I am processing through teamwork and leadership within our church staff. Thought I would let you in on a little something I am working on for our staff.
One of your greatest values to this organization is owning your job description. When you own your responsibilities and assume all liability for them, you’re freeing everyone else to devote that same attention to their area. Every important thing that must be done in our church is reflected on someone’s job description.
These are the things that we're going to hold you accountable to accomplish. Your job description is how you’ll be evaluated. It’s what you’re paid to do. And it's what we all need you to do in order to help our church fulfill it's mission.
Teamwork is not being involved in everyone’s business. It's not knowing the intricacies of every ministry and being a part of every decision. It’s bringing things to the table and talking about what’s needed. At the end of the day, one person implements and leads. Teamwork is sharing ideas – it’s valuing one another’s opinion, not completing tasks that naturally fall under someone else’s umbrella of responsibility. We collaborate when needed, but we don’t do one another’s jobs. We are all leaders in this church and we all feel responsible for the overall growth and health of the church, but the main way that is accomplished is by taking care of every detail relating to our area.
You owning your things means I can own mine.
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