Growing up playing sports, I heard the famous saying, “There’s no ‘I’ in the word team.” Simply put, one person cannot make up a team. When a player begins thinking he’s the only one that really matters on the team for it to win, the team becomes fragmented in its effort and inevitably isn’t successful. In ministry here at Valley Family Church, we operate with the same mentality. As a Student Ministries team, we understand that to accomplish one goal we need to work a cohesive unit. In day to day ministry, we need to put aside our personal preferences and ideas of how things should operate in order to be successful with the big picture: creating an environment for students to have fun in God’s house, make great friends, and really connect with God.
In addition to viewing ministry as a team effort, the Student Ministries Team also recognizes that each person on the team has unique gifting and strengths that benefit the team as a whole. I played soccer in early elementary, high school, and college. If you have ever watched 1st graders play soccer, it can be quite humorous at times; you’ll notice all of the students running in a clump trying to kick the ball. It doesn’t seem like the most effective way to move the soccer ball up the field to score a goal. In high school and even further in-depth in college, you are taught that on a soccer field, there are specific positions strategically placed on the field to move the ball up field for a goal. No longer is the entire team running in a cluster trying to kick the ball. Instead, each person is assigned to a field position based on their personal area of strength to give the team its best shot at scoring a goal.
In the ministry, we also “play” to the strengths of the team. We have creative people and detail oriented people working alongside each other, using their God-given strengths to ultimately make ministry happen. I challenge you to look at your team and first make sure you are all on the same page, reaching for the same goal. Secondly, I’d encourage you to take inventory of your teams’ strengths and see if any adjustments can be made so that your entire team is using their God-given strengths and giftings.
In the ministry, we also “play” to the strengths of the team. We have creative people and detail oriented people working alongside each other, using their God-given strengths to ultimately make ministry happen. I challenge you to look at your team and first make sure you are all on the same page, reaching for the same goal. Secondly, I’d encourage you to take inventory of your teams’ strengths and see if any adjustments can be made so that your entire team is using their God-given strengths and giftings.
-Ruth
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