Another way of viewing the responsibility of church leaders is to see their role as administrative in nature. Charles Tidwell offers the following description. Administration in this context is the guidance provided by church leaders as they lead the church to use its spiritual, human, physical and financial resources to move the church toward reaching its objectives and fulfilling its avowed purpose. It is enabling the children of God who comprise the church to become and to do what they can become and do, by God's grace. Joe Ellis gives us some helpful insight.
Leaders help individual efforts add up to something.
They help the entire congregation develop a framework of shared commitments to the task and to the means for accomplishing it. They act as catalysts, help individuals meld their abilities together as the body of Christ. They keep organizational processes and cultural expectations from getting in the way of accomplishing the task. They help Christians strengthen their purposefulness through a growing commitment to Christ and His kingdom. They help individuals and the congregations to be aware of the progress they are making toward their goals.