To Help People See Who Jesus Is and Who they are in Him, Build them up in L.O.V.E., Educate them, and Send them out to Live and Share the Good News, Beginning with Our Families, Friends and Neighbors

To Support the Mission and People of New Life Fellowship by participating with Jesus in Overseeing their G.I.F.T.E.D.NESS (Everyone has (a) Gift/s – 1 Cor 12:4-11)

G.I.F.T.E.D.ness (Gifted, Identified, Focused, Trained, Empowered, Devoted)

1. G = Gifted: This is the value of participating with Jesus in His obedience to the Father in the power of the Spirit and ensuring that members recognize and embrace their gift/s according to the Spirit’s choosing for the Common Good of The Church.
2. I = Identified: This is the value of participating with Jesus in making sure that not only are gifts recognized privately but that these members, along with their corresponding gifts, are made known PUBLICLY to the congregation for the benefit of all.
3. F = Focused: This is the value of participating with Jesus in making sure that we not only identify gifts and acknowledge them publicly, but that we actually help members focus and zero in on their primary gifts as their main way of contributing health to the body. It should be noted that research proves that most Gift/s given to members are PERMANENT! This means that they can exercise confidence in their primary gifts, and not worry that the Lord will keep them guessing from year to year about how he might be working in them! The Holy Spirit promotes stability and health in His Church, not unhealthiness and instability!
4. T = Trained: This is the value of participating with Jesus in making sure all people who are G.I.F.T.E.D. at NLF have the necessary training for exercising their primary gifts to the fullest and improve in the use of these Gift/s for the benefit of the Common Good.
5. E = Empowered: This is the value of participating with Jesus in making sure the Gift/s of members are actually released, enabled and authorized for the use and benefit of others in and beyond NLF.
6. D = Devoted: This is the value of participating with Jesus in his devotional life of prayer, commitment and passion toward the Trinity, Humanity and Creation in order that, along with Jesus, gifted members can be counted on and the Relational trust and spirit in the congregation be strengthened and increased.Because we want to Interact with and Experience the Trinity in every part of the G.I.F.T. process, we intend to positively immerse and encourage every part of the discovery process with personal and collective prayer with the counselee.

1. Goals: To Coordinate the implementation of balanced, gift-oriented ministry in the church
2. Sub-tasks: 1.) Gain the support of the leaders, 2.) Form an implementation team, 3.) create and maintain a list of all church-related ministries, 4.) Develop ministry descriptions and keep them up-to-date, 5.) Initiate seminars, small group processes, and gift-counseling
3. Contact People
   • Responsible for: Gift Counselors, gift seminar leaders, and ministry assistants
   • Responsible to: Senior Pastor and Pastoral Team
   • Work with: Small group leaders, gift counselors, seminar leaders, and ministry assistants.
4. Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Teaching, Organization
5. Abilities and Interests: Understand the Gift-oriented approach and Natural Church Development, Be able to master complex tasks and processes, Work well with a team, Have a pioneering spirit
6. Time Commitment: 5-7 hours per week
7. Length of Assignment: Initially, until end of start-up phase. Two years?
8. Training: Read – “Natural Church Development”, “The Three Colors of Ministry”, “How to Implement the 3 Colors of Ministry in Your Church”, “How to Use the 3 Colors of Ministry in a Mentoring Relationship”, Rich Warren Class on Gifts (S.H.A.P.E.)
9. Additional Agreements: Sign Covenant of Commitment, Quarterly Update the congregation on progress of implementation.