Teams Win the Games

Christian rugged individuals, of whom there are many, have courageous Paul as their special saint.   Many fail to see, however, that Paul was a constant team-builder.  He set the example, always displaying it in the sight of others who helped him and who would soon form teams of their own.   Christ was the greatest team builder, with the Twelve as his basic working group and the 72 as his wider invasion force.   Was it accidental that the 72, divided into six teams, had 12 men in each?   Did Jesus put a pair of his Apostles over each of the six teams of 12?   Did Jesus use organization to better achieve God’s purposes?   Successful revolutions have always used teams.   This is even more true of Christ’s revolution and the selflessness of Christ’s anointed servants makes such cooperation normal and powerful.