You must have seen the juggling trick.
If the performer does not keep coming back, the plates that are spinning round fall off their sticks and crash to the ground. Only the juggler spinning the plate will keep it from falling.
My youth ministry started very quietly as I was shown to my new office and left to run the youth and children’s ministry. There was little structure and I found myself wondering where I should begin. However, it wasn’t long before things got moving, new initiatives were started, people wanted to talk and raise issues and what had started quietly gained pace. At this point it felt like I was spinning plates and wondering which one needed some more energy to keep it going.
