Lesson 12 Team ministry (Part 4)

Question 1

1. Should team meetings be held weekly, monthly, quarterly, or as necessary?

Answer 1

a. Depending on the purpose of the group and the type of ministry, meetings may be held once a week, once a month, once a quarter, annually, or as often as necessary.

Question 2

2. Describe a vision statement:

Answer 2

a. A vision statement defines the goal or destination but it does not define the manner in which that goal will be achieved.

Question 3

3. Describe a values statement:

Answer 3

a. A values statement does not describe what the organisation is going to do, but rather how they are going to do it.

Question 4

4. List nine (9) mistakes that leaders make with their teams:

Answer 4

a. Create an environment that meets their own needs
b. Not leading
c. Leading in every situation
d. Assigning the wrong people to the wrong tasks
e. Failing to praise
f. Neglecting training
g. Failing to communicate
h. Failing to maintain a sense of justice
i. Failing to take the risk of establishing a team

Question 5

5. When does compartmentalisation occur?

Answer 5

a. Happens when parts of the organisation split into smaller subgroups that don’t communicate or work together with the rest of the organisation.

Question 6

6. Why does compartmentalisation occur?

Answer 6

a. Compartmentalisation occurs because walls get built by leaders (either the primary leader or leader of a ministry) and followers.

Question 7

7. If there is no organisation vision, what is the result?

Answer 7

a. No organisational vision — This results in isolated vision/lack of cohesion.

Question 8

8. Finish this sentence: “A church cannot be healthy if _____________________________________________________________.”

Answer 8

a. every department is not working as a team.