Whenever two or three or more people are gathered together we have organized a
team. When a couple commits in marriage to live together as husband and
wife, there is a team. When an employer hires a person to work in an
organization, there is a team. When several people commit to study the
Bible together, there is a team. When a volunteer offers his or her
services to an organization or church, there is a team.
When we join together a group of people to accomplish a
particular goal, we begin to interact with others and relationships are
developed. It is important to be intentional about your
goals. Talking and listening to each other is vital. Asking questions to better understand each
other. Assumptions do not work.
Begin with talking about a common purpose. How are we going to
function? What do we want to see happen to accomplish our goals?
For instance as a Pastor shares with his/her staff or Session what is in his
heart about the ministry of the Church, and as the Staff and Session shares
with the Pastor what is in their heart everyone can be on board working towards
the same objective. Churches have small groups where people
can become friends and encourage and pray for one another. It
is important to hear and be heard.
One
goal in choosing to make life work, is that the actions we take glorifies God
and is consistent with what we say we believe about our faith. We
are empowered by the Spirit of God to see wonderful things accomplished as we
are faithful as effective disciples of Christ.
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