Hey Friends,

As the Colts walked off the field after their loss in the Superbowl they did not look quite like the Saints did. You could tell who won and who lost without having even watched the game. You could see it in the morale of the players. One team went to the locker room and one went to celebrate. Morale is awesome when you have it and a bummer when you don’t. It is critical for a winning team. Does your team have it?

To turn a team around, morale is a must. Morale gives great power to any team that possesses it.

Let me give you five things John Maxwell says morale will provide:

1. High morale is the great exaggerator.  When the team has it they are positive and believe they can win and make a huge difference in any game.

2. High morale is the great elevator. With morale on the team they can go to a whole new level of performance. Confidence and faith are easy with morale. The opposite is true also; without morale there is no faith or confidence in or with the team. Without morale teammates usually look out just for themselves.

3. High morale is the great energizer. With great morale the team can scale any summit, carry any challenge, and run any race. Without it, energy seems to drain quickly and quitting becomes easier.

4. High morale is the great eliminator. With morale you can keep going, but without it almost any obstacle will stop the team.

5. High morale is the great emancipator. Winning frees you up, makes margins and makes life good. Without it…well, by now I’ll bet you get it or at least wish you had it.

So, how do you get it? You work on individual members of the team and help them become the spark for the other players on your team. You have to turn them around one at a time. As the leader it is your job to help the team gain morale.

Are you a morale motivator? Every team needs it, especially in the Kingdom.

Love you,

Pastor Chris