While mercy and giving are the most obvious gifts to use in a benevolence type of ministry, certain ministries within it might also use the gifts of exhortation, hospitality or service. You might serve God in a caring ministry in these ways:
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 |
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The gift of administration is most helpful for coordinating one of the following ministries. People with the leadership gift could help take these ministries to the next level but unless accompanied by the gift of administration or a personality bent toward administrative efficiency, they might struggle with doing what it takes to maintain or sustain these ministries. Teaching, wisdom, and/or knowledge also have a place in this area of ministry.
age-level coordinator, camp director, children’s director, children’s church coordinator, children’s club coordinator, director of Christian education, special education coordinator, Sunday School superintendent, VBS director, youth director
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Helps and service are the most commonly used spiritual gifts in these ministry tasks:
bulletin, church directory, computer, copying, record-keeping (financial, attendance), letter writing, telephoning, typing
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People with the gifts of helps and/or service might find themselves involved in these ways:
audiovisual aids, drama, film/video making, graphic arts, illustrating, letter writing, music, newsletter, photography, publicity, radio-TV directing, sound system, telephoning
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While exhortation tends to be the most prominently used gift to counsel, the gifts of wisdom and healing might also be used. (People might need emotional healing, not just physical.)
care-group, crises, discipleship, family, financial, group, individual, pastoral, peer, telephone intervention
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Obviously the spiritual gift of discernment would be the main gift used in this kind of ministry.
assessment, consultation, doctrinal purity, evaluation, prayer-seeking, research
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In addition to those with the hospitality gift, people with the gift of service could find themselves doing related tasks.
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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People gifted as evangelists and missionaries would be involved in outreach, but so might someone with the gift of apostle or prophecy.
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), tract distribution, visitation, visitor follow-up(letters, phone calls, visits), web evangelism
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The primary gifts used in prayer ministry would be discernment, faith, healing, and miracles. While some might list intercessory prayer as a spiritual gift, the Bible does not include it in its gifts lists.
intercessor, lead in prayer, prayer base, spiritual warfare, telephone
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People with the gifts of helps and service are the most likely to be involved in these kinds of ministry tasks:
building maintenance, cleaning, clean-up, cooking, deacon/-ness, decorating, landscaping, library, repair work, sewing, social planning, transportation, usher
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While pastor is the prime gifting for this ministry area, exhortation can also find expression through these types of ministries:
care-group, director of any target group (i.e. men/women, singles, youth, etc.), discipleship, elder, home fellowship leader, mentoring, overseer of staff, pastor
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Gifting primarily used in speaking include exhortation, prophecy, and teaching.
announcements, invitations, lead in prayer, reading Scripture, sermon, sermonettes/short exhortations, teaching
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Administration is needed for effective staffing but discernment, exhortation and wisdom would also benefit the accomplishment of some of these tasks:
gift assessment, interviewing, needs assessment, placement, recruitment, training
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People with the spiritual gift of helps often find themselves in a staff-support role. A variety of other gifts might also be used in this type of ministry, depending on the task, including administration, discernment, exhortation, knowledge, pastor, service, and wisdom.
assistant, child-care, clerical, consultant, counselor, deacon/-ness, encourager, implementer, office worker, organizing and maintenance of resources and supplies, prayer, researcher
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People who enjoy teaching often think they must have the gift of teaching but they might be gifted with exhortation. Knowledge and wisdom could also be useful in this kind of ministry.
Bible study group, discipleship (esp. small group), helper, new-converts or new-members class teacher, training
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Someone with the gift of leadership, faith or apostle are most likely to pursue this type of ministry. These tasks could also benefit from discernment.
church planter, consultant, elder, leaders in all other ministries, overseer, pastor, research, special projects, steering committee for new ministry initiatives, strategic planning
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Some of the gifts most commonly used in worship ministry include exhortation, giving, service and teaching.
communion, giving, music, prayer, reading of Scripture, testimony
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