Focusing on Member Talents and Gifts

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The vital church knows that a solid focus on people's gifts and talents as described in the section on personal ministry is the approach to take to create a healthy church community. This suggests

• Implementing a year-round strategy of exploring and defining personal gifts;
• Encouraging the application of talents and gifts exactly where and when needed, rather than simply filling slots as they open up.

Vital churches use the opposite strategy as well:

• They identify the gifts and talents of their members and
• Find the ministries that the congregation might successfully undertake.

To support this approach, a strong infrastructure of healthy systems, processes, and relationships is needed.

Resources:

• Churchworks: A Well-Body Book for Congregations by Anne Heller
• Created and Called: Discovering Our Gifts for Abundant Living by Jean Trumbauer
• Letting Go: Transforming Congregations for Ministry by Roy Phillips

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