Far to many . . . even Pentecostals . . .
fail to follow the Scripture about fear of man is a trap. Far too many fear what others might think--especially if they speak amiss, speak from the flesh etc.
Some of it is poor teaching. Some of it is too much performance anxiety and focus on performance rather than encouraging the people to grow in the exercise of their gifts including the freedom to fail and learn and grow.
IF a half dozen or so folks are reliable and humble and spiritual etc. . . . especially in a small congregation . . . . that would be sufficient.
In large congregations . . . the operation of the gifts is routinely better in small groups but should not be prohibited, imho, in the largeer group as Calvary Chapel reoutinely does. There are ways to keep it healthy and wierd newcomers from crashing the service inappropriately.
Alas, in too many congregations . . . a few folks are routinely depended on . . . and/or . . . tend to expect to be used and may tend to hog the role when they should be training up others to flow in their gifts. I don't know that Holy Spirit always anoints such as much as they seem to think. Leadership should be on top of that sort of thing. Many times they aren't. Sometimes they perpetuate stereotypic stuff when Holy Spirit has been trying to broaden, loosen up the congregation for a long time.
Your comments make good sense. Thanks.