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God's Team

I grew up playing team sports and love to look at life through the lens of that experience. It’s amazing to me to see how teams and teamwork is encouraged throughout the Bible. One of the first things Jesus did in his ministry was recruit a team. In Matthew 4:19 he says, “come and follow me…I will make you fishers of Men.”

What was Jesus doing? He was recruiting others to join him on his mission and encouraging them to recruit even more, naming them the church. This was the beginning of what I call Team Church.

I like this acronym for TEAM to describe what I believe God saw for all of us on Team Church:

A Tenacious Church: Think of a salmon pushing against an almost impossible and often bruising current to produce new life. People of the church who are fully committed and assertive, despite encounters of resistance, prove that God’s purpose will prevail.

An Enlarging Church: God saw a team of people supporting one another. Superbowl MVP quarterback Kurt Warner is known for his willingness to go above and beyond – mentoring his teammates’ growth. Much like Warner’s devotion to younger players, I believe the church will grow by thinking beyond today and becoming mentors to younger generations.

An Adaptable Church: “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”
A man explained to me that he didn’t go to church because it wasn’t the same, even though it is actually doing much better than before. It’s easy for some to dig in their heels and refuse to adapt to progress in God’s kingdom. The more adaptable, at ease, and flexible we are, the more God can use every situation to do His work in us!

A Mission Conscious Church: There is a difference between a group and a team. A team is a group whose members are on a mission together and unite around a cause. In the case of the church we are spokespeople who promote God’s purpose.

If you are a believer, you belong in God’s house on God’s team. The difference in believing and belonging is whether to believe in the head coach or join his team!

Published: Aug 11, 2009

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