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Why only pastors usually baptize?

Why only pastors usually baptize? This question might be answered by asking some questions to open the mind: 1. Did every Christian in the New Testament baptize? 2. Did Jesus do all the baptisms? 3. Why were the baptisms in the NT usually done by apostles or disciples who had some authority? In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, are baptisms restricted for ordained pastors only? Answer: No, the church manual allows the conference to authorize elders and other non-ordained individual on a case-to-case basis.  But normally it is the ordained pastor who does it, like in the New Testament. This question has been in my mind for years and I only knew of organizational explanations, but as we prayed in family worship, this idea came to mind.  It seems biblical so far...