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Working together as a team

Working as a team can be tough. Not everyone thinks like you. Not everyone has the same skills as you. Not everyone works the same way as you. Not everyone sees things like you. So, when you are on a team, you have to decide: (1) how much you will press your wishes, (2) when to back off and let others have a part (even if it is different or inferior to your preferences), (3) is “doing it your way” really that big of a deal? and (4) what can I learn from someone else?

You are on several teams–the people you work with are “a team,” the people in your family are “a team,” the people in the church are “a team,” the people on the committee with you are “a team.” If you’re an elder, a deacon or a preacher, you’re on “a team.”

What does the Bible have to say about working together as a team? “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord…Do not be wise in your own opinion” (Rom. 12:10-16).