Teamwork And Building Team

Teamwork in the UK?

Why Team? Together Everyone Achieves More Working together is more effective and fruitful Together Everyone Achieves More

Overview We were created for RELATIONSHIP God intends us to be part of COMMUNITY God calls us to be part of a team

Team - Family - BODY 1 Corinthians 12 : The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one body….Yes the body has many different parts, not just one part. The two false attitudes: ‘I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand’ ‘The ye can never say to the hand; ‘I don’t need you’ COMPLEMENTARITY not competition ‘This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other’

Ephesians 4: 7, 11-13 However He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ…..Now these are gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.’

Team: a definition 2 or more who commit to work together towards a common goal E.g. a sports team, cast for a play, orchestra, married couple, business partners

Shared/common goal The goal of the Christian team/body/community The glory of God – the Great Commission, maturity in Christ, loving community = worship or the Kingdom of God Within that, overarching goal, there are smaller entities or teams with specific goals

Commitment to one another and the goal Loyalty One anothers

One anothering Wash one another’s feet John 13, 14 LOVE one another John 13, 34 Build one another up Romans 14: 19 ACCEPT one another Romans 15: 7 Admonish one another Romans 15: 14 Greet one another Romans 16; 16 SERVE one another Galatians 5:13 Bear one another’s burdens Galatians 6: 2 Show forbearance to one another Ephesians 4:2 Forgive one another Ephesians 4: 32

One anothering - 2 Be subject to pone another Ephesians 5: 21 Teach one another Colossians 3: 16 Comfort one another 1 Thessalonians 4: 18 ENCOURAGE one another Hebrews 3: 13 Stimulate one another to love and good deeds Heb10: Confess their sins to one another James 5: 16 Pray for one another James 5: 16 Be hospitable to one another 1 Peter 4: 9 Be clothed with humility toward one another 1 Pet. 5:5

Communication The basis of trust and relationship Speaking the truth in love Be quick to listen Managing conflict well

Covenant relationships

Leadership and follower-ship

Selection/Election/Volunteering Trusting God Hearing God - Acts 13

Character Training Learning to value difference Growing in the likeness of Jesus The fruit of the Spirit