I have been in leadership positions on the job and in various organizations. I have learned that meetings can effectively divide people and impede progress. When differing opinions are held, leadership can become divided. A shared vision and mission can help smooth those differences, but something more is needed. The leadership team needs to develop individual attributes that contribute to unity.
Ephesians 4:2-6 says, “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” True believers are called to unity with one another, bearing with one another in love. We are one body, just as our faith and hope is one, trusting in the one God who is over all and through all. We must ask the Father and Holy Spirit to build humility, gentleness, patience and love within us. And we must hold onto the one faith and hope that we have in Jesus Christ.
Reluctant Retiree 