Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

It is right for the workers to counsel together as
brethren; but that man who endeavors to lead his
fellow workers to seek his individual counsel and
advice regarding the details of their work, and to
learn their duty from him, is in a dangerous
position and needs to learn what responsibilities are
really comprehended in his office. God has
appointed no man to be conscience for his
fellowman. It is not wise to lay so much
responsibility upon an officer that he will feel that
he is forced to become a dictator.
A Constant Peril
For years there has been a growing tendency
for men placed in positions of responsibility to lord
it over God's heritage, thus removing from church
members their keen sense of the need of divine
instruction and an appreciation of the privilege to
counsel with God regarding their duty. This order
of things must be changed. There must be a reform.
Men who have not a rich measure of that wisdom
which cometh from above should not be called to
serve in positions where their influence means so
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