“Everyone ends up somewhere. Few people will end up somewhere on purpose.”

Our pastor recently did a sermon to kick off the new year and he made the above statement, encouraging us to set vision and goals for the different areas of our lives. At Connect, intentionality is something we’ve taken very seriously even in the infant stages of our church. Something we do at the end of the month for those who are interested in being apart of the platform or media team is go over our core values, purpose and mission as a team. Beyond the once a month core values session for new additions, we have a monthly team team night where core values are briefly reiterated during our time together, because we all know repetition is key.

Establishing the WHY you do what you do is very important to anyone who is planning on joining any team, but especially when they will be apart of projecting the message of the church (verbally and nonverbally) on an ongoing basis. People expect more of leadership and when you step onto the platform, by default position, you become a leader. Articulating what that should look like and simply putting that on paper, helps them know what the expectations are upfront. The purpose is not to set an unrealistic standard or unreachable goal, but to lay the foundation of what the team will be pursuing and keeping each other accountable for as a whole.

Attached are our core values at Connect: Connect Worship Team Core Values
Feel free to take these as your own or let them inspire you to establish a set for your team, if you haven’t already.