We just got back from our Cross Point fall staff retreat. I’m very blessed these days to serve along side  19 of the best people I know.

God has done some amazing things through this group of people over the past few years. I’m proud to call them colleagues, friends and most importantly family.

During our retreat we focused on vision, team building and the calendar for 2009. We’re finding that planning a yearly calendar that includes 3 campuses is extremely challenging. CLICK HERE for some pictures of the retreat on Jenni’s blog.

On Tuesday morning part of our team building included a high ropes course that the Deer Run Retreat staff led us through. Here’s a little video of our team building time…

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I would love to hear what you think about effective teams.

What is the one characteristic or element you think a team needs to function in an effectice and healthy manner?