Train Church Leaders Practicum
Applying Biblical Truth about Church Leadership to Actual Leading
Perhaps your ministry team has lone rangers or monopolizers. Maybe members rarely agree and when they do, it’s preluded with heated debates or arguments. They are a team in name only. You pray for them but change seems minimal. What about praying together as a team? Try it and note the difference prayer makes in functioning as a team. . . . Continue reading Power to Function as a Team When Praying Together
Functioning as a team isn’t always easy. Problems can quickly distract us from focusing on God’s purposes. If we aren’t careful, certain issues can keep us from functioning interdependently, as a team, the way God designed the Body to work best. And, we may find ourselves reacting from our flesh rather than with Christ-like character. When dysfunction sets in, we lose some of the fellowship that spurs teams forward, on mission together. — Is there any hope of rising above the dysfunction? . . . Continue reading Rise Above Dysfunctional Team Issues
As a Church we function according to God’s design. We’re talking about functioning interdependently like a team, as the Body of Christ, as everyone does their part with Christ as the Head (Eph. 4:16). In so doing, we fulfill His purposes and mission as we serve, administering God’s grace toward one another through the use of our spiritual gifts (1 Pet. 4:10-11). . . . Continue reading Power to Function as a Team Because of Spiritual Gifts
God desires the Body of Christ to function interdependently, like a team, with everybody doing their part. One of the biggest deterrents to functioning as a team may be the perspective we have of one another’s roles. We may perceive some people as too . . . Continue reading Perspective to Function as a Team
God designed the Church to function as a team, wherein we come together in unity, working toward a common goal. We follow His intent to operate like a body with everyone doing their part for the glory of God. That takes interdependence and putting personal ambitions aside. (Read Ephesians 4:1-16 and Philippians 2:1-8.) This kind of teamwork doesn’t come naturally. Just look at the condition of the divided world around us. We need a reliable means of equipping us for it. . . . Continue reading A Reliable Means of Equipping Us for Teamwork
A previous post reminded us that God uses His Word to thoroughly equip us for EVERY good work (2 Tim. 3:16-17), which would include functioning as a team. We must therefore look to Scripture for instruction. We need to follow biblical principles for functioning as a team if we are going to truly become the interdependent Body He intends for us to be. . . . Continue reading Biblical Principles for Functioning as a Team
Do you want people to follow God’s design for the Church to function interdependently, like a team? As leaders, our own attitudes and actions make a difference in that happening. We can steer the Church toward that kind of Body Life by being an example of a team player. . . . Continue reading Be an Example of a Team Player
We call a group of people meeting together for strategic planning of an event or ministry program a team, but does it truly function that way? Personal agendas and egos often get in the way. When, however, we come together in the name of the Lord, we have the needed power to truly function as a team. . . . Continue reading Power in His Name to Function as a Team