Clear Path Teams is built on the conviction that ministry was never meant to be done alone. Throughout Scripture, we see God working through teams, calling, equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to lead together in unity. The ministry flourishes when it's shared.
Old Testament Foundations for Team Ministry: Moses and the 70 Elders
Even Moses couldn’t do it alone. God instructed him to share leadership with trusted leaders from among the people.
Numbers 11:16–17 (NIV)
The Lord said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people.
Have them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them.
They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.”
This is a powerful picture of empowering others to lead, a foundational model of team-based ministry.
Nehemiah and the Wall Builders
Nehemiah didn’t rebuild Jerusalem’s wall alone. He organized families and groups, assigning each a portion of the wall to restore.
Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV)
So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
Each person, each family, had a section of the wall. It was a team effort, and the project only succeeded because everyone had a role and responsibility.
Jesus and the Disciples
Jesus modeled team-based ministry. He called the twelve disciples not just to observe, but to walk with Him, learn from Him, and eventually be sent out to do what He had demonstrated.
Mark 6:7–13 (NIV)
Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.
Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
Jesus didn’t just assign tasks, He discipled His team. He cared for them personally, trained them in the Word, empowered them for ministry, and trusted them to carry it forward.
The Early Church
As the church grew, so did its ministry needs. The apostles recognized the importance of raising up others to carry the load.
Acts 6:1–3 (NIV)
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them.”
Clear Path Teams echoes this principle: When ministry is shared, the body grows stronger and needs are better met.
Paul and Timothy: Equipping the Next Generation
Paul mentored and empowered leaders like Timothy to step into their calling and lead with clarity and courage.
1 Timothy 4:7–13 (NIV)
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.
That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
Command and teach these things. Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
Paul didn't just hand Timothy a task list, he helped him grow in faith, character, and leadership.
The Body of Christ: One Team, Many Parts
The apostle Paul describes the Church as a team made up of many unique parts, each with a vital role to play.
1 Corinthians 12:18–20 (NIV)
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
If they were all one part, where would the body be?
As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
Ephesians 4:12–16 (NIV)
...to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Clear Path Teams helps ministries embrace this vision: Every person equipped, empowered, and encouraged to play their part in the body of Christ.
