Jason.
Jason.

Providing resources, insight, and advice to live out your calling and ignite your faith.

Subscribe


Get regular email updates delivered straight to your inbox, as well as exclusive content crafted specifically for subscribers only that will ignite your faith and help you live out your calling.

Jason is the founder of Ignite Student Ministries, a dynamic ministry igniting youth, young adults and university students to passionately pursue Christ and transform society in high schools, work places and universities around the world.

Share this Post


Assembling Your Dream Team

Jason VanaJason Vana

Yesterday, I wrote a post about the need to develop a “dream team” with gifts, talents and ideas that are different from your own. I made the point that you need a team who thinks differently than you, isn’t afraid to question you, come up with opposing ideas, and challenge what you’re doing – because that team will push you into a bigger vision for your dream.

It’s essential for seeing your dream come to pass.

But, as many of you made mention of in the comments, that’s much easier said than done.

It’s not easy to assemble a team that will push you, challenge you, give you new ideas and perspective. It’s not easy to find a group of people who will give constructive criticism, point out areas where you are thinking too small but not try to over-criticize and stop the dream. It’s not easy to develop a team that is committed to the dream, willing to put differences aside and work together…even when they want to kill each other.

It’s not easy to find a group of people you are willing to open yourself up to and allow to speak into your dream.

And while there is no magic formula to finding the members of your “Dream Team,” there are a few guidelines that you should look for in anyone you may approach to be on your team:

Assembling your Dream Team isn’t easy, but with these guidelines, and a lot of prayer, you should be able to find a group of people who will push you, encourage you, bring new and different ideas to the table, while always keeping the good of the dream ahead of their own desires.

List out your criteria. Look for people who are sold out. Pray. Use discernment. Be willing to say no to people who wouldn’t be a good addition to your team.

And trust that God will bring the right people to propel your dream into reality.

 

Jason is the founder of Ignite Student Ministries, a dynamic ministry igniting youth, young adults and university students to passionately pursue Christ and transform society in high schools, work places and universities around the world.