The LA Lakers are horrible. Considering the list of high-dollar, name-brand, marquis players on the team, the sub-500 record is simply appalling. What are the lacking?
Every successful team, regardless of the sport or the situation will have three things in common: quality talent, good coaching and chemistry. Clearly the Lakers have talent, and their new coach has a proven track record of success; he took taking his team to the NBA playoffs four years in a row as coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Clearly what the Lakers are lacking is chemistry. It's not direction or leadership. There's enough on-the-court and off-the-court leadership to deliver, at the very least, a .500 record.
Their losing record can only be explained by lack of chemistry. Either each of these players is playing their own game, and trying to compensate for each other, or their on-the-court communication (body language, signal calling etc) is lacking, or they're not sticking to (or believing) in the plan.
Successful church tech teams rely on the same elements: talent, coaching (or leadership) and chemistry. In the church context, good execution is the result. If you're team's execution is sub-par, to what do you attribute that failure? Does your team need better talent, better leadership or better chemistry?
Talent is not the same as ability. Ability can be developed in training. Talent is something inherent. You either have it or you don't. Talent combined with ability is what makes a truly special team member.
Coaching or leadership in a media ministry situation really comes down to communication. Is there a clear vision of what the execution should look like, and is that being communicated?
Chemistry is partially inherent, and partially a result of coaching. The coach (tech director or media minister) should place the team members in their most effective roles, but what they produce together is the inherent magic (or not) that is “team chemistry”.
Team building can be one of the most satisfying aspects of being involved in technical ministry. Whether you're a tech director or a team member, your execution can be improved by focusing on cultivating talent, coaching and chemistry.
Go Spurs!
