Sticky teams know how to deal with the issues at hand and still come out united in purpose and vision.
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The dysfunction and disunity in our churches often is not so much a matter of sinful people with evil motives as it is a pattern of failed traditions, policies, and structures that unintentionally tear us apart.
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By spiritual maturity, I mean, a life that consistently exhibits the character of Jesus Christ.
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Location and environment matters; it’s never neutral. It always works for us or against us.
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It’s hard to have a winning team with losing players, which is why guarding the gate is one of the most important tasks of leadership.
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The best time to remove a problem player is before they have a place on the team.
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Selecting leaders is too important to be treated this casually. It demands the best people we’ve got.
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Rather than trying to figure out what everybody wants them to do, leadership teams have only one question: what does God want us to do?
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If you don’t have the guts to speak up on the front end, you don’t have the right to complain on the back end.
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Getting everyone on the same page is one of the most difficult and important roles of leadership.
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Finding leadership-oriented people is important. But it’s even more important to find folks who meet the Bible’s minimum requirements for spiritual leadership.
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It’s far better to have a long-term vacancy than a long-term cancer on the team.
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I’ve learned that God’s will has a what and a when.
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