Personal excellence is nothing greater or nothing less than
doing our best. This means discovering our unique niche where our individual
passions, talents, and spiritual gifts converge, and working out of our
strengths. Excellence in the Body of Christ is nothing greater or nothing less
than doing our best. This means discovering where people can serve with their
greatest strengths as well as finding the strongest people for a ministry.
In smaller congregations where there are fewer individuals,
members may be asked to work outside their gifted areas in order to get the job
done. In a larger congregation there is a chance for more specialization.
Individuals can find their niche and flourish there.
As a congregation grows, there will be times when the
pioneers will step aside from some ministries and make room for those who are
even more talented and specialized. These pioneers will then be freed up to
specialize in their areas of giftedness. Since the objective is not personal
glory, rather glory for God, the stepping aside can be done with dignity and
grace.
There will be a continued effort to discover each individual’s
passions, talents, and gifts. The church will provide opportunity for the
training and development of those unique qualities. Training programs will be
designed to let the members succeed in lower profile experiences until they
have proved themselves.
One of the benefits of this approach is increased excellence
of the worship service. The quality will be raised a few notches and those
serving will have great joy and fulfillment. The Body of Christ is blessed, the
community is blessed, and those ministering are blessed.
Another benefit is increased efficiency. Those gifted in
certain areas will reach a benchmark of quality more quickly than those working
outside their area of giftedness. Furthermore, if they put in as much time as
those who aren’t quite as gifted, they can raise the benchmark to a higher
level.
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