DISPLAYING THE GRACE OF JESUS AS ONE BODY

What is a ministry team?

A group of believers who together, empowered by the Holy Spirit, displays the Kingdom of God by actions, words and deeds to bring glory to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Who can be on a ministry team?

Anyone who believes in the message of the Gospel and is willing enough to take a step

of faith to be obedient to the Great Commission

How are ministry teams formed? Through the Holy Spirit By fellowship and togetherness A common goal of love that drives

the group through adjustments and differences

Knowing that each person is important and valuable to their unity and the accomplishment of the task.

Prayer, Study and Strategy

What fuels the teams?

The Holy Spirit working through the gifts of God…

1 Corinthians 12:4-74 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same

Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

THESE ARE CALLED : MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS

WHAT ARE THE MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS

WHAT ARE THEY FOR

WHAT ARE THEIR STRENGTHS

WHAT ARE THEIR WEAKNESSES

PROPHESYMotive-To correct or set

rightWeaknesses of the

motivation 1. You often see issues as

being all white or all black (right or wrong).

2. You must see outward change before accepting sincere inward repentance.

3. You believe in an all or nothing commitment.

4. You find yourself to be quick to discern, direct in speech, and forceful in action.

5. You have a strong interest in future events and can foresee them before they occur.

1.May become prideful. 2. May be

inconsiderate of people, pouring out the judgment of God.

3. May prophecy out of his imagination and not by revelation of the Spirit.

SERVING

Motive- Meet the need of others

Weakness of motivation

1. You have the ability to discern the personal needs of others.

2. You find it difficult to say "No" when others ask for your assistance.

3. You have a tendency to exhaust yourself in helping others.

4. You can remember the personal likes and dislikes of others.

5. You would rather do things for yourself rather than having others help you.

1.He or she may exhaust himself or other under his authority in his serving.

2. He or she may try to help others who do not want or need his help.

3. He or she may reject his gift if others don't show appreciation for his service.

TEACHINGMotive-To discover and communicate the when, where, why

Weaknesses of motivation

1. You have the ability to systematically present the truth to others.

2. You can easily dedicate yourself to deep research.

3. You are very particular about the accuracy of details.

4. You like to accumulate and file knowledge that you have discovered.

5. You are persistent to dig out little known facts.

6. You feel a need to validate and clarify truth.

1. He or she may give unnecessary, boring details when He or she teaches.

2. He or she may declare that his gifting is basic to all other gifts.

3. He or she may become puffed up with his knowledge.

ExhortationMotive-Encourage people to grow and or correct Weakness of motivation

1. You have the ability to see both sides of a situation.

2. You often outline clear, practical steps of action in counseling others.

3. You have the ability to see root causes of surface problems.

4. You can see the big picture and encourage others to find their place in it.

5. You encourage and motivate others to reach their full potential. 6. You enjoy sharing truth face to face.

1. He or she may become to familiar with those to whom He or she ministers.

2. He or she may have problems making decisions because He or she can see both sides of issues.

3. He or she may give counsel before someone is ready to receive the counsel.

GivingMotive-To give or motivate others to give to a tangible need

Weakness of motivation

1. You desire to give quality gifts to others.

2. You can see the material needs of someone, when others can't.

3. You may tend to judge the spirituality of others based upon their use of finances.

4. You like to motivate others to give through your giving.

5. You seek to make wise investments that you may have more resources to give.

6. You will invest of yourself along with your financial giving.

1. He or she may give to the detriment of his own household.

2. He or she may interfere with God's discipline of someone by giving to meet their needs.

3. He or she may promote giving as the sole means of the demonstration of one's faith.

Administration Motivation-To set in order or to reach a goal by a group

Weaknesses in motivation

1. You can see the resources in others and find it easy to delegate responsibilities.

2. You will follow a job through to completion, then look for a new one.

3. You are concerned about the precise details of a project.

4. You can look at a large project and break it into achievable goals.

5. You find it easy to take charge in the absence of leadership.

6. You are a self-starter and decisive.

1. He or she may solely see people as nothing more than resources.

2. He or she may assume authority that has not been delegated to him.

3. He or she may drive faithful people away by his strong demand for loyalty.

MercyMotivation-To relate to the feelings of others; to relieve embarrassment or emotional pain.

Weaknesses of motivation

1. You have the ability to discern emotional distress or joy in individuals or groups.

2. You desire to remove others immediately from an emotional or hurtful situation.

3. You have the ability to have empathy with hurting people.

4. You have the tendency to overlook the failures of others in order to relate to them.

5. You try to avoid confrontation whenever possible.

6. You have a tendency to measure acceptance by closeness in relationships.

1. He or she may become hardened toward those who are insensitive to the emotions of others.

2. He or she may become passive to the wrongs of others.

3. He or she may attract wrong relationships with those of the opposite sex.

1. One who has the gift of mercy may want to get someone immediately out of a hurtful situation, while someone having the gift of exhortation is willing to let the person stay there for a while to learn from the situation.

2. One who has the gift of prophecy may want to place God's judgment upon someone, while someone having the gift of mercy wants to demonstrate God's mercy.

3. One who has the gift of service may want to give of his time and energy to serve, while someone having the gift of giving may want to give finances instead.

4. One who has the gift of teaching may want to explain the details of a issue, while someone who has the gift of administration wants to get to the bottom line.

5. One who has the gift of prophecy may claim that his words are from God, while someone who has the the gift of administration may claim that his authority is from God.

Some interactions of those having different gifts