Collaboration

This Sunday we wrapped up the series with a study of this thing called collaboration. Our society is fascinated, obsessed, and driven by collaboration’s opposite...and that is competition. Now first, we want to say we are not anti-competition. We love sports, an ethic that encourages businesses to be focused on providing quality products, and an environment that inspires everyone to be their best. However, no matter how good a value competition can be, there is always a darker, unhealthy side of it. And competition that works to isolate, oppress, exclude, and turns us into selfish uncaring people who only look out for themselves, is so destructive...especially in our relationships.
So, before we dive into the specific passage for today, let's wrestle with some questions about competition vs. collaboration.