Spirit of Leadership

TEAMWORK 4. T EAMWORK WAS EMPHASIZED BY J ESUS .

Jesus himself did not carry out his ministry alone but instead gathered a group of twelve disciples to assist him and learn from his exam ple. When he sent out his disciples to minister, he told them to go two by two. T EAMWORK INTRINSICALLY APPRECIATES DIVERSITY OF GIFTS .

THE BENEFITS OF TEAMWORK Again, teamwork intrinsically appreciates the diver sity of gifts that the team members bring to the partner ship or group. Paul wrote, “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” The spirit of teamwork offers the following benefits: • Teamwork gives opportunity for participa tion. • Teamwork provides the environment for peo ple’s talents and gifts to be released. • Teamwork gives both personal and corporate satisfaction. • Teamwork gives value to each part and member. • Teamwork recognizes the value of each part/ person.

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