Ask questions that encourage thought, not just response. Input will build your team.

• How can you tell your work makes a difference?
• What is your biggest complaint about your job and ministry?
• What did you accomplish at your last meeting?
• What would you change if you could?
• Are “sacred cows” getting slaughtered or revered?

Team Stranglers

• Each one of these people strangles the team in a unique, suffocating way by avoiding his responsibility.
• The Expert–no matter the question, this person knows the answer
• Captain Eeyore—no matter the task, this person knows it will fail
• Mr. Everything is a Joke—regardless of what pressures are looming, this person can’t be serious
• Dr. Dolittle—no matter how long the list, this person can stay busy doing nothing