Team Building

Team building events in many businesses are so important that the organization spends a lot of money just to mount one, usually in a luxurious resort/place away from the office.  What do these companies expect to gain from these activities? 

According to Denver, a CEO, team building activities have helped his company grow. He gave three reasons why:  

1) They increase productivity, because they are organized to accomplish a goal through collaborative work. 

   

2) They improve communication. Within a controlled environment, minus workplace demands, the participants are more open to each other and become closer. 

3) They develop problem-solving skills, because the exercises simulate problems that must be solved. These can eventually be practiced in the workplace.  

 

"After every team building event," Denver added, "I could actually feel pulses beating faster, enthusiasm doubling or tripling, efficiency reaching its peak, and relationships flourishing. That's why team building is a priority in our company's expense budget. The ROI is worth it.”      

Team building in the family of Christ is a must. 

Our goal as believers is to come together so that we could encourage and help each other. "Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT)

"So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing." (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

One of our elders in church commended the women’s group, “Your activities—Sunday  school, prayer sessions, and cottage group ministries—are excellent for meet-ups with fellow believers. My wife repeatedly tells me how blessed she is with the sharing of God’s grace in your lives to build each other up.”   

We all know that a day will come when our life on earth will end. Until then, let’s spur each other on.