Evangel Dean Basic Training Manual-English

34 • T he E vangel D ean B asic T raining M anual

2. Role of the Coaches : mentoring, equipping, and overseeing church planters and their teams

a. Components of the job description

b. Challenges

3. Role of Intercessors, Support, and Financial Sponsors

a. Intercessors undergird every person, practice, and phase of the church plant in constant, fervent, and believing prayer.

b. Support members provide targeted, specific aid to the planter and team based on need, timing, and opportunity.

c. Financial sponsors give tangible resources and funds to assist the team in gaining the resources and support they require at any particular phase of the team’s work.

III. Contours of Effective Team Play: Ten Principles for Teams

Team building is perhaps the single most effective means to accomplish objectives. Regardless of the domain – whether in business, athletics, commerce, industry, music, science, politics, education, or the military – teamwork can be an integral force in shaping one’s personal growth, as well as attaining group success. While there has been much written on the nature of teams, for our purposes we must look at the principles that undergird and support all effective team play. The following list of principles have been taken from my own re ection on the nature of effective team play, and are not considered to be an exhaustive list. In my mind, however, I consider these ten principles to be emblematic in the performance of all great teams, regardless of the task they face, and how they function together.

A. Persuasively articulate the vision for the team’s association, actions, efforts: The Principle of ARTICULATION.

1. Key Scripture: 1 Cor. 14.6-8

2. De nition of the Concept