Building Community

Dream Team Staff

Steve Blair

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Amy Leigh Bamberg

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Amy Jones

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To have your team relationally connected to each other and to you – united in purpose and vision – growing spiritually – this is our ultimate goal! To lay the foundation of team community:
 

CREATE a great environment for your team – make it fun to be together. Have pre-service meetings and a dedicated place to hang out afterwards.

CONNECT with your team. Create individual service team e-mail lists or Facebook groups that keep everyone in touch and informed about prayer requests or praise reports, team “wins,” and shout-outs. Meet with team members throughout the week. Place phone calls of encouragement.

BE AVAILABLE to your team. As their leader, they will model what you exemplify. If you are open and available, they will be too. Set aside time during the week to call/text/e-mail just to say hello and let them know that you appreciate them! This will add value to each one as an individual and will increase their desire to serve alongside you, someone they trust and love.

GO TO LUNCH as a team after their Sunday service, or go to coffee on Wednesday nights. Step outside the walls of Highlands and get to know each other deeper.

APPRECIATE your team through quarterly events like picnics, hikes, bowling, and pool parties. Take your team off-site and let them get to know each other in a different setting. Take the time to express your appreciation for their dedication -- write thank you notes, send gift cards or surprise them with their favorite candies.

COMMUNICATE the overall vision and goal for your team. Teams operate best with a common goal. Fill your folks with the tools to SUCCEED in this area of ministry.

DEVELOP A CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH. You want to make church feel more intimate every chance you get. This means pastoring your team between Sundays or between Wednesdays. Connect with them and cover them in prayer outside of regular above and beyond Pre-Service Meeting times.

TAKE THE TIME to build your team’s relationships. Community is nurtured and grown through thoughtful, intentional strides at communication. Empower your team through these simple everyday acts and you’re on your way to building A UNIFIED CHURCH!