and vision as well as the specific (product) knowledge of the persons who are clients of the organization. The understanding includes the ability to discern the needs of the specific person, as well as the specific application of the scriptures and doctrine. When this grows the sense of identification of each member grows in tandem. Truthfully this sense of identity is the essence of Faith.

Faith implies faith in something or someone. So faith grows as this sense of identification seems more and more reliable within the person. Reliable implies trust, but "trust and verify" is a necessary process to build this kind of faith. Picture this:"Here a little and there a little." Doesn't grow overnight, but every day; here a little and there a little. Occasionally, almost by Providence there will be a "supercharge" of faith that seems to come from some internal understanding or revelation; That lifts the faith to a higher floor where the daily growth is more like stairs. I have learned not to covet the great boosts, as it has always preceded some similarly spectacular difficulty for which the "super-charge" was needed to simply maintain! So as enough are the today cares, so also "enough are the today graces!"

May God truly bless your today and may you have a special sense of His presence, especially as it is needed. I am personally in favor of you today, and if you have no one else believing in you, I still do. So be encouraged to try again if you stumble, and remember the formula to get back that which was lost,

Confess, repent, forget, try again!