Teams that work – pt 14. Pulling together or apart?
Selfishness and bad attitude There are few more difficult members to have in a team than those who have their own hidden agendas. The selfish footballer who wants to score the goal when he should have passed the ball, or the cricket batsman who is more interested in his seasonal average than the welfare of the team, are each nightmares to the captain. Indeed, it is sometimes necessary to change the team selection to remove such a person. In Christian circles, too, that attitude can sometimes be present. The flesh in some people seeks after ‘glory' and ‘profile'. Such people are not good team players. Bad attitude represents a powerful force for destruction and Paul addresses the subject head on in Phil 2:3-8. He shows how Jesus' attitude was exemplary…