4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
As I contemplated on where
to focus this article, all week I kept getting the word "Wait". I
didn't understand why I was being told to wait on writing this, but I just let
it sit staring back at me and I became more and more frustrated about what I
was going to focus on.
Today (Sunday April 28th) I had it hit me why I needed to
wait. Through a phone conversation with my mom and dad it hit me. All of chapter 12 of 1st Corinthians really helps define how teamwork in ministry go hand in hand. So, the verse above is a small focus of how we are all empowered by God to be one body with many parts to do his ministry and all working together to grow the church.
So, when thinking about teamwork in ministry it includes everyone who works
together on the day-to-day bases, but it also encompasses everyone who supports us
outside of camp life.
With the internal team we all are given different gifts that
help support each other in our daily jobs, and if we did not have our different
roles to play the operations would not function the way they do. Also, with working with each other on a daily bases we better understand each other, and can be there for each through thick and thin. As I think back to the Focus meeting and how important communication plays a huge role in keeping everyone connected. Then we are able to come together to support each other and help carry the yoke. With the different gifts God has given us we can step in when we are needed to be more of a support and step back when someone else needs to step in and be more of the strong support and still be a support on the side.
Also, through the support of our friends, family, church
family and supporters of camp, we each gain our individual base structure to help us. This happens through their prayers, thoughts, moral, and some maybe financial
support. They may personally not see this as being a team member, but I personally believe they make up a huge part of a larger team in ministry. Even by just having one person on the outside looking in on what you do daily they sometimes can see the picture more clear than we can and have a different view on things. Their advice just maybe the thing that can helps us out. God uses them in those moments when we most need it. Sometimes we may not catch it right then and there, but when you look back on it afterwards all you can say is, Thank you God for putting them there when I needed that extra push.
so, my prayer for our team as that we keep supporting each other as we serve as tall as our trees, and share in the ministry God has given us here at Alliance. Also, that we remember to keep those who support us included with what has been happening so they know how to be praying for us.
