Barnabas File

In these challenging times for the church, a staff leader must step up and recognize the importance of investing in their staff team.  This is something that we did not learn in seminary but can learn.  Dean Phillips, who has served with the  U.S. Air Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has written a helpful article on developing high performance teams.  There are insights here for working with a church staff team. CREATE A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE Although identifying a sense of purpose to achieve a common goal is important for high-performing teams, a critical step is providing clarity and context around each team member’s role. Everyone brings something unique to the team, but how does that skill base contribute to the overall mission of the church?   We can no longer work in silos in our roles as church staff leaders. Not only must we share our gifts to enrich each other’s work, we can dig deeper and discover ways that we can f...