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FEATURE : ADVICE FOR CHURCH LEADERS

Activate Your Volunteers

With Time-Proven Tips

By Jonathan Malm

Teamwork is vitally important . Through the collective effort of a team you can achieve something far bigger than what you could accomplish on your own . You see this in sports every day . Teams that work together win together . Some players get more glory , but each member puts in equal effort . On the other hand , you ’ ll see teams plagued with allstar syndrome that can ’ t seem to get their act together . They rely fully on the team ’ s champion to make all the big plays . Consequently , it all rests on the shoulders of one person .
Often , ministries tend to focus on need instead of significance . They need someone to watch the kids . They need a Sunday school leader or
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