Much of our work in ministry is centered around working with people in teams. Yet many leaders also report, according to Ken Blanchard, that they don’t know how to teach their people to work in teams. I was reading today from John Maxwell’s Developing The Leaders Around You (from the pile in the basement that I’ll read … Read more
Church staff may be best described as coaches – helping the church be their best in ministry and in witness. Most every ministry role comes with the team leadership territory. One of the best ways to replicate ourselves is to develop a solid team and move them forward together in the mission! This can be … Read more
1. There are those people who get amazing things accomplished without much commotion. 2. There are those people who get amazing things accomplished, but cause lots of commotion while doing it. 3. There are those people who don’t get much done but cause lots of commotion in the process. 4. There are those who don’t … Read more
There are several ways to help a team move higher in work together. Depending on the task, the type of team and the members, there are variables, but here are some I was thinking about this morning in relation to ministry teams. Integrity – There has to be a consistency to the ministry team. There has to … Read more
Most of what is accomplished in my work is through an army of volunteers, all for whom I am grateful! Motivation is a key piece to the effective work of any team, especially a volunteer team. I was intrigued by a statement I recently read from Thomas McKee who said, “the very busy, cyber connected, … Read more