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What
are you cut out for?
11
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some
to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare
God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may
be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the
whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer
be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and
there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness
of men in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth
in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head,
that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together
by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love,
as each part does its work.
Ephesians
4:11-16 (New International Version)
| Spiritual
Gift |
Related
Scripture(s) |
Ways
to Serve |
| Administration
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to understand the goals of a given segment of the
Church's ministry and to direct that area effectively, keeping
the Church on course. |
Acts
15:12-21 |
Christian
education
staffing
staff-support |
| Apostle
- It is the gift whereby the Spirit appoints certain
Christians to lead, inspire and develop the churches of God
by the proclamation and the teaching of true doctrine. |
|
outreach
visionary |
| Discernment
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit certain
Christians to know with assurance whether some behavior is of
God or of Satan. |
|
discernment
prayer
staffing
staff-support
visionary |
| Evangelism
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables
particular Christians to share the Gospel to unbelievers in
such a way that the unbeliever becomes a disciple of the Lord
Jesus. |
|
outreach |
| Exhortation
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables
certain Christians to stand beside fellow Christians in need
and bring comfort, counsel and encouragement so they feel helped. |
|
benevolence/caring
counseling
shepherding
speaking
staffing
staff-support
teaching
worship |
| Faith
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit provides
Christians with extraordinary confidence in God's promises,
power, and presence so that they can take heroic stands for
their future of God's work in the church. |
|
prayer
visionary |
| Giving
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to offer their material blessings for the work of
the church with exceptional willingness, cheerfulness and liberality. |
|
benevolence/caring
worship |
| Healing
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit employs certain
Christians to restore health to the sick. |
|
counseling
prayer |
| Helps
- It is the spiritual gift whereby the Spirit empowers certain
Christians to willingly bear the burdens of other Christains
and help them in such a way that they can do their tasks more
effectively. |
|
clerical
communications
service-oriented
staff-support |
| Hospitality
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to open their homes willingly and offer lodging,
food, and fellowship cheerfully to other people. |
|
benevolence/caring
hospitality |
| Knowledge
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to understand in an exceptional way the great truths
of God's Word and to make them relevant to specific situations
in the church. |
|
Christian
education
staff-support
teaching |
| Leadership
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to motivate, direct and inspire God's people in such
a way that they voluntarily and harmoniously work together to
do the Church's work effectively. |
|
Christian
education
visionary |
| Mercy
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to feel exceptional empathy and compassion for those
who are suffering so that they devote large amounts of time
and energy to alleviate it. |
|
benevolence/caring |
| Missionary
- It is the special gift given by the Holy Spirit to certain
members of the body of Christ (local church) to minister whatever
other spiritual gifts they have in a second culture or second
community. |
|
outreach |
| Pastor
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables certain
Christians to assume responsibility for the spiritual welfare
of a group of believers. |
|
shepherding
staff-support |
| Prophecy
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit empowers certain
Christians to interpret and apply God's revelation in a given
situation. |
1
Corinthians 14:1-5
1
Corinthians 14:30-33
1
Corinthians 14:37-40 |
outreach
speaking |
| Service
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit empowers certain
Christians to identify unmet needs of people and implement plans
to meet those needs. Serving one another, like witnessing, is
a calling of all Christians, but there are some who have a special
desire to find ways to serve, and get great blessing from it.
There seems to be a special desire to meet physical needs in
the people who have this gift. |
|
benevolence/caring
clerical
communications
hospitality
service-oriented
staff-support
worship |
| Teaching
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit enables particular
Christians to communicate the truths of God's Word so that others
can learn. |
|
Christian
education
speaking
teaching
worship
|
| Wisdom
- It is the special gift whereby the Spirit endows particular
Christians with an understanding of God's will and work as it
relates to the living of life. |
|
Christian
education
counseling
staffing
staff-support
teaching |
BENEVOLENCE/CARING MINISTRIES: cards/flowers for special
occasions, counselors, emergency child-care, emergency shelter,
food & clothing distribution, financial assistance, greeters,
provide meals, sick/shut-in, special needs, support-group, telephone
contacting, transportation to services/doctors/store, visitation
|
To
Top
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MINISTRIES:
Sunday School teacher, VBS coordinator, bible study coordinator,
education resource coordinator
|
To
Top
CLERICAL MINISTRIES: bulletin,
church directory, computer, copying, record-keeping (financial,
attendance), letter writing, telephoning, typing |
To
Top
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES:
audiovisual aids, drama, film/video making, graphic arts, illustrating,
letter writing, music, newsletter, photography, publicity, radio-TV
directing, sound system, telephoning |
To
Top
COUNSELING MINISTRIES:
care-group, crises, discipleship, family, financial, group,
individual, pastoral, peer, telephone intervention |
To
Top
DISCERNMENT MINISTRIES:
assessment, consultation, doctrinal purity, evaluation, prayer-seeking,
research |
To
Top
HOSPITALITY MINISTRIES:
entertaining, greeters, host a brunch, coffee or tea, lodging,
meals, open house, parties of various purposes, reception desk,
singles' gatherings, visitation, youth get-togethers |
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Top
OUTREACH MINISTRIES: baptisms,
church planting, door-to-door, evangelistic events, group witness,
inner-city, invitation counselor, missionary, one-on-one witness,
park ministry, street evangelism, support missionaries (visit,
letters, contacts), visitation, visitor follow-up(letters, phone
calls, visits), web evangelism |
To
Top
PRAYER MINISTRIES: intercessor,
lead in prayer, prayer base, spiritual warfare, telephone |
To
Top
SERVICE-ORIENTED MINISTRIES:
building maintenance, cleaning, clean-up, cooking, deacon/-ness,
decorating, landscaping, library, repair work, sewing, social
planning, transportation, usher |
To
Top
SHEPHERDING MINISTRIES:
care-group, leader of any target group (i.e. men/women, singles,
youth, etc.), discipleship, elder, home fellowship leader, mentoring,
overseer of staff, pastor |
To
Top
SPEAKING MINISTRIES: announcements,
liturgist, invitations, lead in prayer, reading Scripture, sermon,
sermonettes/short exhortations, teaching |
To
Top
STAFFING MINISTRIES: gift
assessment, interviewing, needs assessment, placement, recruitment,
training |
To
Top
STAFF-SUPPORT MINISTRIES:
assistant, child-care, clerical, consultant, counselor, deacon/-ness,
encourager, implementor, office worker, organizing and maintenance
of resources and supplies, prayer, researcher |
To
Top
TEACHING MINISTRIES: Bible
study group, discipleship(esp. small group), helper, new-converts
or new-members class teacher, training |
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Top
VISIONARY MINISTRIES: consultant,
elder, leaders in all other ministries, overseer, pastor, research,
special projects, steering committee for new ministry initiatives,
strategic planning |
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Top
WORSHIP MINISTRIES: communion,
giving, music, prayer, reading of Scripture, testimony |
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