All in the Family

Our gifts are not for our glory or benefit, but for God’s glory and for the building up of the church.

Spiritual Gifts

Determining Spiritual Gifts websites

• Spiritual Gifts Inventory
• Team Ministry
• Church Growth Institute

Every Member is a Minister

• We are created for ministry – Ephesians 2:10
• We are saved for ministry – 2 Timothy 1:9
• We are called into ministry – Ephesians 4:1
• We are gifted for ministry – 1 Peter 2:9-10
• We are commissioned to ministry – Matthew 28:18-20
• We are commanded to ministry – Matthew 20:26-28
• We are to be equipped for ministry – Ephesians 4:11-12
• We are needed for ministry – 1 Corinthians 12:26-27
• We are accountable and will be rewarded for our ministry – Colossians 3:23-24

All in the Family

• Every member is a minister
• Every ministry is important
• We are connected and dependent on each other
• Ministry is an expression of your design or shape

Design

• D – Desire
• E – Experience
• S – Spiritual Gift
• I – Individual Style
• G – Growth Phase
• N – Natural Abilities

Shape

• S – Spiritual Gifts
• H – Heart
• A – Abilities – Exodus 31:3; Deuteronomy 8:18
• P – Personality
• E – Experiences – Romans 9:20-21