1. Know that what you do is making an eternal difference. Therefore, priorities become about how to move people to the next level in their walk with Jesus.
2. PRAY TOGETHER - I would say that 1/3rd of our staff meeting is us praying for the people of our church and their friends and families, praying for one another and our families, and praying for God to move and use us!
3. Have fun - a team that laugh's together stays together. If you aren't having fun with one another, things become boring and you will end up hating working with the your team.
4. Always evaluate WINS/LOSSES - not only from a Sunday and your ministry area but in personal lives as well.
5. Know that a staff meeting is meant to make each of you better at what you do and to make that ministry you are a part of better - staff meetings should never be about bashing people, but how to evaluate things that can be done better, things that are going great, and set up a game plan for what's next.
6. Have staff meetings at times when most people think and operate the best - our staff meeting is at 8pm. Partly because of how our scheduling works, but mostly because several of us operate and think best later in the day. I know for me as a hyperactive individual, my brain tends to be thinking at its best during the 8-11pm time slot.
Following these six basic steps will allow you and your staff to really be united, as well as make staffing meetings a fun part of the week.
