Coming Together

Many different workers employed various skills in repairing different portions of the wall. As you work with groups, have you seen people with different gifts and abilities come together? Why is this important to successful group efforts? How can we recognize and engage the gifts of others? 

Yes, I have seen that in different groups, people with different gifts and abilities come together to accomplish the task. I’ve seen this in our staff – each person having different gifts and roles and working collaboratively to not only do their work but to help others as necessary. This type of collaboration is important because no one has all of the gifts and time to do the work. We not only need each other, but we need what each of us can bring to the work. It’s an illustration of the body of Christ. In order to recognize and engage the gifts of others, it is important to let people do their part – to recruit people and to delegate the work. Give them leeway to do the work the way they see best, and trust them to do it. Watch what they do with the eye to recognize their gifts. Encourage people in their work, praising the good work they do, even as sometimes it is necessary to provide constructive criticism.