Not only do effective basketball teams have great head coaches, there’s another principle that we can learn.

Great teams trust each other.

When the point guard passes the ball to another player, he has to trust the other guy.  He can’t wonder if he will miss a shot…he’s got to act in confidence.  The shooting guard has to trust the big man.  The small forward must trust the center.  The starters must trust the bench.  If there’s a player on the team that doesn’t have the trust of the other players, you might as well be playing 4 on 5.

Listen to a post game interview with a star on a winning team…more often than not, he will give props to his teammates.  He realizes that one player can’t win the game alone.

Great church staffs and great businesses must operate with trust, because our success depends on each other as much as it depends on our own hard work.  The worship team could do an amazing job preparing people’s hearts to hear from God, and I could blow it with a poorly prepared sermon.  Someone could create an amazing plan, but if the team doesn’t properly communicate it well, it’s not going to be effective.

If there are people on yoru team who don’t have  your trust, you need to think long and hard about their place on the team.  If you’re a team member, work on being trustworthy.