We are determined to protect our relationships with one another by “believing the best” of each other within the team. This is one of our favourite staff values and also one of the most difficult ones. The relational health of a team will make or break an organization and, rest assured, the enemy is looking for ways to sever the trust and unity of a strong team.

“Believing the best” involves choosing to believe what is most true about one another. Essentially, we’ve challenged each other not to jump to wrong conclusions, but to extend the benefit of the doubt and give grace for moments of misunderstanding or gaps of information. “Believing the best” does not mean ignoring sin or avoiding healthy confrontation (along the lines described in Matthew 18). It just means extending grace and love that honours God.