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\"Football\"<\/p>\n

If you are a sports fan, you are probably aware that there is an ongoing labor dispute between the NFL owners and players which has resulted in a lockout.\u00a0 For those of you who aren\u2019t NFL followers, this means the owners have banned players from coming to practices, getting playbooks, working out with teammates, and meeting with coaches.\u00a0 In an espn.com article<\/a> by Jeffri Chadiha, Christian Ponder (a rookie quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings) said, “The biggest things you do as a quarterback are: learn the playbook and get acclimated with your teammates.\u201d Christian Ponder, unknowingly, has given us keen insight into the struggles many churches face.<\/p>\n

Do Churches Know the Playbook?<\/h2>\n

Playbooks tell you where you need to go.\u00a0 The \u201cplaybook\u201d for churches is their mission.\u00a0 Many churches act like they don\u2019t know why they exist, where they are going, or what they are doing (Matthew 28:19-20).\u00a0 Leaders don\u2019t lead and members aren\u2019t on the same page, and there is no clear direction to the decision-making process.\u00a0 Just as Christian Ponder notes that he needs to learn the playbook, churches need to learn the mission instead of being directed by individual agendas.<\/p>\n

Do People in Churches Know Their Position?<\/h2>\n

Quarterbacks keep the goal in front of the team and the other players follow his lead.\u00a0 The most successful football teams have players who realize they aren\u2019t the quarterback and a quarterback who leads.\u00a0 The same is true of churches (Hebrews 13:17). The most successful churches have leaders who keep the mission in front of the team and members who do their part.
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Do People in Churches Have a Team-First Mentality?<\/h2>\n

The best teams have good chemistry.\u00a0 Teammates motivate each other and care more about the team than their own performance.\u00a0\u00a0 Churches with internal disputes have members lacking good relationships with others because they only care about themselves.\u00a0 The heart of this is pride; they want to be the quarterback.\u00a0 They won\u2019t follow their leader because they want to be the leader.\u00a0 Many of these problems occur because pastors and members don\u2019t have a love for one another that flows out of the love they have been shown in Christ. They have forgotten their mission, John 14 \u2013 love each other so that the world will know you are my disciples.<\/p>\n

Do You Know the Playbook and Your Teammates?<\/h2>\n

Do you know your<\/em> role? Are you <\/em>seeking to take charge of this role?\u00a0 Are you<\/em> following your leaders? Do you<\/em> know your church\u2019s mission? Do you<\/em> have a relationship with your teammates?\u00a0 If you can say yes to these questions then continue to persevere.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t answer these questions positively then examine your heart.\u00a0 Examine how you can grow in these areas. Find answers in the Word of God. Learn from the wisdom of those in your church.\u00a0 Go out and play your position with excellence.<\/p>\n

Contributions by Brent Aucoin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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