GATHERING CHAMPIONS AROUND
YOU through
CHRISTIAN SHARED VALUES -
Building
Blocks For Growth by Jonas Clark
People fight for a cause. That's why building a team of champions requires identifying shared values.
Once the shared values are identified then you are ready to build
your team of champions by making the vision of the ministry plain,
setting short term and long term goals, placing team members in
their respective places of passion, skill, experience and leadership
potential, offering specific assignments and evaluating
effectiveness.
Defining your church's shared values gives team members
a common language that allows them to flow in synch in
the work of the ministry. Understanding your shared values
inspires commitment, enthusiasm and loyalty to the vision. Discover
how to identify and communicate your ministry or local church’s
shared values to build a team of champions. Notice the words above
that are underlined: Shared values, team members, common language,
in synch and work. All of these words are significant to the leader.
In this session we will focus on the importance of defining shared
values.
SHARED VALUES DEFINITIONS
Values: Goals, principles, standards, purposes, convictions, what we
stand for and our cause.
Shared: What we have in common, our common bond, our shared
interest, and what we agree on.
Shared values therefore…
• Reveal our collective composition of purpose and the very
components that are necessary for building an effective team
ministry.
• Communicate the spring board for cooperation and advancement.
• Provide harmony and like-mindedness among the team.
• Identify common goals and objectives.
• Reveal our common language, purpose and team culture.
SCRIPTURAL EXAMPLES FOR SHARED VALUES
“And all that believed were together, and had all things
common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to
all men, as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with
one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to
house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord
added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Acts 2:44-47
“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of
one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things
which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”
Acts 4:21
“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and
exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was
once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3
“Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as
touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of
my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 18:19
Every organization has shared values that they rally around.
Homosexuals, for example, organize around the common value of
homosexuality. Those who believe in abortion share the common cause
of abortion and Muslims share their common values, too. Once we
understand our common values we find why people are drawn to your
ministry. We can find out what these shared values are by
asking some questions.
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IDENTIFYING SHARED VALUES
We asked some of the member’s two questions: “What does
Spirit of
Life Ministries, in
Hallandale Beach, Florida mean to you,” and “What seems to be the reoccurring
passion that you hear?” Here are some of the answers. (From these
questions we will discover the “felt needs” of the people and our
“shared values” as a ministry. Underline the common language,
purpose and shared values.)
“When I first came to Spirit of Life Ministries I was looking for a
place to be used. I wanted my life to go for a purpose
and the leadership saw the call of God on my life and believed in
me. I see a passion to get believers into their place to be
equipped.”
“I think Spirit of Life Ministries is a place of transformation.
When I first came I knew that what I had was not enough. I wanted
more of God. At SOLM God was made real to me as I
learned things I didn’t know about Him. The reoccurring passion is
to serve God as a lifestyle.”
“I wanted to find God’s will for my life. At first I was
searching for God and kept finding religion – then I came to a
meeting at Spirit of Life Ministries. Here I discovered the power
to change. When I saw the high level of commitment to God
from the leaders then I committed to serve because I wanted to be
around people who were sold out. The reoccurring passion that I
hear is
'The Cause’ --world evangelism.”
“I was looking for a place to mature and grow. At Spirit of
Life Ministries I learned how to use the gifts of God and
how to come into my identity. This is a place to get cleaned up,
shake the dust off your feet, study and grow. The passion is to stir
up the gift of God and to equip souls.”
“We were searching for something that was missing in our
lives. We were asking ourselves, “Is this all there is?” We knew
there must be more to our Christian walk. When we came to Spirit of
Life Ministries the heavens opened up. We started experiencing a
grace from God that brought order, structure, knowledge, and
revelation in our lives. The reoccurring passion is to establish
the kingdom of God.”
COMMON LANGUAGE
• Want to be used.
• Believed in me.
• Wanted more.
• God made real to me.
• Found God’s will for my life.
• Power to change.
• To grow and mature.
• Learned how.
• Structure or design.
The shared values language in the above statements are revealing,
they show us that our future team members want to be used by God and
believed in by their team leaders. They also want to see people grow
and mature in Christ and gain real power that produces stability and
fulfillment in their Christian walk.
Did you also notice the words equipped, lifestyle and establish?
Now take the example above and apply it to your organization. Ask
selected members no more than two questions that will help you
identify their "felt needs" and your shared values. Look closely at
their answers. From these answers you will discover the common
language and shared values that will provide a strong fabric of
unity in your ministry. Finally, write a short paragraph that
embodies all the comments. This paragraph will give you vital
building blocks for success. Now you have something more to build
with.
When you do this simple exercise you will discover both the felt
needs of the people and the vision (passion) that the leader is
imparting. It is important to understand that people will not follow
a leader long if they don't feel that their needs are being met
along the journey.
After you find the shared values of the people, the building blocks
for growth, then you are able to move the ministry forward.
APERCU
Building a team of champions requires identifying our shared values.
Shared values identify the needs of the people and what will make
them feel that sense of purpose when those same needs are met in
others.
Once shared values are identified you are ready to build your team
of champions by making the vision of the ministry plain, setting
short term and long term goals, placing team members in their
respective places of passion, skill, experience and leadership
potential, offering specific assignments and evaluating
effectiveness.
Defining shared values gives team members a common language that
allows them to flow in synch in the work of the ministry.
Understanding shared values inspires commitment, enthusiasm and
loyalty to the vision.
© by Jonas Clark
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