A Church's Story

How one church is unleashing every member's gifts.

We've done a lot of work to unleash our God-given gifts as a church — and we haven't arrived. But the body has been encouraged and excited to keep going. We want to be a church where everyone understands their gifts and is using them. If you or your church are looking for a way to roll this out, here is where we've landed so far.

"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ… Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many."

1 Corinthians 12:12–14

Implementation Strategy

Eight steps to a gift-based church.

  1. 1

    Take the Romans 12 gift-based survey

    Every member starts by discovering how God wired them. Begin the assessment.

  2. 2

    Discuss the Romans 12 gifts as a church

    Spend a couple of midweek services unpacking the seven gifts together. Run it Gen2Gen so older and younger disciples bridge gaps as they learn.

  3. 3

    Identify your church's needs

    The leadership team meets to map the gift-based ministries that already exist and the ones still needed to serve the body well.

  4. 4

    All-church devotional on the rollout

    Cast vision for finding the intersection of your gifts, your calling, and the needs around you. Let good things run wild — be a church where gifts are unlocked.

  5. 5

    Members complete the ministry-fit survey

    Each disciple chooses the gift-based ministries they feel passionate about or called to. Passion plus gifting is where the sweet spot lives.

  6. 6

    Each ministry meets to organize

    The new group picks a facilitator, writes a mission statement, and lists action items. Leadership posts those on the church website and app so everyone can see what God is doing.

  7. 7

    One follow-up meeting — then they roll

    After a single check-in, teams are self-starting. Frequency and objectives are set by the team itself; the goal is fruitful, not burdensome.

  8. 8

    Leadership keeps asking: how can we help?

    The leadership team exists to serve and empower these teams. The recurring question is simple: How can I help you be successful?

The Five Pillars

The shape of a healthy church.

Strengthening

Stewardship

Collective Worship

Community Impact

Relationships

Ministry Teams

The specific groups serving the body.

Within the five pillars, these are the gift-based teams that have emerged so far. Several link to the resources each team uses.

Additional Resources

Helpful tools we've built along the way.

Bring this to your church.

Start where every gift-based church starts: with disciples discovering how God has wired them.

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