Building a Strong Ministry Team Culture

Wonderfully unique individuals, each "hand-crafted" by God himself, are not meant to live, serve, and lead in a vacuum. He gives us to each other to help form the body of Christ, to encourage one another, and to accomplish things together for His Name. Your school ministry team, in a narrow sense, works to assist parents in the spiritual training of their children through an exceptional Christ-centered educational program. In a wide sense, it's that and so much more. Each of you faces battles and tests from within and without, as does your team as a whole. Our God, who attends to every detail in each of your lives, has purposefully brought you together at this time for His purposes. May our time together deepen and widen our concept of "team" as we work work together for Him.

Steve Granberg, a 1986 graduate of DMLC, is in his fourth year of service with Grace in Action (GIA), a WELS-affiliated ministry whose purpose is to help ministries move forward in their work of advancing the Gospel. Before joining GIA he served for over 30 years as a principal and teacher (Pilgrim in Minneapolis, MN; Apostles in San Jose, CA; KMLHS in Jackson, WI; and FVLHS in Appleton, WI). He earned his Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Wisconsin in 2003. He lives in Appleton with his wife Leslie (middle grades teacher at Immanuel in Greenville, WI). Steve and Leslie have three grown children.