{"id":31357,"date":"2019-07-18T03:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=31357"},"modified":"2019-07-17T15:02:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T21:02:09","slug":"fizzle-sizzle-4-tips-energize-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/retain\/fizzle-sizzle-4-tips-energize-team\/","title":{"rendered":"From Fizzle to Sizzle: 4 Tips to Energize Your Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your ministry team still charged with the same energy it had when everyone was eager to \u201cchange the world\u201d? Teams, like small groups, go through natural life cycles. The honeymoon may be over if you\u2019re starting to see more \u201cfizzle\u201d than \u201csizzle\u201d.<\/p>\n

It may be time to reorganize and re-energize to build a stronger team. These four tips may do the magic\u2026<\/p>\n

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    1. Celebrate.<\/strong> Someone once said, \u201cThe healthiest people are the ones who know when to say \u2018yes\u2019; when to say \u2018no\u2019; and when to say, \u2018whoopee\u2019!\u201d Celebrate your recent success and goals that have been accomplished. Have a party. Energize your people by letting them know how God accomplished great things through their service. In a spirit of celebration and thanksgiving, ask team members to recommit to the vision to move forward.<\/li>\n
    2. Closure<\/strong>. For those on the team who feel they need to move on\u2014let them. It\u2019s hard to see faithful workers go, but the alternative is they continue with guilt or obligation. Give them your words of affirmation, perhaps a gift of appreciation, and wish them well.<\/li>\n
    3. Covenant<\/strong>. For those who want to remain with the team, now\u2019s the time to covenant. A covenant is an agreement that your team will make to determine its mission and purpose. Who will do what? What goals do we want to accomplish, and how<\/em> will we make them happen? Include a timeline of future accomplishments so team members understand the long-term impact of their service. Add new people to replace those who decide it\u2019s time to step down.<\/li>\n
    4. Community.<\/strong> With a newly committed team and a covenant in hand, begin the process of doing life together! Pray, play, plan, and share! Invest in your team personally as the people God has called, rather than as worker bees to get a job done. Build into your meetings \u201cwarm-up\u201d exercises to encourage personal sharing. Schedule some of your sessions in homes or at a local Starbucks. Allow the group to minister to each other as they serve the greater purpose of the ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Turn team “fizzle” into an opportunity for growth, reorganization, and renewed energy to take your ministry to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Is your ministry team still charged with the same energy it had when everyone was eager to \u201cchange the world\u201d? Teams, like small groups, go through natural life cycles. The honeymoon may be over if you\u2019re starting to see more \u201cfizzle\u201d than \u201csizzle\u201d. It may be time to reorganize and re-energize to build a stronger team. 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