Called To Cooperate: A Biblical Survey and Application of Teamwork

This is a book you want your team to read. This is also a book your team will want you to read. Why? Because . . . You matter to God. And, as some would say, “Y’all matter to God.” God, in calling you to himself, has called you to teamwork. From his defining words about the bachelor Adam (it wasn’t good . . .) to the examples of Moses, David, and Paul, God has intentionally used teamwork to display his image and advance his purpose. The triune God who created all things calls Christians to healthy teamwork and community for the advancement of the gospel. We are called to cooperate. Yet, beyond a bottom-line or results-driven mentality, few Christians understand why. To our detriment, we have failed to build a theology of teamwork that navigates the how’s and why’s of what Paul called a “partnership in the gospel” (Phil. 1:5). By developing a biblical theology of teamwork we will both accomplish more as teams and deepen our enjoyment of God who calls us to teamwork. Both full-time team members and those who volunteer on teams in their spare time will increase their team participation as they discover God as the foundation of their cooperative efforts.