In any give race, be it a 5K or a marathon, about 5 percent of the runners are "elite" runners. The other 95 percent are not. Ironically, the people who get the most attention are the few favored runners who are doing only 5 percent of the work.
Likewise, in our churches it's easy to develop a leader-centric paradigm in which discipleship is staff-driven.
The result all too often is a consumer culture where people think that their growth is ultimately dependent on Sunday morning sermons.
How can pastors help? By enabling and equipping. Be celebrating "ordinary" Christians from their pulpits. By beating the drum for simple virtues like humility, prayer, faithfulness, and sacrifice. In the early church, everyone pulled their weight. (Just read 1 Corinthians 14.) Each person was on mission for Jesus. Of course, things will look less "professional" than if the pastors did all the work. But if everyone in the congregation would realize that they are necessary parts of the body, with their own special gifting, I think the whole church would begin to function in ways we can't even imagine.