We do indeed love our committees. Years ago, I listened to arguments by
committee members for over two hours to determine how much money the church should
spend on flowers for funerals. There was
a motion to increase the amount by $10.00 early on in the meeting. Needless to say the meeting was “mind numbing”
with no real results other than hard feelings.
It’s no wonder people say and believe a committee of one gets more
accomplished. Hind sight is 20/20 and I
have learned much through the years as I grew and matured in Christ. The basic
problem in that particular meeting was there was no real mission statement to
guide the actions of the committee to work together toward the same goal. It was a meeting of several different opinions
and trying to accommodate everyone’s preferences.
The second part to the “three Cs to success” is
Cooperation. Cooperation is critical to
the work I do at Zaxby’s. I am fortunate
to work with some great people from different walks of life. They all bring their own personality and
experiences to the mix. Do we all get
along all the time? No. Do we all agree
on everything all the time? No. Does everyone like everyone at work? I would
like to think so, but probably not. So,
what is it that brings about cooperation? I believe it is the continuous drum
beat of the “ENCORE” culture within the Zaxby’s store. It is not something that
is taught, but lived out daily. The mission statement for Zaxby’s is “Consistently
Create ENCORE Experiences that Enrich Lives, One Person at a Time.
At first glance, we assume the statement is totally
directed to taking care of our customers, but that is only part of it. There are so many opportunities to enrich
lives of those we work with every day! How
does this work? For me, it is consistently
being an example to show others how it is done.
It is simple math 1+1=2; 2+2=4; 4+4=8, etc…We can teach others by being
consistent ourselves. Cooperation is
working together toward the same goal – ENCORE Experiences that Enrich Lives…
It all connects for me in ministry, because is this
not the way we share faith in Christ? BY EXAMPLE!
It is easy to cooperate with someone who is
cooperative!
“Together” is not a bad word!
God is good all the time!
Charlie W.
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