Gifted to be Used

As our women’s ministry leadership has grown, we have women with varying talents, skills and gifts.  When we were very small, we had to do everything–whether it was in our comfort zone or not.  Now that we have nine women on our leadership team, we are able to distribute ministry tasks according to those whose gifts are best suited to the task.  This means that I am never assigned to be in charge of decorations!

This doesn’t mean that everything we do is in our comfort zone.  God wants to stretch us, and gives us tasks that seem beyond our human capability.  He wants us to depend on Him.  But if we can use our God-given and unique skills as well as gifts given by the Holy Spirit that are to be used to bless the body of Christ, it seems like that would be the most efficient planning.

Consider the women who are in your women’s ministry leadership, and/or those faithful women whom you are raising up to be in leadership:

• Do you have musicians?  Do you have artists?
• Do you have sound technicians, or those who would be interested to learn?
• Do you have those who can counsel women/confront difficult people?
• Do you have those who have the gift of administration?
• Do you have those who just love to be there to help?
• Do you have those who love to decorate?
• Do you have “computer geeks?”
• Do you have those who have a gift of making people feel comfortable?
• Do you have teachers?
• Do you have encouragers?
• Do you have women who love to share the gospel?

What a blessing these women can be to your women’s ministry.  Use your women efficiently!