DISCOVERING
MY MINISTRY
(C.L.A.S.S. 301)
"For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do." Eph. 2:10
“Take heed to
the ministry
which you have
received in the
Lord, that you
may fulfill it.”
Col. 4:17
Opening Questions:
• 1. How long have you been attending
GOFAMINT?
• 2. How have you grown as a Christian since
arriving at GOFAMINT?
• 3. What do you like best about the ministry
here?
• 4. Do you have a sense of belonging here?
“You must have a sense of belonging before
you can minister/serve effectively
THE PURPOSE FOR THIS CLASS:
• “And Christ gave gifts to people—he made
some to be apostles, some to be prophets,
some to go and tell the Good News, and
some to have the work of caring for and
teaching God's people. Christ gave those
gifts to prepare God's holy people for the
work of serving, to make the body of
Christ stronger.” Eph. 4:11-12 (New
Century Version).
The Bible says:
• * The Pastors are the
Administrators
• * The People are the Ministers
• It's not the Pastor’s job to do the
ministry but it is his job to prepare
God's people to do ministry.
THE PRINCIPLE UNDERGIRDING
THIS CLASS:
• MY MINISTRY IS DETERMINED BY MY
SHAPE/DESIGN!
• What God made me to BE determines
what He intends for me to DO. I will
understand the purpose I was created
for when I understand the kind of
person I am. This is the secret of
knowing God's will for my life!
The three results of discovering
the ministry I've been shaped
for are:
Faithfulness,
• Fulfillment and
• Fruitfulness
•
THE FOCUS OF THIS CLASS
• In GOFAMINT, we focus on an
individual approach to ministry rather
than an institutional approach.
• “And say to Archippus, “Take heed to
the ministry which you have received
in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
Col. 4:17 (New King James Version)
CLASS OUTLINE
THE GOALS OF THIS CLASS:
•
•
1. THAT I WILL DISC0VER MY
UNIQUE DESIGN (S.H.A.P.E.) FOR
MINISTRY AND COMMIT TO
DEVELOP AND DEPLOY MY GODGIVEN GIFTS AND ABILITIES IN
SERVING GOD AND OTHERS
THROUGH MY CHURCH FAMILY.
•2. THAT I WILL SELECT
AND BEGIN SERVING IN
THE MINISTRY OF MY
CHURCH THAT BEST
EXPRESSES WHAT GOD
MADE ME TO BE.
• We're going to talk about discovering your
primary ministry and your secondary
ministry. You ought to spend the maximum
of your time in the ministry that best
expresses who you are. But in addition to
that, there are secondary ministries where
you may not be as strongly gifted in, but
you have a servant's heart and you're
willing to help.
• - My Primary Ministry
• - My Secondary Ministry
HEARING THE REDEMPTION
STORY AGAIN
Bigotry
• Personal ambition
• Love of praise
• Pride of denomination
11 kilograms
22 kilograms
19 kilograms
15kilograms
• Love of authority
• Pride of talents
• Love of God
• Love of Man
•
• Total weight
12 kilograms
14 kilograms
4 kilograms
3 kilograms
100 kilograms
WHAT THE BIBLE
SAYS ABOUT
MINISTRY
I. WHAT IS MINISTRY?
DEFINITION: (Greek "diakonos" - "to
serve") Deacon means “Servant.”
• "It is not this way among you, but
whoever wishes to become great among
you shall be your servant, and whoever
wishes to be first among you shall be
your slave.” Matt. 20:26-27 (NASB)
II. FOUR
DIRECTIONS
OF MINISTRY
• 1. Ministry to the Lord (Acts 13:2
• 2. Ministry to Leaders (Phil. 2:22).
• 3. Ministry to Believers (Gal. 5:13;
6:10).
• 4. Ministry to unbelievers (I Cor.
9:19; Matt. 5:13).
III. THREE AREAS OF
MINISTRY
• Man is made of a spirit, a soul
and a body and we believe
ministry involves those three
things (I Thess. 5:13; Lk. 4:18;
Matt. 4:23-24).
1. Ministry to people’s
physical needs.
2. Ministry to
people’s EMOTIONAL
needs.
3. Ministry to people’s
SPIRITUAL needs.
IV. EIGHT ATTITUDES FOR
MINISTRY/SERVING
• 1. Minister Willingly (Gen. 24:18-20). Serving is an
issue of the heart (1Peter 5:2). Energy springs from
willingness.
• Impelled rather than compelled. Motivation comes
from within rather than from some external
pressure outside us.
• Agreeable, not disagreeable. The willing heart
finds ways to agree and flow with people. The
wiling heart decides to focus on points of
agreement rather than points of disagreement.
• Executing, not excusing: The willing heart finds
reasons to do, rather than reasons not to do. People
with excuses reveal an unwilling attitude.
2. Minister
Excellently
(Gen. 24:19-20).
3. Minister
Swiftly
4. Minister Honorably
(Gen. 24:18).
• 5. Minister Sacrificially
(Gen. 24:19-20).
• 6. Minister Sincerely
• 7. Minister Obediently
(I Sam. 15)
• 8. Minister Unselfishly
(Phil. 2:19-30).
V. THE PURPOSE OF MINISTRY
• "There are different kinds of service to God,
but it is the same Lord we are serving. The
Holy Spirit displays God's power through
each of us as a means of helping the entire
church. All of you together are the one Body
of Christ and each one of you is a separate
and necessary part of it."
• GOD WANTS TO USE ME TO HELP THE
CHURCH GROW
VI. THE 10
FOUNDATIONAL
TRUTHS ABOUT
MINISTRY
• 1. I'VE BEEN CREATED FOR MINISTRY
• 2. I'VE BEEN SAVED FOR MINISTRY!
• 3. I'VE BEEN CALLED INTO MINISTRY!
I AM A MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST!
• 4. I'VE BEEN GIFTED FOR MINISTRY!
• 5. I'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR
MINISTRY!
• "(Jesus said) All authority in heaven and
earth has been given to me. Therefore,
go and make disciples..." Matt. 28:18-19
• 6. I'M COMMANDED TO MINISTER!
• 7. I'M TO BE EQUIPPED FOR
MINISTRY
• 8. THE BODY OF CHRIST NEEDS MY
MINISTRY!
• 9. I AM ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY
MINISTRY!
• 10. I WILL BE REWARDED FOR MY
MINISTRY!
VII. THE PROCEDURE:
HOW TO DISCOVER MY
MINISTRY
(ROMANS 12:1-8)
STEP 1: DEDICATE MY
BODY
STEP 2: ELIMINATE
COMPETING DISTRACTIONS
STEP 3: EVALUATE MY
STRENGTH
STEP 4: COOPERATE
WITH OTHER BELIEVERS
STEP 5: ACTIVATE MY GIFTS
"We have different gifts,
according to the grace God has
given us… prophesying...
serving... teaching...
encouraging... contributing...
leadership... showing mercy..."
Romans 12:6-8
“Every person is absolutely unique in his
or her design, and God doesn’t want
you to settle for anything less than His
very best! The more you understand the
way He designed you to be, the better
you can cooperate with that design!”
Wayne Cordeiro
DISCOVERING HOW GOD HAS
SHAPED ME FOR MINISTRY
• Goal: Creating a strengthbased congregation.
• "Your hands formed and
shaped me..." Job 10:8a
(GN)
• "Before I formed you in the womb I knew
you, and before you were born I
consecrated you; I have appointed you a
prophet to the nations." Jer. 1:5 (NASB)
• I was shaped for a purpose. Not by
accident but for a reason.
• I am unique! There is nobody else like you
in the world. This makes competition and
jealousy absolutely irrelevant.
• I am wonderfully complex.
FIVE FACTORS THAT
DETERMINES AN EFFECTIVE
MINISTRY
MY S.H.A.P.E. WILL DETERMINE
MY MINISTRY
• S──SPIRITUAL GIFTS
QUESTION: WHAT AM I GIFTED TO DO?
• H──HEART
QUESTION: WHAT DO I LOVE TO DO?
• A──ABILITIES
QUESTION: WHAT NATURAL TALENTS AND SKILLS
DO I HAVE?
• P── PERSONALITY
QUESTION: WHERE DOES MY
PERSONALITY BEST SUIT ME TO
SERVE?
• E──EXPERIENCES
* What Spiritual Experiences have I
had?
* What Painful experiences have I had?
* What Educational experiences have I
had?
* What Ministry experiences have I
had?
• HOW PAUL'S MINISTRY WAS
"SHAPED"
• PAUL'S SPIRITUAL GIFTS
• PAUL'S HEART
"My constant ambition
• PAUL'S ABILITY
• In addition to his gifts, did he have
any special vocational skills or
natural talents? Yes, he did.
PAUL'S PERSONALITY
• "For you have heard of my
past... I persecuted the church
with fanatical zeal... and did my
best to destroy it... I was ahead
of most of my contemporaries in
the Jewish religion, and had a
boundless enthusiasm..." Gal.
1:13-14 (Ph)
PAUL'S EXPERIENCES
• HIS SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
* Watching Stephen be stone (Acts 8:1)
* Conversion on the Damascus Road (Acts
9:1-20)
* 3 years maturing in Arabia (Gal. 1:18)
* Special vision from God (II Cor. 12:2-7)
• HIS PAINFUL EXPERIENCES
• PAUL'S EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES
• PAUL'S MINISTRY
EXPERIENCES
Read the Book of Acts!
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS
[1Cor.12; Rom.8; Eph.4]
• “Every person who knows Jesus Christ
is endowed with one or more spiritual
gifts…God never intended for His
ministry to cease when He ascended
into heaven, so He decided that His
ministry would be carried on through
Believers. Knowing that we could never
do it on our own, He distributed gifts to
His church through which He would
carry on His work.” Wayne Cordeiro.
What is a
Spiritual Gift?
•
A SPIRITUAL GIFT: Is a
special ability, given by
the Holy Spirit to every
believer to be used to
minister to others and
therefore build up the
Body of Christ
10 TRUTHS ABOUT SPIRITUAL
GIFTS
• 1. Only believers have spiritual
gifts. I Cor. 2:14
• 2. Every Christian has at least
one gift. I Cor. 7:7
• 3. No one receives all the gifts.
I Cor. 12:27-30
• 4. No single gift is given to everyone. I
Cor. 12:29-30
• Again, God wants variety. There's no gift
that everybody has.
• 5. You can't earn or work for a spiritual
gift. Eph. 4:7
• 6. The Holy Spirit decides what gifts I get.
I Cor. 12:11
• 7. The gifts I'm given are permanent.
Rom. 11:29
• 8. I am to develop the gifts God gives me.
I Tim. 4:14
• 9. It is a sin to waste the
gifts God gave me. I Cor.
4:1-2; Mt. 25:14-30
• 10. Using my gifts
glorifies God and grows
me. Jn. 15:8
THE
PURPOSE
OF
SPIRITUAL
GIFTS
• A. NOT FOR MY BENEFIT, BUT FOR
OTHERS.
• B. TO PRODUCE MATURITY AND STABILITY
IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY.
• CAUTIONS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS
• 1. Don't confuse gifts with natural talents.
• 2. Don't confuse gifts with the Fruit of the
Spirit. Gal. 5:22-23
•
* "Fruit" shows my Maturity.
•
* "Gifts" show my Ministry.
• 3. Don't confuse gifts with Christian roles.
• 4. Be aware of the "gift projection" tendency.
• 5. Don't feel my gift makes me superior to
others. I Cor. 12:21
• 6. Realize that using my gifts without love is
worthless!
• 7. Recognize that I have both a Primary and a
Secondary ministry in my church:
• * My PRIMARY MINISTRY commitment should be
in the area where I am GIFTED
• * My SECONDARY MINISTRY includes serving in
any other area of the Body where I am NEEDED.
HOW TO DISCOVER
YOUR GIFT
•S.T.A.R.T.
• S -STUDY
•T -TRIAL
AND ERROR
• A - ANALYZE
• R- REQUEST RESPONSES
FROM OTHERS
• T -TAKE TRAINING
THREE WAYS GOD WANTS
TO USE YOUR GIFTS
• Through an Ongoing Ministry
• Through Short-Term Projects: You
could be called on to serve in any
committee or project task force.
• Through Spontaneous Situations
HOW TO ACTIVATE MY SHAPE
• There are five things to do to effectively
activate my SHAPE:
• 1. UNWRAPPING MY GIFTS
• 2. MONITORING MY HEARTBEAT
• Definition: "HEART“
• 3. APPLYING MY ABILITIES
• 4. PLUGGING-IN YOUR PERSONALITY
ELEMENTS OF YOUR
INDIVIDUAL STYLE
• 1. How are you energized: Taskoriented or People-Oriented?
• Task oriented: you are energized
by accomplishing tasks that serve
people
• People Oriented: You are
energized by dealing with people
and focus on relationships.
2. How are you organized?
Unstructured or structured?
• Unstructured: Prefer variety,
options and flexibility in your
activities.
• Structured: Prefer detailed,
planned and orderly lifestyle; your
relationship with others are
consistent.
The Four Personality Quadrants
• 1. Task/Unstructured
• If you tend to be task/unstructured, you like
general guidelines, versatility, helping
wherever needed, and tangible results.
• If this is your personality, consider serving
in an area of ministry where you can fulfill a
wide variety of responsibilities.
• For example: Room set up volunteer, sound
and lightning technician.
• 2. Task/Structured.
• 3. People/Unstructured
• If you are people/unstructured, you like
unstructured situations, are very
conversational, you relate well to others, and
tend to be flexible.
• If this is your personality, consider serving in
an area of ministry where you have the
freedom to respond to people spontaneously.
• For example: Youth ministry leader, hospital
visitation, Greeter
• 4. People/Structured
• 5. EXAMINING MY
EXPERIENCES
• "And we know that in ALL
things God works for the
good of those who love him,
who have been called
according to his purpose."
Rom. 8:28
• GOD NEVER WASTES A HURT!
• HE WANTS YOU TO BE OPEN TO
MINISTERING TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT
YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH!
REMEMBER:
•
1. Have fun! These are
not "tests"! There are no
right or wrong answers.
The purpose is to show
how you are a unique
blend!
REMEMBER:
• 2. Each one is self-evaluating. No
one is "rating" you on this. We're
interested in your feelings, not
others. However, it may be helpful
to ask for additional input from
those closest to you after you've
filled in your own responses.
REMEMBER:
• 3. The value of each of these tools
will vary depending on your age,
how long you've been a Christian,
your background, your honesty,
and how much time and serious
thinking you're willing to invest in
them!
REMEMBER:
• 4. AS YOU COMPLETE EACH
TOOL, TRANSFER YOUR
RESULTS TO THE FORM CALLED
"WHAT’S MY SHAPE” FORM.
YOU WILL BRING THIS FORM
WITH YOU TO YOUR
INTERVIEW WITH A MINISTRY
GUIDE.
GOFAMINT
MINISTRY
DISCOVERY
PROCESS
SERVING THROUGH
GOFAMINT
•OUR STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE
•OUR MINISTRY
STATEMENT – Our
Philosophy of
Ministry
About Ministry
• We Believe:
• Salvation in Jesus Christ automatically includes a
call to ministry. Every believer is created, saved,
called, gifted, authorized, and commanded to
minister (John 15:16; Eph. 2:8-10; Acts 9).
• Ministry is the heart of the Christian life (Matt.
20:28)
• Function follows form in ministry. How God
made me determines what He intends for me to
do. God has uniquely shaped each individual for
a specific ministry (Acts 26:16-18).
• God has given all His children gifts that
can be developed and used in
ministry. Everyone is a "10" in some
area. Everyone has something to
offer. Developing and using your gifts
is an act of good stewardship and of
Worship (Matt. 25:14-30).
• You discover your gifts through
ministry, instead of discovering your
ministry by identifying your gifts.
• The evidence of the right match
between my "shape" and my ministry
is Faithfulness, Fruitfulness and
Fulfillment.
• Membership and maturity are
prerequisites to ministry. Therefore
we require class attendance and
commitment to these two areas
before serving through GOFAMINT. No
shortcut is allowed.
ABOUT THE BODY OF CHRIST
• We believe:
• God intends for ministry to be performed
through the context of the local church.
Membership includes a commitment to
ministry.
•
• The Holy Spirit has provided our church body
with all the spiritually gifted people needed to
do everything He wants done. Our task is to
discover, enlist, train, and support these people
in ministry. Everything needed is in the house.
• The church is to operate on the
basis of spiritual gifts, rather
than elected offices. We do
not elect people to ministries.
"A man's gift makes room for
him." Prov. 18:16
• The church is a body, not a
business, an organism, not an
organization. Therefore we
streamline the structure in
order to maximize ministry
and minimize maintenance.
We don't bury ministries
under a bunch of procedures.
•The mobilization of
every member as a
minister is the key to
balanced growth of the
church (Eph. 4:16).
• The greater good of the whole
body must always take
priority over the needs of any
single ministry. There is no
place for Turfism in God's
family. We offer lots of
opportunities without any
competition.
ABOUT THE ROLE OF PASTORS
• We Believe:
• The equipping of the members for ministry is
the number one priority of the pastors. The
people are the ministers and the pastors are the
administrators. (Eph. 4:11-12)
• The objective of Class 301 and the Lay Ministry
Forum is to mobilize an army of ministers who
are maximizing their unique gifts, heart,
abilities, personality and experiences in a
meaningful place of service through our church.
• Every member deserves personal assistance in
discovering a meaningful place of service. We value
the individual more than the ministry. Our aim is to do
the best we can to make sure that everyone
apprehends the reason why he has been apprehended
by the Lord (Phil. 2:12-15). That’s why we are having
personal interviews with every person.
•
• Those involved in ministry are entitled to competent
leadership. Therefore, every ministry is assigned a
Director who is committed to the success of that
ministry. That is we have Leadership Training Institute
(aimed at raising multiplying leaders) and Advanced
Leadership Institute (aimed at raising co laborers).
• Each Ministry Director is to
provide training,
encouragement, guidance,
feedback and resources to
the ministers under his or
her care.
ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
• We become what we are committed to.
Therefore we encourage growth in
commitment to Christ and His Church.
• Everything rises or falls on leadership. No
ministry can exceed the commitment of
those leading it.
• One mark of a maturing church is that the
standards for leadership are raised
periodically.
• There must be periodic
reviews of all ministries.
We do what is inspected,
not just what is
expected. Best
intentions are not
enough.
ABOUT TRAINING
Every leader is a learner. The moment
you stop learning, you stop leading.
We believe in constant training to
sharpen the leader’s cutting edge.
• We emphasize on the job training
more than pre-service training. We
learn best by doing. We delegate to
develop people.
•
• ON DIVERSITY OF MINISTRY
• ABOUT PERFORMANCE
• We expect excellence in ministry,
not perfection. Excellence is
doing your best (Dan. 6:3). God
deserves our best.
• We encourage creativity and
innovation in ministry,
MINISTERIAL ETHICS
Scripture 1:
•Scripture 2:
•Scripture 3:
•
• 1. Punctuality:
• 2. Ministers’/Workers’ Forum:
• 3. Dressing:
• 5. Cultural Sensitivity:
• 6. Relationship:
• 7. Role/Position:
• 8. Communication:
•9. Protection:
•10. Obedience:
•11. Stewardship:
•12. Discipline:
•13. Exemplary living:
•14. Timeliness:
• 15. Excellence:
• 16. Self-improvement
• 17. Fasting & Prayer:
• 18. Evangelism and Follow
up
• 19. Cooperation:
• 20. Consistency:
•21. Orderliness:
•21. Love:
GOFAMINT’S MINISTRY
OPPORTUNITIES
• These are just examples of the
different ministries and their
categories in the church. Some of
you are already involved in some
ministry, so you need to ask
yourself some questions about that
ministry now that we're looking at
these things:
GOFAMINT FOCUS
GROUPS
• The purpose of this group is to
enable people of the same status
have fellowship together and also
provide a forum to address issues
related to each group with clarity.
They are also to organize outreach
events to reach those who are
unsaved.
• 1. MARRIED COUPLES’
FELLOWSHIP
• 2. SINGLES’ FELLOWSHIP
• 3. GSF & YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
• 4. CHILDREN FELLOWSHIP:
• 5. WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP:
• 6. MEN’S FELLOWSHIP
•
•
•
•
•
•
GOFAMINT OUTREACH
MINISTRIES
1. Music ministry
2. Tape ministry:.
* Audio
* Video
3. Bookstore/ Ministry resource
ministry.
4. Greeters’ Ministry:
• 5. Ushering ministry
• 6. Intercessory ministry
• 7. Welfare ministry.
• 8. Teaching Ministry:
• 9. Interaction ministry:
• 10. Transportation ministry.
• 11. Technical assistance ministry.
• 12. Soul winning ministry.
• 13. Publicity & Publication ministry.
• 14. Restoration ministry.
•
* Substance abuse.
•
* Homeless
•
* Homosexuals etc.
• 15. Hospital ministry:
• 16. Protocol Ministry
• 17. Hospitality Ministry:
• 18. Money Counter Ministry:
• 19. GOFAMINT Orchestra:
• 20. Drama Ministry:
• 21. Maintenance Ministry:
• 22. Traffic Control:
• 23. Recreation Ministry:
• 24. Communication Ministry:
• 25. Pastor’s Research Ministry:
• 26. Prison Ministry:
• 27. Writing Ministry:
DEVELOPING A HEART
TO SERVE THROUGH
MINISTRY COVENANT
MY MINISTRY COVENANT
Having committed myself to
membership and the habits essential
for spiritual maturity, and agreeing with
GOFAMINT’s Ministry Statement, I
commit to...
• * Discover my unique shape for
ministry and serve in the area that best
expresses what God made me to be.
•
• * Prepare for ministry by
participating in C.L.A.S.S. and
Leadership Training Institute.
• * Demonstrate a servant's heart
by serving in secondary ministries
as the Body needs me.
• * Cooperate with other ministries
and place the greater good of the
whole Body over the needs of my
ministry.
________
_________
• Signed
date
• This certifies that
______________________________ is a
commissioned minister of Jesus
Christ through the The Gospel
Faith Mission International Church
and is entrusted with the related
responsibilities and privileges.
THE TWO ENEMIES OF
MINISTRY
1. Fear:
•2. Secular values.
•Prayer:
•
THE NEXT STEP
• 1. Commit to the ministry covenant.
• 2. Complete your “My SHAPE’S Form.
• 3. Schedule an interview with a ministry
guide. Together you will select two or three
ministry opportunities that best match your
unique S.H.A.P.E.
• 4. Contact the Director of Ministry over
the ministries you’ve selected for possible
involvement
• 5. Begin Serving!
• 6. Start attending the workers’ meeting.
• 7. Enhance your maturity and ministry
through other C.L.A.S.S. COURSES. You
only have two more base classes to
complete, "Discovering My Mission #401"
and "Discovering Worship #501" after
which you will be a Grand Slam Disciple!
• 8. Grow in leadership by attending the
leadership institute to become a
multiplying leader.
Thank you
for
listening