4 obstacles to building a team

Question 1

What are the 4 obstacles?

Answer 1

1. Selfish Ambition
2. Personal Apathy
3. Conflicting Personalities
4. Conflicting objectives

Question 2

SELFISH AMBITION

Answer 2

• leader is not willing to put “we” before “me”
• people are protective of their ministry, but fail to buy into the greater team concept
• results in independent study that will destroy any attempts to build a team ministry
• Leader will have to help their participants see the greater benefits of team
• Suggestion - have team read book on team ministry and discuss personal thoughts

Question 3

PERSONAL APATHY

Answer 3

• team member is unwilling to be held accountable to the team
• they become indifferent to the idea of team ministry
• leaders need to be consistent in communicating the biblical mission and vision of the church
• in severe cases, individual might need to be removed from team

Question 4

CONFLICTING PERSONALITIES

Answer 4

• When team members are unwilling to work together in the spirit of collaboration
• chose instead to engage in destructive personal conflict or ignore others all together
• may withdrawal emotionally, socially and at times physically in order to avoid tension and perceived personal conflict
• help team members to recognize the value of supporting one another and constructively working on their areas of disagreement

Question 5

CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES

Answer 5

• Tensions that arise out of disagreements over team objectives
• when individuals are more focused on personal agendas rather than the team dynamic as a whole, the ministry is threatened
• focus on the things that the team agrees on as core convictions and build a level of personal commitment around those issues
• conflicting agendas can be communicated and evaluated on the basis of what is best for the church and the rest of the team