God Designed the Body of Christ to Function Like a Team:
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. (Rom. 12:4-5)
As with a physical body, the Body of Christ must work together interdependently, as a team, to function with the kind of unity described in the above verses.
Functioning like a team does not happen automatically just because we are Christians, part of His Church. Team members need certain qualities built within them that help them truly engage in such fellowship. Consequently, team leaders must promote these qualities. But, what will it take for team leaders to turn into team builders?
Equipping Team Leaders to Become Team Builders:
Tools
While providing practical ideas is always good, team leaders need to be reminded of the tools they already have constantly available to them — the cross of Jesus which brings us together into one body, the Word which instructs us on how to live within God’s design, and the Spirit who enables us.
Example
Jesus’ example of servanthood is the best pattern we will ever have for functioning as a team (Jn. 13:3-15; Phil. 2:1-11). When we learn such selflessness, willing to lay aside our rights for the good of others, then we too can be an example. We will be able to say, as the Apostle Paul said, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1).
Also Read: Church Leadership Qualities – Be an Example
Assurance
Knowing the tools it will take for us to be the Body God intends us to be and having good examples of it doesn’t always translate into living it out. We need to have such a trust in God that His ways are always right and that He is great enough and powerful enough to change us and those we serve, that it moves us to action.
Resource: Ministry Worker’s Devotional: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Mentoring
Sometimes it helps to be able to interact with someone in whom God has developed the qualities essential to teamwork. We can learn from their experiences but also from their heart.
Also Read: Mentoring
Click on the following link for more: Church Leadership Skills: Team Building
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You are welcome. Any group that meets together to serve together, like your church choir, needs to function as a team to follow God’s design. As the one directing the choir, you would indeed be responsible for team building. Praise God this material has been helpful for you!