Monday, April 19, 2010
READ
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.
16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
19 If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
1 Co 12:12-31
On Sunday night April 25 we will hear from Patrick Lencioni about the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. This will get you a jump start on thinking about how your group might need to grow.
A Quick Assessment of the Five Dysfunctions of Your Small Group
Instructions: Use the scale below to indicate the extent to which each statement applies to your small group. Be sure to evaluate the statements honestly and without over-thinking your answers.
Score 3 for Usually Score 2 for Sometimes Score 0 for Rarely
_____ 1. Group members are passionate and unguarded in their discussion of issues.
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Pr 24:26
_____ 2. Group members call out one another’s deficiencies or unproductive behaviors. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. Eph 4:15
_____ 3. Group members know each other and how they contribute to the collective good of the church. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Co 12:27
_____ 4. Group members quickly and genuinely apologize to one another when they say or do something inappropriate or possibly damaging to the group. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other. Jas 5:16
_____ 5. Group members willingly make sacrifices for the good of the group . 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for one another. 1 Jn 3:16
_____ 6. Group members openly admit their weaknesses and mistakes. 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor practicing homosexuals 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Co 6:9-11
_____ 7. Group meetings are compelling, not boring.
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 2 Co 5:14
_____ 8. Group members leave meetings confident that what they said will be completely confidential.
2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Co 4:2
_____ 9. Morale is significantly affected when the group does not meet because people are too busy.
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Heb 10:24-25
_____ 10. During Group meetings, the most important and most difficult issues are shared. There is real honesty in the group. 17 An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies. Pr 12:17
_____ 11. Group members are deeply concerned about the prospect of letting down the other group members.
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Pe 1:22
_____ 12. Group members know about one another’s personal lives and are comfortable discussing them.
11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 Jn 4:11
_____ 13. Group members participate fully in the service actions of the group.
13 serve one another humbly in love. Ga 5:13
_____ 14. Group members challenge one another about their plans and approaches.
16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. 1 Jn 5:16
_____ 15. Group members are slow to seek credit for their own contributions but quick to point out those of others.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Th 5:11
Find a score for each dysfunction by adding the three questions together.
Dysfunction 1: Absence of trust 4 6 12
Dysfunction 2: Fear of conflict 1 7 10
Dysfunction 3: Lack of commitment 3 8 13
Dysfunction 4: Avoidance of accountability 2 11 14
Dysfunction 5: Inattention to results 5 9 15
A score of 8 or 9 indicates that the named dysfunction is probably not a problem for your group.
A score of 6 or 7 indicates that the named dysfunction could be a problem.
A score of 3 to 5 indicates that the named dysfunction needs to be addressed.
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Dysfunction 1:
Absence of trust
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Dysfunction 2:
Fear of conflict
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Dysfunction 3:
Lack of commitment
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Dysfunction 4:
Avoidance of accountability
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Dysfunction 5:
Inattention to results
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