Go Team Go...

In the church we usually think about committees. Dozens of committees and countless hours of meetings. Committees are teams if they're effective. The reason they're not always effective is because of the people on the committee in the first place. Just ask yourself about some of the committees you've served. Why? To help a friend on the nominating committee get all the slots filled? Guilt? Maybe a martyr's sense of obligation? Of course we sometimes become parts of committees because we are excited about what is happening, we want to further the cause...or whatever. We might even have some fun along the way. That's when committee's become teams and things get done; powerful things.
The most effective way to reach any goal is to build a team around it. It must be people who can help you acheive that goal but can also acheive something for themselves in the process. People should see their own goals in the goals of others. We serve each other best when we serve each other's self-interest. Or we all do better when we all do better.
Start with a few one on ones to see who shares the passion and goal you have and what do they bring to the table: information, relationships, experience....money? How can you help each other? Do your goals intersect? Who else can you add? Build your team, plan your actions, and go team go!