Baptism- Part Deux

After some study on the subject of who can administer baptism, i have come to a few conclusions. After studying the biblical passages that refer to baptism, i have noticed that the Bible does not concern itself with the specific details of who did the baptizing as much as it did to relate the heart change of those who were baptized.

One could make the case that deacons are the ones who are supposed to baptize others. We see in Acts that Phillip was chosen as a deacon for the purpose of serving the saints in Jerusalem. But Phillip also baptized others as well as served the church, as seen in Acts 8:38. So maybe deacons are supposed to baptize others. But in 1 Timothy 3, (the most direct description of a deacon in the Bible), there is no mention of the task of baptizing other believers.
The same can be said for elders/overseers. There is no mandate for baptizing in Paul's descriptions of this office in 1 Tim 3 or Titus 1.

Since these passages offer no help on our study, our efforts must be directed toward the commands in scripture to baptize. The one that comes to my mind is the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19. Jesus' command is as follows: "Go therefore (on the basis of the authority that the Father had given Him) and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit..." As i was discussing this with Barley today, he brought to my attention the priesthood of believers. According to 1 Peter 2:9, Peter tells his scattered flock: "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."

Isn't this what we as believers are called and challenged to do in the Great Commission? Yes! For Gospel proclamation is made up partly of how God has saved us, and then sent us (c/f Acts 22). We must note that the Great Commission was addressed to the 1 1 disciples, but we take it as a mandate for all Christians. I have never heard a sermon where the speaker said that the Great Commission was for the disciples or pastors only. Therefore, we must conclude that the command to baptize found in the same verse as the great commission applies to all true Believers...and i would hold as well that this applies to only those believers who are rightly baptized by immersion after they have professed faith in Christ. Questions? Comments? Cries of outrage?