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Showing posts with label One Team. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Creating an ethos of "One Team" on your church staff


Because staff culture matters a whole lot in any organization, the best leaders create a healthy culture that permeates their whole staff. If you don't create a culture you simply get a default culture which often has dysfunction and toxicity within it. Good leadership not only describes the culture but they constantly talk about it and hold staff accountable to live it out.

Here is an example of a church's stated culture for their staff. Think about how the following pieces of culture add up to a healthy set of practices and therefore a healthy culture.

Consider also how this can create "one team" on your staff!



One Team

It’s all about Jesus
Jesus is the center and all ministries point to Him

Robust dialogue
Any issue can be put on the table except for personal attacks and hidden agendas

Progress requires risk
We boldly risk to accomplish the mission

We practice autopsy without blame
When things go wrong, we determine why without placing blame

We empower and release
Our job is to release others into ministry

Dialogue trumps telling
Before we tell we engage in dialogue

Ego is the enemy
Humility reflects Jesus while ego doesn’t

Volunteers are staff
We treat volunteers as staff

Relationships matter
We choose relationships over expediency