Examples of the Gift of Leadership Being Used to Take the Church to New Heights<\/h2>\n
Servant #1:<\/strong>\u00a0 He was a pastor on the cutting edge.\u00a0 He consistently wanted to try new ways of accomplishing ministry. He knew the church could go so much further in making an impact in the world and their community. So, he wanted to take them there. He was also a great motivator and builder of potential leaders. Members of the congregation struggled with the little time he invested into pastoral care such as visitation and counseling.<\/p>\n Servant #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 He was a a church planter.\u00a0 He consistently wanted to see new churches developed.\u00a0 Not long after a church got off the ground, he would find himself feeling hemmed in.\u00a0 Members of the congregation struggled with his desire to move on and begin a new church.\u00a0 They wanted him to stay even though he became increasingly frustrated.<\/p>\n Servant #3:<\/strong>\u00a0 She regularly found herself in leadership positions throughout her years of ministry.\u00a0 She enjoyed doing administrative work but became most impassioned when working on new ideas.\u00a0 She enjoyed people but felt most fulfilled when she could work on goals to provide people with a path to becoming better equipped and more Christ-like.\u00a0 Sometimes she served with ministry leaders who didn’t care if the ministry got beyond status quo and therefore they didn’t always understand some of the stands she would take on issues.<\/p>\n All of these servants had a God-given drive to take the church to new heights.\u00a0 And, all of these servants were at times misunderstood or stifled in their pursuits by the expectations of others.<\/p>\n Lesson to be learned:<\/em><\/p>\n Let’s make sure we understand the difference between the gifts and not box people in to our ideas of what someone in a ministry position should look like.\u00a0\u00a0 If we want certain characteristics, let’s make sure we recruit the right person with the spiritual gift(s) most suitable for our priorities.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n Unless accompanied by other gifts or a certain personality, don’t expect someone with the gift of leadership to delve into the details of administrating his\/her ideas or to focus in on the on-going needs of people.\u00a0 Likewise, unless accompanied by other gifts or a certain personality type, don’t expect someone with the gift of administration to have the enterprising qualities of someone with the gift of leadership.<\/p>\n Unless accompanied by other gifts or a certain personality, don’t expect someone with the gift of leadership to get involved in the nitty-gritties of people’s lives.\u00a0 Likewise, unless accompanied by other gifts or a certain personality type, don’t expect someone with the gift of pastor to take a more global approach to ministry.<\/p>\n Leaders develop ideas.\u00a0 Administrators develop strategies to accomplish ideas.\u00a0 Pastors develop people to benefit from the ideas and strategies.<\/p>\n You Might Also Be Interest In: Leadership Ministry: Types of Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Spiritual Gift of Leadership Defined . . . Servant 1: He was a pastor on the cutting edge. He consistently wanted to try new ways of accomplishing ministry. He sought to build up the leadership potential in others. Members of the congregation struggled with . . . Continue reading I Know Some Servants … with the Spiritual Gift of Leadership<\/span>![\"Ministry](\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MinistryHandbookSamples-sm.jpg\")
<\/a>Get this example of the ways the spiritual gift of leadership can be used, along with 20 other gifts, in the Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use<\/a><\/strong>. In addition, the handbook suggests spiritual gifts most typically used in 16 broad ministry areas and 27 specific tasks that may need to be accomplished in most of those areas.<\/p>\n