Ten Things Your Team Needs

1. You need people on your team who help you win & can withstand the weight.

2. You need people on your team who talk more about the vision & dream than they do about taking more time off.

3. You need people on your team who work hard, run with the vision & who are self motivated.

4. You need people on your team who know when your hands are tired & rather than load you down more...they lighten you up.

5. You need people on your team that you don't have to constantly remind to do what they say they are called to do or what you're paying them to do.

6. You need people on your team who practice spiritual disciplines in private so that they can handle the pressure in public.

7. You need people on your team who don't wear you out mentally.

8. You need people on your team who are passionate about what they do & work harder than you!

9. You need people on your team who are gathers & builders not microphone holders & platform seekers.

10. You need a team that doesn't compete with you...but completes you.

P.S. #DearPastor

• #DearPastor One negative person on your team can uproot everything you've built! You need the right people representing you!

• #DearPastor Build your team intentionally. Some want a spot on your roster because you're winning. Not because they're called to you.

• #DearPastor Remove negligent leaders from your team ASAP. If they can't be adjusted, they won't be effective.

• #DearPastor You have to know how to pick your team! You have to hire according to Purpose not friendship.

• #DearPastor No one on your team should be less motivated than you are. If they don't value your assignment, they're on the wrong team.

• #DearPastor If you are liberal with praise in your team it will bless you. The more you give it away the more it comes back to you. (Proverbs 11:25)

• #DearPastor There is a time when you must (in faith) stand up for yourself & stop letting people take advantage of your kind heart.

What If?

WHAT IF:
• I were the owner of a restaurant, but never ate at it?
• I were the owner of a hotel, but never stayed at it?
• I were the coach of a sports team, but never attended a game?
• I were the leader of a ministry, but never led it?
• I were the pastor of a church, but never attended it?

WHAT IF:
• There was a restaurant convention in town but, as an owner, I didn't avail myself or my team to it?
• There was a hotel convention in town but, as an owner, I didn't avail myself or my team to it?
• There was a sports conference in town but, as the coach, I didn’t avail myself or my team to attend it?
• There was a Childrens/Student/Leadership Ministry conference/event in town but, as a ministry leader, I didn't avail myself or my team to it?
• There was a pastor's/leadership conference in town but, as a pastor/staff, I didn't avail myself or my team to it?

Are you thinking like an OWNER or an EMPLOYEE?
Are you thinking like a SON or a SERVANT?

How you see yourself often determines the words you speak & the actions you take. I would go as far as to say that the way you see yourself is the way others will treat you.

As I've served in ministry & observed business practices...I've learned that we can never stop learning. We must continually position ourselves to learn where we can & when we can.

I've also learned that my actions reveal who I am. This verse has always been powerful to me: Where your treasure is...there your heart will be. (Matthew 6:21)

If the company I work for (which pays my salary & provides my livelihood) succeeds...I succeed.

If the church I attend & serve in (which provides me community, a place to fulfill my calling & spiritual help) succeeds...I succeed...and my family succeeds, too.

When you GRASP this...it's a REVELATION that will affect your actions.

I've always lived my life with this thought, "I must promote what's promoting me." In other words, what ever is adding value to me...I need to make sure I'm adding value to it as well. It's a principle called RECIPROCITY.

I also approach this from another perspective: How can I bring improvements to where I'm at? A lot of times, we get in a rut & need to remind ourselves that we are called to ADD VALUE everywhere we are.

Don't let miscommunication, misunderstanding or misinformation allow you to miscarry your full potential! God wants you to BLOOM where you're planted!

Bring VALUE to the table & be determined to IMPROVE yourself in the process. God will bless you & others in the process.

It's a journey.
One step at a time.
Hit the reset button, but don't give up.

What if you turn your WHAT IF into a WHY NOT?

#BeEncouraged
#YouGotThis