A Strong Team Spirit

I first began to understand the importance of TEAM as an athlete and as a coach. I just finished reading an incredible magazine which highlighted a study of the 100 largest and fastest growing churches in the United States. A common denominator revealed in each of these strong churches was a strong team spirit.

The body of Christ functions as a team ministry. Romans 12:4-5 says, “Just as there are many parts to our bodies, likewise there are many parts to Christ’s Body.” God designed it so that we all need each other to have a effective church. Everyone plays an important role. The very fact that the church is a body and not a business means that teamwork is a vital component to accomplishing God’s ministry to humanity.

It takes everyone with different abilities, financial status, married, single, young, old, personalities, and backgrounds. A major step toward a strong team spirit is for each of us to admit we need a team fulfill what God has called us as a church to do.

The success of Celebrate is not about personalities, or programs. The success of Celebrate is really about the many people who work together and give together toward a common goal! No doubt vision must be given and shared but it takes teamwork to make God’s dream work.

All throughout Scripture, we see that when there are more hands working and giving, more is accomplished. Mutual encouragement is vital to Celebrate because we’re not just working to accomplish well-meaning projects: we are in a spiritual battle -- carrying the most important message the lost world will ever hear! The devil wants to halt us and slow us down, and one of his favorite tools is discouragement. That’s why we need a team working together.

During this Christmas season, a strong team spirit is more important than ever. Let’s come together as a church family and lift each other up, play our important roles, and make a difference in people’s lives… after all, that’s what Christmas is all about!

Joe