 Okay, yeah, just before one small scripture. From John chapter 3, just recently I was just sharing with that person, John chapter 3 verses 16 and 17, right? We know this verse. So, God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life was 17. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. So, that's the message of the Gospel that by default, the world is already condemned. So, this conversation that I had with this person was he was in two minds. He was actually from a Hindu background, but more of an atheist, culturally Hindu, but then nothing to do with, not practicing this thing, but he had been practicing Muslim for some time. So, very complex world views and beliefs and all that. But then this was the thing, you know, in his mind, this was it. Why is it that you put down others? Why is it that you put down people who hold two different world views? You know, why is it that you put down? So, then I was just sharing with them. I said, you know, it is not that the exclusive claims of Jesus might be offensive. The thing is the moral laws of every worldview might be good. You know, the moral laws like, okay, you should do good to others. You should, you know, kind of not hurt others, etc. But then there is only one exclusive claim in all this, which talks about eternal destiny, which talks about inner transformation. It talks about somebody who's dead coming back to life, like the spirit of the person. And the fact is that by default, the world is like this, by default, which means that from the beginning or from the fall, it is like this. So, therefore, Jesus is the solution, the answer, not to condemn, but to save. So, I just want to share this, saying that when we share the gospel, when we minister that this should be the perspective. This should be the perspective that we're not condemning, but we're actually saying, this is the message of salvation, this is the message of hope. And the fact is that Jesus did not come to condemn, but actually to save, to set right what was already condemned. So, many times we say, if you don't, you're going to burn in hell because you have not received this. Yes, the fact is that the world is already condemned. The world is already heading towards that. But the message of the gospel is not to push further, push people into condemnation, but to actually save. That is something that we need to highlight and focus on. Yeah, why don't we just pray. Father, we thank you for the wonderful hope of the gospel. You've given us, you've given the entire world. And Lord, I pray that even as Lord Spokesperson of the gospel, you have appointed us, commissioned us, Lord, to be preachers of the gospel, communicators of the gospel. And even as we do that Lord, Lord, enable us to highlight this, enable us to focus on this, that the world that is condemned already, Lord, you did not come to condemn it again, but you came so that we might have life and life in its fullness. Lord, I pray that we will be, Lord, communicators of grace, that we will be communicators of the truth, you'll be communicators of the love that you have for each and every person, God. And I pray that, Lord, each one of us, that you'll make us soul winners, that when we share the truth, Lord, that people will come to know the truth and to the saving knowledge of Christ. We thank you, Lord. In Jesus' matchless name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay. Okay. So, teamwork, the last, I think, the last lap, I think, we've looked at eight, eight of those characteristics, right? Eight of those things that we can actually develop in a person, or build in a person, or look for in a person, in a team, a team member, which is very, very important, very necessary. Okay. We look at the ninth one. The ninth characteristic is enthusiasm. Okay. What does enthusiasm mean? Sorry. Interest. Somebody's interested, somebody's energetic, somebody's excited, right? In fact, you know, there's a Greek word, it comes from the Greek word, entheous. Okay. So, entheous actually means in God. So, well, during the scriptural times, people saw that the people who were in God, or in Christ, were so enthusiastic, so full of life, right? So, they were entheous. And then they said, oh, these people are enthusiastic and entheous, they are in God. So, that's the, you know, the history behind that, or part of it, enthusiasm. So, as believers, or as people who are working together in a team, you know, are we enthusiastic? Are we interested? Are we excited? Because enthusiasm really gives, it's like, you know, it's like plugging the team to a power socket, right? It gives so much of energy and strength to the team. Okay. So, when there is enthusiasm, when there's excitement about a project, then all other things are overlooked, right? All the things that are pulling us down, all the challenges that are there will be very, very, in a cheerful manner, they will be able, people will be able to face it, and therefore, it'll be able to overcome. But if there is lack of enthusiasm, then what happens is that even every small thing seems like a huge, big mountain which is in front of us, right? When there's no enthusiasm, and there's no excitement, right? So, like, so the question is, okay, how do I become enthusiastic about something? And how do I become interested about something? One main thing that causes us to be enthusiastic is to revisit the vision, to answer the question, why? Why am I doing this? To revisit the vision. If you want to be enthusiastic about a particular subject, just go and study more about it, revisit the vision, right? For example, about the call and purpose and so on, right? I actually have a small book in which I've written all the prophetic words that were the promises that I came across, even as I was asking God, seeking God for purpose and direction in my life, and all the supernatural things that happened, God orchestrated in order to bring his word to me, to bring direction into my life. It could be, you know, some dreams, some random person, you know, bringing his word and encouraging, and so I've written it down. So, when I see that, oh, you know, there is some kind of a dip in the enthusiasm or excitement in my life, just go back to it and review it, and how God called me, how God confirmed that call, how God, you know, from time to time and various points in my life, made sure that I received that message, right, to confirm, okay, you're on the right track, you're going in the right direction, how God used his people and used his word and supernatural things like dreams and so on to confirm that. I just go back and read it, and then I'm charged again, you know, because when you go back to his word, you are filled with faith, right, that's what happens, right, and so when you're filled with faith, then automatically what flows out is enthusiasm, right, you're excited, okay, so revisit the purpose, revisit the why, okay, and also second thing is to do things with a sense of urgency, right, suppose you have a project and you think, oh, I, you know, it's somewhere there, three months down the line, four months down the line, I need to do it, and you feel that, okay, that your interest in this is going down, do it with a sense of urgency, give yourself a deadline, you say, okay, by the end of this week, I want to finish this part of it, by the end of the next week, I want to finish the next part of it, right, you give, we give ourselves some targets, we give ourselves some, you know, every target has to have a submission date or a, you know, a deadline, right, and a time, so when we give ourselves that, okay, by today, end of today, I want to be able to finish this, then we know that, okay, I'm going to put in this effort and with that effort comes, you know, comes back the interest and the energy to do this, we'd be willing to do more, you know, if you go second mile, maybe you teach someone, maybe to help someone, and also to, you know, do more about the project or about the task at hand, right, and strive for excellence, you know, when you do something well with excellence and when you're satisfied with the outcome, you know, that gives you even more interest and again, you can feed that back in to do more, right, so enthusiasm, build that in a team, right, so how would you build that, you know, this is something that we need to do for ourselves, but if you want to see this in our team members, again, the same things, but make sure that, you know, your team members have it, right, ask them, talk to them, and encourage them in these things, right, when you give them, okay, guys, we need to do this, we need to do this by the end of the day, or we need to do, finish this by tomorrow, okay, let's do whatever we need to do, and then you will see that there is a shift, it's like shifting the gears in a vehicle, right, it must be going in fourth gear and maybe slowing down, maybe, but it'll be like, you know, putting the third gear again and going a little further, faster, and then doing it better, right, okay, so to be enthusiastic is very, very important, okay, then the tenth one that we're seeing is to be intentional, okay, now when we say intentional, we mean that there is deliberate action, okay, deliberate action, many times what happens is we, we, sorry, yeah, so we are, we just go with the flow, okay, if it happens, it happens, if it does not happen, also it's okay, you know, that kind of an attitude, right, if it happens, it's fine, we'll see, otherwise it's okay, you know, and we somehow equate that as the will of God, right, we equate that and say, okay, if it happens, it's the will of God, if it does not happen, it's, it's the will of God, so why should I fight it, why should I, you know, work at something, but then we need to be intentional about what we know to be true, what we know that God has asked us to do, okay, we need to have deliberate action, we need to take deliberate action, which means we need to be taking diligent effort, putting diligent effort, and we need to be intentional, you know, there are two things, right, how we do, how we go about normally, you know, as believers, as disciples of the Lord, who want to minister, who want to do good things, right, we are sincere in our beliefs, one is by inspiration, okay, so what do we mean by that, okay, God, you know, you, I'm waiting for an idea, I'm waiting for inspiration, right, I'm waiting for creative strategy, I'm waiting for that, once that hits, once I receive that, then I will do, okay, not a bad thing, it's good because we are waiting on the Lord to receive some, you know, some, some inspiration, something that the Lord wants us to do, okay, but the thing is that we also have precepts and principles that are there in the word, yes or no, yeah, you know, there is the reema, which is a quick end word, but there is the logos, the precepts, the principles, the written, the ideas, the heart of God, everything is there, right, so sometimes we need to be, you know, doers of the precepts and principles, you know, not sometimes, you know, all the time, but then, you know, when we are thinking of something that we need to do it, we need to be deliberate and we can't just be waiting forever and ever for inspiration to come, right, there are things that we know to be true, there are things that God has already laid down, we take it up and we do it, okay, making sure that, okay, I'm not going against the will of God, right, God is all intention, God is spoken and God has said, you know, you wait, then we wait, but we don't have to, you know, just be people without purpose or without deliberate action, okay, so being intentional is very important, having deliberate action, so which means we need to focus, we need to have focus, what is focus, sorry, to concentrate, okay, clarity, okay, focus is when we look at something to the exclusion of other things, right, like when you're with your camera, when you phone camera, when you focus on something, you know, you just tap the screen, there are something, other things that blur, you know, suppose, you know, like you're taking a, let's say you go to a zoo or something and then there's a, you know, there are something in a cage, right, when you focus on what is inside the cage, maybe it's a bird, maybe it's an animal, what happens to the bars or the, it blurs, right, it goes out of focus, but what is focus is what is inside, so when we say focus, we are saying that, okay, there are certain things that we look at intentionally, we are focusing on, we are concentrating on, so there are other things that we cannot give as much of concentration and effort, there are other things which blur away and that is, you know, natural or that is part of being focused, right, where we are putting effort, we are looking at other things, we are looking at something intentionally, intently and there are other things which go out of focus, now that is part and parcel of focus, so when you are focusing on a task or focusing on some things that need to be done, right, now that is required, right, so being intentional means to have that focus, to have that focus on a task, to have that focus on a project, okay, so to ask ourselves, you know, do I do that with a task at hand, no, or am I being distracted, am I, you know, not giving that diligent effort to the task at hand, right, so focus, focus and follow through, what does follow through mean, which means we carry it out till the very end, we don't leave it at 25%, 50%, 75%, but we carry through till the end, that is follow through, okay, because there will be time, you know, at 25%, 50%, 75% of the mile, you know, like if you look at a milestone, there will be times when you feel that, okay, you know, that effort is lagging, maybe that interest is not there, maybe you feel that, okay, there is a challenge and maybe we should give it up, right, but as a team member or as a team leader, we need to follow through to completion, okay, focus and follow through, okay, very important, okay, okay, so what is required for us to be intentional, how can we do this, determine your strengths and limitations, okay, determine your strengths and limitations, which means, you know, have you heard of a SWOT analysis, SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT SWOT 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So you can do a analysis of strength, weakness or limitations. What are the opportunities that which are there? What are the challenges or threats that are there? Okay, so which will help us. Okay, these are my strengths and I'm going to use it. If it's a limited limitation, we can say, okay, these are areas where I need to build on. These are things that I'm not good at yet. Right? Or these are areas which I'm totally new to me. I've not learned the skill. So it's better that someone else does it. Okay. Second thing, which will help us to be intentional is what we saw earlier in the first section to plan. Plan, prioritize. Okay, to have a calendar, to have a to-do list. And to have, you know, there are a lot of plenty of tools which are there, which will enable us to prioritize what needs to be done in a day. Okay, first half of the day, what do you want to do? Second half of the day, what do you want to do? Okay, so these are things which are important. We need to, you know, we need to do it. And again, when we say plan and prioritize, we're saying, okay, you involve God in it, not to the exclusion of the leading of the Holy Spirit. Right? Okay, then 80% of the time, we focused on what brings the highest returns to the team. Okay, what is it that I can do which impacts the team, which brings the highest return to the team, which means what is it that I can do contribute as a leader, which enables the team to be highly productive. 80% of the time, be focused on that. Okay, so some of the things that we need to do personally is to reflect, you know, do I do this personally? Is this in my life? Is the team doing this? What are some practical steps that I need to take? Okay, so the intentional, which means deliberate action, working with a purpose, right? Okay. Then the next one is similar to what we saw about the vision that be very aware of the big picture. Now, this is similar to, you know, initial thing, let me just look at it. Adaptable, collaborative, committed, communicative. We looked at that, when we looked at the team, you know, that each team member needs to know what the score is, right? We saw that, right? Let me just go back. We looked at the, you know, team one-on-one checklist. That's the first thing that we saw, the big picture. Okay, what is the big picture? And also, we looked at the fifth one, which is the score. Okay, every team member needs to know where the team stands in terms of progress, big picture score. So this is similar to this. Okay, it's a kind of an overlap, but it's very important, which means that the team needs to be conscious of what the mission is, right? Very aware and they are bought into it, right? They do whatever is important to accomplish this task. So which means they are, they are very mission, conscious mission oriented. Okay, so it's a wonderful thing to have a team, which is very mission conscious. They're aware of the task. They say, okay, no wasting time. Let's go, let's do it. If I come to the workplace, if I come to the place or church or wherever, you know, this is what I need to do. So immediately, I start doing that, get to do that. So this, what happens is when we are mission conscious, we actually allow the leader to do the leading. We free the leader to be who he or she needs to be. Otherwise, we are becoming a hindrance, right? And we are very conscious of, okay, this is the mission, this is the task. We actually free the leader. We don't hinder the leader. We are not a hindrance to the leader. The leader can lead, leader can share ideas, leader can give strategies, direction. Otherwise, we become a hindrance, because the leader is focusing on, okay, these guys are not doing the job and you know, all the effort goes into correction and all that. But if the team member, if the team is mission conscious, then we actually free the leader, okay? Then, you know, we need to do, as team members, whatever is necessary to achieve the mission, to be mission conscious. So that's a simple part of it, okay? Then the next one is preparation, okay? Again, a very, something to do with discipline, something is, you know, very connected to working intentionally, which is preparation, okay? Now, is preparation necessary? Definitely. Preparation makes a big difference between winning and losing, right? Preparation for the thing, you know, where we set aside time to prepare to do the task well, okay? Preparation could be setting aside time to think about what is necessary to be done. Preparation could be setting aside time to learn, right? It depends on the context, okay? Preparing, being prepared as a team member. But if you're looking at a worship team, every person, if every person is well prepared, then when the team meets for rehearsal, it's a joy. It's a pleasure, right? Because we're just flowing together. All that we need to do is just talk about what is the direction that God is leading and how we will actually follow through, you know? We're not there to learn the song. We're not there to learn the music. We're not there to learn, hey, how do I play this? How do I play that? No, because you're already prepared before coming, individual preparation before coming corporately, okay? So any task, any project that you can think of, if the individual is prepared, if the individual team member has invested time in thinking about it, sometimes, you know, we come to the task without even having thought about it, right? Without even having given thought to what needs to be done, how do I do it? We just blindly rush into it, okay? But if we give thought in order to prepare, if we give some time in order to learn, if we give some time in order to, you know, exercise that skill, then there's a big difference, okay? So John, John C. Max is this it is it is better to prepare than to repair, right? Because if you don't prepare, then there's some kind of damage, some kind of, you know, setback, then we go about repairing it, do about doing things in order to set it right, right? So I'll say this preparation is battle half one, or preparation is half fought, battle half fought. Okay, there are things like assessment and alignment and attitude and action which goes into preparation, okay? So because you assess, okay, what is required, you come aligned to what is needed, then your attitude goes about a shift and change, right? Saying, okay, I need to learn this, I need to work on this, then there is action, okay? So to prepare to improve this whole thing of being prepared for a task or a project, what are some things that are helpful? Okay, what are some things that you can help in the team, right? Become a process thinker, okay, which means you think about a particular task or a project from start to finish. Okay, from the start, from the beginning till the end, what is required for it? Okay, even before the part, you know, like for example, you know, some of you were in the the production, the play and very complex, right? So many things part of it. And I was just observing, you know, being there observing what are the different things which go into where there are certain things which which are going behind the scenes, right? Changing of mics, changing off costumes, changing off, so many things which with every minute, and the same things are happening here, right? When the mics are being changed, the same the settings and everything. And and then, you know, the the LEDs, what goes there, the words, the sound, the lighting, right? Everything there's so many small minute elements, but a lot of things are there. So many and and like I was talking to one person who used to be in theater and play and so on. So he was saying, you know, there are so so many 10 things or 15 things or even more. But those need to come together have to be done well. And there's have to be come together, there's have to come together in alignment, each and every minute of the production in order for it to go well. If it's a live play, live production, you know, if it's a video, if it said, you have the luxury of a retake, right? So that didn't happen. Well, let's do it again. Okay, cut. We won't use that. It's okay, fine, we can do this. Or if it's a recording also, you know, you're singing something, okay, oh, that person missed it. No, here, everything has to happen correctly at the time, only then it will be, you know, it'll be it'll be received where it will be impactful. Okay. So he was saying, everything actually came together. It's just the grace of God. So the thing is, for one, for a person to direct that one has to be a process thinker. Think in terms of each process, okay, sound, what does the process start to finish? Lights, what does the process start to finish? Like script, what does the process start to finish? And for each and everything, you know, stage placement, for each scene, what is the process? So it's a very complex thing. But then we need to begin to start thinking like that. Right? For, for church, for ministry, for, for the things that we are planning to be a process thinker, what are the elements which go into it? Right? Initially, we might find it extremely difficult and thinking, why should I? It's too much of hard work. My mind is hurting, my brain is hurting, it is hurting. But if you break it down, if we get into the habit of thinking in that manner, then, you know, we, we will be better prepared. We will get into the details and be well prepared so that we can be excellent in it. Like, I remember the director, right, he came and said, he just came and told me just a couple of days before that, okay, we're going to have these guys saying, shouting out Hosanna at this place, okay, and you start and then saying, and as like initially, I said, is there's anyone else, you know, let them do it, then even that small thing is very, very passionate. And I'm saying, okay, this is, this is what you need to do. You know, and the way I explained it, I was, I was, I was really, I said, okay, okay, I'll do it. He said, Jesus is coming. He was looking at us, and he's telling us, you know, three of us were there. Jesus is coming. And you are the ones who are announcing that. Okay, you are announcing it. This is what you need to do. You are announcing it. Jesus is coming, the Messiah is coming, the King is coming. You need to announce it. Okay, and you need to do this, and there will be this palm leaves, you put it down and Jesus will walk on it and the disciples will come and you need to do that. And each one of you need to take play, I mean, you know, take your positions and all that. So I was like, Oh, okay, okay, I'll do it. But the thing is that the thinking behind it, like, he could have just said, Okay, guys, you stand there and you shout, you just shout, but he's just giving the context. He's just saying, This is it. The scene gets over. Lazarus is resurrected. And these announcers, he's going to Jerusalem. And this is what it is. And so when we start thinking in terms of process, then we are better prepared. Okay, so it and it's very contagious, right? So for me, also, okay, I said, Okay, I better tell the guys, there's a simple thing, but we practiced it. They said, simple thing. But we were thinking, you know, okay, I sent one message to everyone saying, Okay, guys, this is what it is. This is the reporting time. It is a simple thing, just shouting. But I said, This is what this is a reporting time. This is the time the, the, you know, the palm leaves have to be put up. And this scene, you all need to get ready. And these are the lines be ready with the lines. And you are facing this side. First, I will go and the order and I send them the order. Okay, I'm going to start this, this, this is so everybody have the text and the thing. So it's contagious. What he started, I said, I also need to do the same thing, right? I better not miss out on the details so that we can be better prepared. And there's no confusion. Okay, so it's very important to be a process thinker, in order to be prepared. Research, right, find ways to improve. There's always technology. There's always new things. There are always new learnings, how we can improve the same thing, right? It could be the same thing. Maybe certain things like you know, projection, like you're putting up songs. Okay, how can I improve it? Right? Is there anything that will make it easier, better? People can see it better. What are other churches doing? What are some churches which are using new technologies? What are they doing? Can we do it? Right? And the third thing is to learn from the mistakes. Okay, so mistakes are there. Mistakes are embarrassing. But we can always learn. We can learn from it so that we don't have to do it again, repeat those mistakes, we can avoid those mistakes. So when we, when we prepare ourselves, preparation takes time. Preparation is like, you know, if you put an ice cube on a glass, in a glass, how much of is it seen outside? 10 percent? 20 percent? The rest of it is floating inside. No, you just try it out. It's like an iceberg or an ice, the rest of is actually floating below the surface. The same thing, you know, if it's a boat, they have something called a sink line. So much of the boat is actually below the water, a huge ship or a boat, it's below the water. And only so much is seen above the water, below, above the float line or the sink line. So it is like that. Preparation is like, what is below the water, right? There, there could be, you know, so many, so many, so much of time that is spent in preparation, but it shows in the result. And it's making us a better, better person, you know, in terms of our character, in terms of our attitude to every task that we take, take up, right? We are learning. We're not going into some situation unprepared. You're always prepared. Okay. Any questions? Any thoughts? Okay, so the challenge is always to inculcate this or to impart this to the team member. If the challenge is all, all these things that we are looking at, you know, the challenge is always, how is it received? Can the team do it? You know, can the team member, the members of the, the big of the team, you know, there are always varying degrees of how it is received and how so, so that is always the challenge, right? In order to impart, you know, so there needs to be repetition, there needs to be modeling. Meaning, leading by example, they have to see it. Because if you just say it as a theory, the question is, oh, you don't do it. No, I don't see it in your life. I don't see it there. I see something else in your life. So it's the heart is not in it. But if it's modeled, if we as role models, we lead by example, show it in our lives, and instruct, this needs to be there, you know, then it is received well, right? And we see that it is contagious. We want to do it. There's a want desire to do it, because they see it, and then they see it's effective, right? Okay, okay, let's look at the next four, right? Relational. Meaning, do I get along with others? If there is a strong relationship, then there is a stronger team. So it's talking about how we need to be communicative. It's more than just communication. Okay, teams need people who are relational, who get along with others and not, you know, overly sensitive, and not able to get along with others, you know, that's always detrimental. So we need to learn to get along with others. So which means that we need to respect the teammate. You know, when we have shared experiences with our teammates, then that builds relationship. We looked at it, right, shared experiences, meaning certain things that the team gets to do together, outside of work, like outside of work, maybe leisure, maybe something, you know, just having a cup of tea and talking and, and, or doing other things, it may be like sport or some games, something shared experiences among the team. Over a period of time, you know, that builds relationship. Okay, trust, being other focused, right? We looked at all that, then asking the right questions, like, what is the goal? What is the desire? What is the dream? Right? Ask the team members and listen, right? Sometimes we'll find out that hey, this person is not in the right place, right? They are there out of necessity or they maybe they need to be shifted. Maybe some of the tasks can be given and they can do it well. Okay, so we need to ask, we need to find out, we need to try out, right? Okay, spending team time outside official team setting. That will also, that will really help. Okay, so being relational, you know, we think that, okay, you know, only when that, you know, we need to be serious all the time. And we need to be thinking about the task all the time, or doing the task or doing the task all the time or doing the work all the time, only then the team will be effective. But actually, if there is leisure or play, or you know, sports or games or whatever, shared experiences outside of that actual work, right? You know, suppose you're lead, you're going to be leading teams, you know, some time. This is something that you can think of, you know, okay, the team is spending a lot of, you know, that's very important, very necessary, that the team is not, the team needs to be focused and intentional and serious about the task at hand. That's very important, because otherwise, they could be playing throughout, right? So and not really be serious about the job. So being focused of the job at hand is very important. But if you want to build a team, if you want a team that is relational, that will, that will, you know, so that the team can understand each other, leading to more effectiveness and productivity, that means that we need to think of time apart from the actual official work time, or ministry time as well, right? So think about it. Okay, what can I do? How can I do this? Or maybe you're thinking, I'm not the guy to conduct these things, maybe I'm not good at leading this, find someone who's in the team who can actually do this, right? And let them do that. So it'll always help. Okay, the next one, self improving or growing. When we grow, when we improve ourselves, the team improves. Okay. So which means that we need to look at a long term perspective, when we need to grow. Okay, if we need to grow, learning new skills, let it be a continuous thing. Okay, what is it that you're learning new every day? But what is it that you set out to learn? Okay, in the next six months, I want to learn this thing, you take it as a project for yourself, personal project, I want to learn this, I want to learn, it could be anything, it could be about, you know, it could be about, you know, like gardening or cooking or some skill, or it could be anything. But are you learning? Okay, and also, when it comes to the work at hand task at hand, if that learning or skill is going to help. Okay, so let it be like a long term thing, and not be something that will fix the problem just then, and not think about it the next day. Right, so give it time. Think about it, contemplation, get a perspective on various things. We need to sometimes we need to pull away from the task at hand in order to learn. Okay, applying the learning is important. Okay, you know, a simple thing to see how people change or why people change. When people hurt enough, then they change because they have to. If they're hurting, I need to, this is, this is getting too much. I can't handle it. Pain is too much. Then they change. I need to get some help, or I need some relief, I need to go to the doctor, I need to go to the, you know, when they are hurting, then they change. Some people change only when it hurts. When people learn more or learn enough, they get information and experience, it widens their perspective, then they change. They'll learn. Okay, I was ignorant about this. Now I've got the knowledge, I better change. Right, people change that way. Third thing, they receive strength and ability. Now they are able to change. So change happens in all these ways. Right, they hurt enough. And then because of pain, they change. They let go of certain things. They say I've had enough. No. Secondly, they learn, and they move from ignorance to knowledge, then they change changes their perspective. Now they say, Okay, I want to change. Or they receive enough strength or wisdom or ability, then they are now able to change. And sometimes what happens is, they're not able to change. Right, they've not received that ability to change. So they do that. Okay, to become self-improving, be open to learning new things, asking questions, listening, have a learning, be on a learning mode all the time. And plan for progress. It could be some area of learning. Now, actually, there are so many avenues to learn. So many ways where we can learn. Just the internet is so, of course, we need to figure out what we need to do. And there are so many things that we can learn. And of course, there is, there is an aspect of time. All this takes time. Right, so you think about it. Okay, in my season of life, maybe right now I'm a single person, I'm a student, or maybe I'm a married person, I'm a, you know, I'm a family member and, and I have these responsibilities. So in that season of life, how much of time can I invest, right, to improve myself? Think about it. Right. Okay, the next one is selflessness. So the team is a, when we think of the team itself, it's, it's about togetherness. It's about doing things together. Right, so which means selflessness has to be part of the team. Okay, if you're going to be, like we looked at how, you know, like in a, in a game like team sport, like football or cricket or whatever, if a person is going to be selfish, they want to think about their individual score and individual fame and individual records, then that will not benefit the team. Right, so they might, you know, do it and do it at the cost of the team not benefiting. Okay, so we need to have the team always when we're working together in at the, at the forefront of things. Right, so in order to be selfless, we need to be generous. How to kill selfishness, be generous. Right, avoid strife, politics, be loyal to the team. Okay, value interdependence over independence. Okay, this is something, interdependence. You know, how can I collaborate? You know, we looked at that. How can I collaborate with others? How can I do this work? How can I delegate so that others can also learn? Right, so which means I'm inter dependent. Right, I'm not highly independent. Now, for a, for example, a person can be very highly skilled. They can do 10 people's work. They can do 10 different things. They are highly skilled and all that. They do it well. So for such people, it becomes a big challenge to be interdependent, to work together as a team. It becomes a big challenge. You know, I'll, no, I'll only do it. I'll do it because you can't do it well or you're taking too much time. Right, I'll only do it. So that, that doesn't help the team. Right, or that doesn't help this whole quality of having selflessness. So we need to actually value interdependence. Because what happens is when, when it's interdependence, the team learns, there is also, you know, succession. And what happens to you, okay, you do everything in the team. And then one day you, let's say you move out or you go elsewhere, then what happens to the team? Think about it. What happens to the ministry? What happens to the church? Right, but if there are 10 other people who can do the work the way you do, or you know, the things that you do, 10 others who do, then there is succession. Like meaning it progress, it continues on. Right, okay. So, so that's about selflessness. Give secretly, give generously, take a subordinate role sometimes, be part of the team, empower others, promote others, move others, so that they can also learn and they can also do well. Right, okay. Okay, last two things. I don't know if you'll have time for it. Okay, one is being solution oriented and not just problem oriented. Everybody knows what the problem is. Okay, sometimes we get into great detail to talk about the problem, analyze the problem, and we leave out the answer or the solution. Right, yeah, we need to know. We need to know that there is a problem. We need to know what is causing the problem, but we also need to have or think about how can I arrive at the answer or how can I come to the solution which is necessary in order to solve the problem. Okay, so next class we'll probably look at the last two and then we will, and then we'll wind up. Okay, so solution, being solution oriented and being tenacious or being tough, we will look at it on the last class. Okay, thank you, God bless, bye-bye.