This document discusses building a healthy functioning team. It provides insights from various authors on the characteristics of effective teams, including being willing to explore ideas and committed to a shared vision, working through conflicts with love, and guarding team relationships. The document also examines Patrick Lencioni's model for a functional team, which identifies five key criteria: trust, engaging in healthy conflict, commitment to a shared vision, accountability, and focus on results. Team members are encouraged to mind map how each criteria could be demonstrated in practice with biblical support. The closing reflection questions how leaders can apply lessons on healthy team functioning to their own ministries.
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Building a Healthy Functioning Team
1. Jan Paron
Building a Healthy
Functioning Team
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Jan Paron
2. Sticky teams stick together.
That’s their defining trait”
(Osborne, 2010, p. 19).
3. What comes to your mind
about a healthy functioning
team from Larry Osborne’s
quote?
List the three you consider
most critical.
Debrief.
4. 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
5. Model for a Functional Team
Patrick Lencioni (2002)
Functional
Team
Criterion
6. Let’s take a more detailed look
at Lencioni’s model for a
functional team…
7. All criterion work together
and support each other…
Shows Presence of
Trust
Functional Engages Healthy Conflict
Team Commits to the Vision
Holds to Accountability
Criterion
Focuses on Results
8. 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.
10. Reflection:
What is the most
significant aspect about
creating a healthy
functioning team that you
can bring back to your
ministry?
11. 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, ex
hortation, spiritual warfare
and praise.
12. 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.
Review of further research: Patrick Lencioni’s model for a functional team.
The five criterion for a healthy functioning team are (1) shows presence of trust; (2) engages healthy conflict; (3) commits to vision; (4) hold to accountability and (5) focuses on results. All these criterion need to be present among team members for healthy team functioning, although these criterion develop at different rates. The process is very fluid due to the nature of the interaction of the human spirit with the external environment. Further, with the addition of each new team member, they dynamics can change.
Mind maps visually represent a way to guide our destination in learning a concept. When you mind map you draw connection of ideas and thoughts to show key elements and relationships
Look at this map to see how Lencioni’s work for trends and application for right practice in a church environment. Although not exhaustive, this mind map provides an initial glimpse into teaming praxis.TRENDS:A sticky team is Spirit led. God’s Spirit is the glue that makes it stick. In a healthy functioning team, members seek God and stay in His presence for His guidance.A sticky team understands that its fundamental purpose is to accomplish the God’s vision. The team is the Church, and thus, is sent for the purpose of mission (Matt 28:19; Acts 1:8).APPLICATION:Shows Presence of TrustLencioni states that trusting teams “(1) admit weaknesses and mistakes; (2) ask for help; (3) Accept questions and input about their areas of responsibility; (4) giving each other benefit of the doubt; (5) take risks for feedback and assistance; (6) appreciate and tap into each other’s skills and experiences; (7) Focus time and energy on important issues, not politics; (8) offer and accept apologies without hesitation and (9) look forward to meetings and other opportunities to work in a group” (2002, p. 197).Orthopraxy Forgiveness (Eph 4:12)Edify one another (Rom 14:19)Pray for each other (Jas 5:16)Restores (Gal 6:1-3)Three-fold cord (Eccl 4:12)Engages Healthy ConflictIn terms of engaging in healthy conflict “(1) have lively, interesting meetings; (2) extract and exploit the ideas of all team members; (3) Solve real problems quickly; (4) minimize politics and (5) put critical topics on the table for discussion” (2002, p. 204).Orthopraxy To heads are better than one (Eccl 4:12)Quick to listen, slow to judge and slow to anger (Jas 1:19)Be a peacemaker (Matt 5:9)Communicate love (John 13:34)Commits to the VisionAccording to Lencioni, a team that commits “(1) creates clarity around direction and priorities; (2) aligns the entire team around common objectives; (3) develops an ability to learn from mistakes; (4) moves forward without hesitation; (5) and changes direction without hesitation or guilt” (2002, p. 209).OrthopraxyUnity to vision (Eph 4:13; Phil 2:2)Learning culture (2 Cor 2:2)AccountabilityLencioni states that when a team is accountable, it “(1) ensures that poor performers feel pressure to improve; (2) identifies potential problems quickly by questioning one another’s approaches without hesitation; (3) establishing respect among team members who are held to the same high standards and (4) avoids excessive bureaucracy around performance management and corrective action” (2002, p. 214).OrthopraxyTouch not my anointed (Ps 105:15)Do not slander (Jas 4:11)Bear one another’s burdens (Gal 6:2)Focused on ResultsThe last criterion for a functional team is focused on results, which includes (1) retains achievement oriented employees; (2) minimizes individualistic behavior; (3) benefits from individual who subjugate their own goals/interests for the good of the team and (4) avoids distractions (2002, p. 218).OrthopraxyThink of mission as a verb (Matt 28:19; Acts 1:8)