Description & Rationale

The Spiritual Gifts are special abilities and qualities given my God to believers in order to fulfill the purpose of his Body here on earth. While it is important for a leader to discover their natural abilities and talents, in order to be most effective in serving the Body of Christ, they need to also identify the gifts that God has given them to serve His people. Together with a leader’s character and values, understanding one’s gifts is essential in fulfilling one’s life and ministry purpose as a leader.

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Syllabus: 1.40 Spiritual Gifts

1.41 Syllabus

Description and Rationale

The Spiritual Gifts are special abilities and qualities given my God to believers in order to fulfill the purpose of his Body here on earth. While it is important for a leader to discover their natural abilities and talents, in order to be most effective in serving the Body of Christ, they need to also identify the gifts that God has given them to serve His people. Together with a leader’s character and values, understanding one’s gifts is essential in fulfilling one’s life and ministry purpose as a leader.

Objectives

Upon completion of this Competency the candidate should:

• Have a clearer biblical understanding of what the gifts are and what some of the gifts they have.
• Have completed the Spiritual Gift Assessment and have a deeper awareness of how God has used them in the past and ways he may want to use them to the serve the Body of Christ in the future.
• Have started to take prayerful, practical steps to not only identify their gifts but identify which gifts they need to be effective in their calling.
• Have an accountability partner or mentor who can provide feedback as to what gifts they see in the candidate’s life and encourage them to exercise them more fully.

Core Requirements

• The candidate will complete the following readings:

Discipling thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 2, Chapter 11, pp. 111-121.
Mentoring thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 1, Chapter 1.2, pp. 65-82.

• The candidate will complete the Gift Survey and be prepared to discuss their responses with their mentor.
• The candidate will also complete a 3-5 page summary of what they have learned.

Mentoring Goals

• To help the candidate identify their current gifts and potential latent gifts.
• Help the candidate learn how they can use their gifts more effectively and how their calling in ministry corresponds to these gifts.
• Using the Candidate Evaluation and other resources provided, the mentor will design a development plan for the candidate in order to help them use their gifts more competently.

Candidate Evaluation

• The candidate will be evaluated as to their level of development in this competency (Undeveloped, Developed, or Proficient). Using the chart provided, the mentor will facilitate a discussion regarding the candidate’s gifts and how they can be more effective in the future.

Development Plan

• Based upon the Candidate Evaluation, an appropriate development plan will be designed to help the candidate grow in the use of their gifts.
• This will include further work from the core readings, additional comprehensive learning, supplemental assignments, and various practicums.