Team Building in 1 Corinthians 12:4-31

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Team Building in 1 Corinthians 124-31

• Team Work Exemplified

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Introduction

• Leaders are not supposed to accomplish all the
  work of the church alone or with a selected group
  of people only.
• They have to be able to recognize peoples
  talents and broker them on their team.
• Good teams use every talent, and gift, and enjoy
  both unity and diversity
• Here is Pauls philosophy of team building.

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1. Team possesses a variety of gifts

• 1 Cor. 12 4-6 There are diversity of gifts,
  but the same Spirit. There are differences of
  ministries, but the same Lord. And there are
  diversities of activities, but the same God who
  works all in all.

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Team possesses a variety

• Team, though made of a variety of gifts, roles
  and positions, they must pursue the same goals
  and objectives
• They must appreciate their diversity and
  differences.
• It is enriching and rewarding.

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2. Everyone in the team contributes

• 1 Cor.127 But the manifestation of the Spirit
  is given to each one for the profit of all

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Everyone in the team

• Everyone is of help to the team
• Everyone contributes to its success
• Everyone is empowered by the Holy Spirit for the
  benefit of the team

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3. Gifts in the Team, The will of God

• 1 Cor 12 8-11 for to one is given the word of
  wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of
  knowledge through the same Spirit, to another
  faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of
  healing by the same Spirit, to another the
  working of miracles, to another prophecy, to
  another discerning of spirits, to another
  different kinds of tongues, to another the
  interpretation of tongues. But one and the same
  Spirit works all these things, distributing to
  each one individually as He wills

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Gifts in the Team The will of God

• In the team, gifts are from God. He imparts them
  to his people according to His own will. Because
  of that, God deserves all the glory.
• There is unity in diversity in every team. It is
  important and needed to foster complementarity.
• In a team, people are like a rainbow. Every color
  contributing the beauty of all
• No competition or comparison is allowed as every
  gift is important, and no one has all at a time.

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4. The Essence of the Team Unity in Diversity

• One team, many members
• 1 Cor 1212-14For as the body is one and has
  many members, but all the members of that one
  body, being many, are one body, so also is
  Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized
  into one body whether Jews or Greeks, whether
  slaves or free and have all been made to drink
  into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one
  member, but many.

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The Essence of the Team

• A team is a group of individuals with the same
  goals and objectives
• The number counts
• The diversity is meaningful

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5. In a Team, All are important

• Verses 15-21If the foot should say, Because I
  am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it
  therefore not of the body? And if the ear should
  say, I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is
  it therefore not of the body? If the whole body
  were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the
  whole were a hearing, where would be the
  smelling? But now God has set the members, each
  one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And
  if they were all one members, where would the
  body be? But now indeed, there are many members,
  yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand,
  I have no need of you nor again the head to
  the feet. I have no need of you.

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In a Team, All are important

• Every member is important
• All are important as a whole
• All are necessary
• No one is important on his own
• No one loses his individuality
• Each depends on the other inter-dependence-
  and on the whole team

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6. All Gifts are Important

• Verses 22-24 No, much rather, those members of
  the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
  And those members of the body we think to be less
  honorable. On these we bestow greater honor and
  our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, but
  our presentable parts have no need. But God
  composed the body, having given greater honor to
  that part which lacks it

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All gifts are Important

• Most times, some players may seem less important,
  but in the long run, they become the most
  important.
• None should be regarded as without much
  important, as long as their contribution to the
  realization of the dream is highly needed.
• French people say, On a toujours besoin dun
  plus petit que soi

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7. Team Harmony and Mutual Care

• Verses 25,26 that there should be no schism in
  the body, but that the members should have the
  same care for one another. And if one member
  suffers, all the members suffer with it or if
  one member is honored, all the members rejoice
  with it.

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Team Harmony and Mutual Care

• Gods intent is to see to it that there is
  harmony and care among the members
• When a Team is bonded and works in mutual
  respect, goals are met and much is accomplished
  successfully
• As it is with a football, basketball or
  volleyball team, each player individually, and,
  for instance, all players collectively,
  contribute to the championship. If one is not
  effective, all are not effective. Only mutual
  support will bring success.

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8. Equality In Diversity

• Verses 27,28 Now you are the body of Christ,
  and members individually. And God has appointed
  this in the church first apostles, second
  prophets, third teachers, after that miracles,
  third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts
  of healing, helps, administrators, varieties of
  tongues

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Equality In Diversity

• Members are equally important due to the
  specificity of their gifts
• Yet, they still are diverse and different
• God appointed them with purpose, to use their
  diversity to enrich the team and accomplish the
  task.

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9. No Competition, rather Completion

• Verses 29,30 Are all apostles? Are all
  prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of
  miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all
  speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

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No Competition, rather Completion

• Spiritual teams must fight competition among them
• God never intended and even expected His people
  to compete using the gifts and talents He gave
  them
• He rather wanted them to complete each other
• By so doing all will be important together.

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10.The Best Gift for The Team Love

• 1 Cor. 1231-131And yet I show you a more
  excellent way. Though I speak with the tongues of
  men and of the angels, but have no love, I have
  become sounding brass or clanging cymbal.

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The Best gift

• In order to foster the energy of team and gear it
  to success, a very important ingredient is
  needed, that is love.
• In the accomplishment of Gods work, love is
  indispensable.
• Teams may be good and they may have all the
  gifts, but if members do not love each other, it
  will be difficult for them to accomplish much.
• Love is the answer to the teams quest for
  success.

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Conclusion

• Team spirit must capitalize on Diversity
• The aim of a team is to reach good result using
  common goals but different Spiritual gifs
• Teams perform well when leaders put emphasis on
  diversity, without neglecting the individual
  share and contribution to the whole team. All
  individual gifts are needed together. John
  Wooden, a former basketball coach said,
  Individuals win trophies, but teams win
  championships.