What makes teams work?

Chris Bolinger

What makes teams work?



In day-to-day life, you often team up with your closest friends. In a crisis, however, a team may be formed from total strangers.

When one of the Apollo 13 spacecraft's oxygen tanks exploded, the lives of three astronauts suddenly were in the hands of their teammates: flight controllers and engineers 200,000 miles away.

This week's Bible passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Weekly Strength podcast resource: 52 Weeks of Strength for Men (ebook, paperback, study guide)

This episode originally appeared as Weekly Strength 3.12: Big Topics — Teamwork on Throwing Mountains.

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Chris Bolinger is the author of three men’s devotionals – 52 Weeks of Strength for Men, Daily Strength for Men, and Fuerzas para Cada Día para el Hombre – and the co-host of the Throwing Mountains podcast. He splits his time between northeast Ohio and southwest Florida. Against the advice of medical professionals, he remains a die-hard fan of Cleveland pro sports teams. Find him at mensdevotionals.com.

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