Teams that don't agree

I have been reflecting this past day on the leadership team that Paul mentions in Ephesians 4:11, and it occurs to me that this will be a team that doesn't agree on everything. If you have an Evangelist type person who is always on the go looking for new ways to see the gospel expand, and you also have a Pastor who is looking to heal brokeness, you may have a meeting where the only we can agree upon is that we have different goals in mind. The thing is, they will always find there legitimacy in the Scriptures. The Evangelist will be able to point to the activity of Paul and the Great Commission passages. The Pastor will counter with all those ideas of discipleship and healing wounds and growth toward maturity. Of course, the right answer will be yes. Both are right and necessary...but I wonder, would we allow for that much diversity? After all, we only pay pastors, and pastors typically only allow on their team those who are team players, those who will subordinate their desires to the will of the team, and that usually means the desires of the leader of the team. Yet, I think it is vital to being the church that God has called us to be about.

John Wooden was the coach of the UCLA Bruins and a man of God whom I admire. His thoughts on this topic of diverse opinions and approaches was that it was all a necessary part to having the best possible team. When the men stepped on the court they were not acting as individuals and they were never to 'do their own thing'. They absolutely had to play as a team. But practice and interaction off the court could be testy and tough because everyone comes from a different strength and perspective. Could we capture that mentality? Do we have that kind of interdependent/independent giftedness on our team? I am not sure it is optional...