10 Amazing Benefits of OM Mantra Chanting Meditation

Teamwork can be accomplished by recognizing:

1) The relationship between leadership and the absence of team ministry within a congregation?  A careful evaluation of how ministry responsibilities are distributed within the fellowship can help guard against exhaustion of congregational members.  How much of the work of the local church is placed upon each member?

2) The overriding goal is to develop a strategy that will help lead a church to adopt a team ministry approach.  This strategy will begin with an analysis of terminology and titles that are used by the pastor and congregation to define who they are and what they are trying to accomplish.  How does the church care for those who work as leaders within the fellowship?  What are the standards of Sabbath rest, vacation, recreation, and downtime for the pastor?

3) What obstacles will the church and pastoral leadership face in leading the church into a team ministry approach?  How does the pastor feel about sharing the ministry responsibilities? Does he refuse to include others in ministry? Does the congregation expect the pastor to carry most of the tasks of the church or does the pastor expect the congregation to carry most of the load of ministry?  These are very important questions.

4) Team ministry is not something new, and Scripture gives guidance on how to deal with the issue of shared ministry. Leaders in the Old and New Testament used this approach to ministry effectively.

Bible based teamwork can be developed by:

1) Developing a strategy, which addresses team ministry through the preaching/teaching opportunities of the pastor and other leaders within the congregation.

2) Attempting to show the connection between burnout and the absence of “team ministry.”

3) Redefining the fellowship through its use of theology and the titles given to those who serve (example: Team Leader as opposed to Committee Director).

4) Clear terminologies must be used within the fellowship to define what the congregation hopes to accomplish.

The church must understand the drawbacks and dangers of  “solo ministry.”  The overall goal is to develop a ministry strategy that will involve the largest segment of the fellowship as possible and create a shared ministry that will lead to success, health, and endurance.