Once a year, every year, the Lombardi trophy is awarded to the NFL team that wins football’s biggest game: The Super Bowl. The event is a big deal to say the least. So much so, that CBS was looking to get 2.6 million dollars for a 30 second commercial spot in 2007. If my math is correct, that’s over $80,000 dollars per second...per second! Many companies are willing to lay out that kind of cash because they know people will be tuning in. They tune in to see who wins the game. It’s easy to find out who the winner is in football, just look to see which team has the higher score at the end of the game. Simple.
Have you ever thought about what it means for a Community Group to win? In other words, what is the definition of success for a Community Group? What does it look like for a group to “put the ball in the net?” Okay, enough with the clichés. Without knowing what a win is, a group experience can get frustrating for the leader and its members. What started as a good idea, over time, can become purposeless, routine, and boring. Answering the questions, “Why do we exist?” and “What is my purpose as a Community Group leader?” are vitally important to the health of a Community Group. Reggie Joyner says, “When you clarify the win, it is like marking a specific destination on a map – it's easy to know when you win because you arrive at your desired destination.” Clarity regarding the “win” gives a group a real sense of purpose, although by no means does it imply that every group will look exactly the same—every group has a unique fingerprint.
It’s imperative that every Community Group has a destination mark on the map. Take a minute to think through the following two questions...(click here for more)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Clarifying the Win
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