Building a Healthy Functioning Team

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Jan Paron

Sticky teams stick together. That’s their defining trait” (Osborne, 2010, p. 19).

What comes to your mind about a healthy functioning team from Larry Osborne’s quote?

List the three you consider most critical.

Debrief.

Research: A Healthy Functioning

Team • “Healthy teams have great

teamwork” (Osborne, 2010, p. 101).

• There’s a willingness to explore & commitment to the vision of the future (Schmidt, 2002).

• It practices love by working through conflict (Nelson & Appel, 2000).

• A sticky team guards the gate from toxicity (Osborne, 2010).

Functional

Team

Criterion

Trust

Healthy Conflict

Commitment

Accountable

Results

Model for a Functional TeamPatrick Lencioni (2002)

Let’s take a more detailed look at Lencioni’s model for a functional team…

Shows Presence of Trust

Engages Healthy Conflict

Commits to the Vision

Holds to Accountability

Focuses on Results

Functional

Team

Criterion

All criterion work together and support each other…

Take five to seven minutes and mind map what you believe shows the right practice for each of Lencioni’s five criterion. Support with Scripture.

Here’s one mind map model…

Reflection:

What is the most significant aspect about creating a healthy functioning team that you can bring back to your ministry?

Closing

Relay Prayer:Using Scripture from this discussion, what do you as a leader need to pray in order for your team to function in a healthy manner?

Think about thanksgiving, repentance, exhortation, spiritual warfare and praise.

References

Gangel, K. & Canine. (1992). Communication and conflict management: In church and Christian organizations. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock

Lencioni, P. (2002).The five dysfunctions of a team. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Nelson, A. & Appel, G. (2000). How to change your church without killing it. Nashville, TN: W Publishing.

Osborne, L. (2010). Sticky teams. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

Schmidt, W. (2004). Ministry momentum. Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing.

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