Ripe for Harvest

170 • R IPE FOR H ARVEST

3. The opposite of Articulation is silence or mumbling regarding the vision .

4. The result of no articulation is confusion among the members of the team .

D. The Golden Key: Let the leader blow a certain sound! (1 Cor. 14.8).

II. Welcome and involve every member as a full participant: The Principle of INCORPORATION.

A. Key Scripture: Rom. 15.4-7

B. Definition of the Concept

1. “To be received into a particular group of people who have intentionally bonded themselves together in order to embody and/or attain a common purpose or end”

2. When we incorporate a new member into our team, our first priority is:

a. To unite, blend, or combine the person(s) into our already-existent structures in order to . . .

b. Give them an immediate sense of security and significance, while at the same time . . .

c. Helping them contribute to our team efforts so as to form an indistinguishable whole.

C. The Principle Explained

1. To be incorporated is to be commissioned and called.

2. All the privileges, rights, and responsibilities of the most veteran member is given to the greenest novice once we have embraced them within our team loyalties. 3. Incorporation is the act of welcoming, receiving, and accepting another as a full, equal, and significant partner into the team.

Context Values/Vision Prepare Launch Assemble Nurture Transition Schedule/Charter