Useless.

"It is not likely we should all see eye to eye. You cannot make a dozen watches all tick to the same time, much less make a dozen men all think the same thoughts. But, still, if we should all bow our thoughts to that one written word, and would own no authority but the Bible, the Church could not be divided, could not be cut in pieces as she now is."

Our organizations make much use of some and little of others. Thus is the same of compensation, which give much to those which much to say, and little to those whose works are well concealed. As much could be said about Paul and Apollos, who routinely engaged the plebeian vitality themselves to make more of others. 

"So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. "(1 Corinthians 4:1-3 NLT)

The authority of Paul and Apollo laid not with their intrinsic nature, rather though the movement of the Holy Spirit though their words and the humility projected from their souls. Both were keenly aware that the result of fleshing men would not be providence, rather without surrender of self would result in worldly discord. To that end, Paul nary trusted himself with the truth  without the protection of the spirit to move it forward.

How does one empower the multitudes to surrender themselves to the will of God and the unity of the body. Simply put, "one" does not. Only "The One" does. Only in the lowering of man does the king fully come into view. There is no throne of man that stands higher than another man's feet, and there is no body without the love of Christ to stir souls awake. We often gaze out on an oasis of self-sustainment  that embodies our need to be self-realized. Not a moment truly comes to us without the realization, whether it be what come to the present or what is yet  to come, when we apprehend the reality of the desiccation that is both seen and unseen. 

"He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.” I replied, “But my work seems so useless. I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand. I will trust God for my reward.” Isaiah 49:4"

No life can surpass that of a man who quietly continues to serve God in the place where providence has placed him. Our purpose is not found in comparisons to other men, and our eternal purpose can never be realized though the minds of other men. Every child of God is where God has placed him for some purpose, and the practical use of this first point is to lead you to inquire for what practical purpose has God placed each one of you where you now are.