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Shelter KC

Shelter KC

WHAT THEY DO: Help KC’s homeless men and women experience freedom from the past and hope for the future through the love of Jesus Christ.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Individuals and groups can help prepare and serve at holiday and special events, prepare and serve meals, work on special projects, assist at the front desk, assist with day-to-day tasks, lead a chapel service, and more.

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The Single Mom KC

The Single Mom KC

WHAT THEY DO: The Single Mom KC calls single moms to join us in community by providing resources and equipping their family to be restored into a better story.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Serve at monthly meetings by greeting, helping with registration, serving in childcare or children’s programming, or serving dinner. Volunteer at the Clothed with Dignity Boutique, a specialty boutique for single moms. Become a Hope Ambassador to walk alongside moms who are in a season of crisis. Volunteer at occasional Victim to Victorious workshops.

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Mission Southside

Mission Southside

WHAT THEY DO: Putting God’s love into action by extending help through hope. Many people cannot open their hearts to Christ until the weight of their physical needs has been lifted. We look for opportunities to have meaningful conversations that can lead to spiritual conversations. We have a heart that loves Jesus Christ and one that genuinely cares about the needs of others.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Sort donations, pack food bags, help with the Food Coop, help the warehouse manager, help deliver furniture, collect food for the Backsnack Program, collect food for those living on the street, bake breakfast items for the Coffee Zone, collect diapers, and much more!

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Joy Meadows

Joy Meadows

WHAT THEY DO: It is the mission of Joy Meadows to provide families with community support, housing, and resources so that children impacted by foster care can find stability, healing, and joy.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Individual volunteers can become mentors, work in the garden and orchard, assist with maintenance and grounds work, assist in the Clothing Closet, and assist with administrative tasks. Groups can adopt a nature trail to maintain, clear small trees and brush, build fences, construct “natural landscape” playground items, and assist with barn maintenance.

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Gift of Wisdom

Gift of Wisdom (I Corinthians 12:8)

This gift is the ability to gain insight on how knowledge may best be applied to specific needs in the Body of Christ. This involves applying Biblical truths to everyday situations. It also involves special insight into the profundity and implications of how God is working in the world, especially to further the Gospel.

  • This wisdom is intended to be communicated. This is why it is called the “message of wisdom.” (I Corinthians 12:8)
  • This wisdom involves revelation from God. It may be direct or unwritten revelation. (I Corinthians 2:6-16)
  • Use of this gift will be accompanied by purity, peace, consideration, submission, fullness of mercy, fullness of the Fruit of the Spirit, impartiality, and sincerity. (James 3:13-18)
  • This gift can be used to:
    • Answer an unbeliever’s arguments. (I Peter 3:15)
    • Solve problems facing the Body of Christ.
    • Apply to believer’s conduct. (Paul’s epistles)
  • All believers should exemplify some wisdom. (Colossians 1: 9-12)

Biblical Examples:

  • Acts 6:1-6 — The idea to select deacons.
  • Acts 15:13-21 — The resolution suggested by James in handling the controversy.
  • Compare Romans 11:33-35 with I Corinthians 2:6-10.

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • You enjoy the application passages of scripture rather than the doctrinal.
  • You find yourself praying for insight on how to apply truths to needs around you.
  • You are disappointed if a message does not include some specific applications.
  • You observe many problems which have solutions.
  • Many times, in prayer, meditation, or scripture study, solutions will come to mind.
  • Sometimes you see solutions to problems that no one else seems to see.
  • You become frustrated when people do not listen to your solution because you know it will work.
  • You enjoy working on solutions to problems more than you do applying all the details of the solutions to the problems.
  • People come to you with their personal problems for insight. They see you as a problem solver.
  • You have an analytical mind which is always trying to figure out how and why.
  • You usually get to the heart of an issue quickly.
  • You find it easy to decide on a course of action which needs to be taken.
  • You communicate your thoughts clearly and usually others listen to you.
  • You can organize and motivate people to accomplish a desired task.

Common Support Gifts:

Teaching, Discernment, Encouragement, Leadership

Possible Ministries:

  • Life Groups (Life Group Leader)
  • Student Ministries (Small Group Leader)
  • Worship Team
  • Men’s Ministry (Bible Study Leader)
  • Women’s Ministry (Bible Study Leader)
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Gift of Teaching

Gift of Teaching (Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:28)

This gift is the ability to communicate information in such a way that members of the Body of Christ understand how to apply spiritual principles to their own lives and ministries.

  • There were positions in the New Testament church for some who had this gift. (Acts 13:1)
  • As a result of the use of this gift, people will not just know more, but their behavior will actually change. (Acts 11:25, 26)
  • Some may use this gift in a:
    • Large group – Acts 5:42; 19:11; 20:20
    • Small group – Acts 2:42; 5:42; 20:20
    • One-on-one – Acts 18:26; II Timothy 2:2
  • Everyone is called to teach. (Matthew 19, 20)
  • Exercising this gift carries with it a greater accountability for the teacher. (James 3:1)
  • The goal of this gift is spiritual maturity. (Colossians 1:28-29; II Timothy 3:16-17)

Biblical Examples:

  • Acts 18:24-28 — Apollos
  • Acts 18:11; 20:20 — Paul
  • II Timothy 2:2; 4:11 — Timothy

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • Your prayers are often for understanding for those you are teaching.
  • You enjoy people.
  • You have a genuine concern for those you are teaching.
  • You have a great deal of patience for those who are learning from you.
  • You have the ability to communicate scripture in an understandable way.
  • You have seen others apply your teachings to their lives and grow as a result.
  • You are not easily threatened by criticism when teaching.
  • You enjoy spending time in study for your teaching.
  • Your study is intended to help you clearly communicate with others.
  • As a lay person, you find little time for other ministries in addition to teaching.
  • You may communicate through the use of various media.
  • You are concerned that precise words and illustrations communicate what you want to say.
  • You are always learning and then wanting to teach it to others.
  • You are able to apply truths to the lives of others.
  • You sometimes feel you could communicate a point better than someone else who is teaching.
  • You are a disciplined person.

Common Support Gifts:

Wisdom, Prophecy, Evangelism, Faith

Possible Ministries:

  • KIDS (Nursery, Preschool, and Elementary Teachers, Curriculum Team, Camp/Retreat Teacher)
  • Life Groups (Life Group Leader)
  • Missions (Local Missions Volunteer, Short Term Mission Trip Team)
  • Student Ministries (Teacher, Small Group Leader, Camp/Retreat Teacher)
  • Sports and Rec (Coach)
  • Men’s Ministry (Men’s Ministry, Seniors)
  • Women’s Ministry (Women’s Ministry, Legacy MOMS, Widows, Seniors)
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Gift of Shepherding

Gift of Shepherding (I Peter 5:1-4; Ephesians 4:11)

This gift is the ability to minister to an established group of people (believers) by caring for their spiritual welfare holistically on a long-term basis.

  • Jesus is the Good and Ultimate Shepherd of all believers. (Psalms 23:1; John 10:11, 14; I Peter 2:25)
  • Jesus has gifted some as under-shepherds to care for His followers. (I Peter 5:2)
  • This gift is concerned with serving and caring for the needs of a small group of people. (I Peter 5:2-4)
  • This gift is concerned with protecting the believers from attacks, both from within and from the outside. (Acts 20:29-31)
  • This is not a passive or docile gift but must always be alert. (Acts 20:29-31)
  • This gift is often combined with other gifts. (Ephesians 4:11)
  • This is not the dominant gift of the Senior Pastor for a large growing church.

Biblical Examples:

  • Acts 20:28-35 — Ephesian Elders

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • Your prayers are often comprised of requests for the deep hurts and needs of those whom you are shepherding.
  • You are a people person and enjoy being around others.
  • You tend to build deep relationships with others and do not enjoy superficial or casual friendships for very long.
  • Others are attracted to you because they sense that you truly care for them.
  • People see you as a warm person with a real concern for the welfare of others.
  • You are frustrated with tasks that take you away from ministering to those around you for very long.
  • You can feel frustrated by those who are too involved in their own goals to care for others.
  • You do not feel comfortable in a tightly regimented time schedule.
  • When you share with others, you often focus on the relational aspects of the Christian life.
  • You feel inadequate to meet all the needs of those to whom you minister.
  • You have a great burden to protect those around you from non-Biblical influences.
  • You feel frustrated when relationships with others do not last long-term.
  • You enjoy being able to focus on a few rather than being “spread too thin.”

Common Support Gifts:

Mercy, Encouragement, Discernment

Possible Ministries:

  • KIDS (Teachers and Helpers)
  • Life Groups (Life Group Leader)
  • Guest Services (Ministry Team Leaders)
  • Legacy Buddies (Special Needs Ministry)
  • Student Ministries (Small Group Leader)
  • Sports and Rec (Coach)
  • Men’s Ministry (Men’s Ministry, Seniors)
  • Women’s Ministry (Women’s Ministry, Legacy MOMS, Widows, Seniors)
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Gift of Service

Gift of Service (Helps) (1 Corinthians 12:28, Romans 12:7)

This gift is the ability to unselfishly meet the needs of other people through practical service. It may be either ministering to the person himself or doing things to enable him to be free to do other ministries.

  • This is the behind-the-scenes worker who loves to help in needed ways.
  • Sometimes you feel guilty or envious because you do not have one of the more “obvious” or “visible” gifts that others seem to possess.
  • This is one of the more important gifts and often the least practiced. Without it, all other gifts must perform functions out of their own gift mix, inhibiting their effectiveness. Therefore, people with the gift of service free others to use their own gifts.
  • We all should exemplify this gift as characterized by Christ. But a person who truly has this gift personifies it to the extreme and is recharged by exercising it.

Biblical Examples:

  • Acts 6 — Men relieved Apostles of work
  • Acts 13:5 — John Mark helped Paul and Barnabas
  • II Timothy 4:11
  • I Peter 5:13
  • Acts 19:22 — Paul had two other helpers
  • Romans 16:1-4 — Priscilla and Aquilla
  • Colossians 4:12, 13 — Epaphras

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • You have an uncanny ability to see needs.
  • You work by yourself or in small groups.
  • You have a desire to help others.
  • You do not need to receive public recognition for what you do.
  • You enjoy doing “little things” that can help other people, i.e., cooking a meal, set-up/teardown for a meeting, repetitive tasks, etc.
  • You do not enjoy handling major leadership or overseeing responsibilities.
  • You enjoy doing things for someone else that enables them to use their gifts more fully.
  • You do not have to ask what needs to be done; you can see needs.
  • You have the ability to sense the temporal needs of others.
  • In the church, you have a willingness to do jobs which will allow leadership gifts to be used in a fruitful way.

Common Support Gifts:

Mercy, Encouragement, Discernment, Administration

Possible Ministries:

  • Tech Team (Broadcast Operator, Camera Operator, Video Switch Director)
  • Creative Arts Team (Brainstorming Team, Video Creation and Editing, Graphic Design, Social Media Moderator, Drawing, Photography, Lighting Design, Stage Design, Floral Design, Painting, Building, Constructing, Script Writing)
  • Facilities Volunteer Team (Baptistry Care, Building Maintenance, Grounds Beautification, Lights Out and Lock Down, Set Up and Tear Down)
  • Guest Services (Safety Ministry Team, Finance Team, Food Service for Events and Special Programs)
  • KIDS (Tech Team, Classroom Preparation Team, Curriculum Preparation Team)
  • Online Church
  • Missions (Local Missions Volunteer, Short Term Mission Trip Team, BRIDGES Missionary Care Team)
  • Administrative Support (Office Assistant, Office Technology Assistant)
  • Prayer Team
  • Legacy Buddies (Special Needs Ministry)
  • Student Ministries (Tech Team)
  • Worship Arts (CG Operator, Sound Operator, Lighting Operator)
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Gift of Prophecy

Gift of Prophecy (Romans 2:6; I Corinthians 12:10, 28-29; Ephesians 4:11)

This gift is the ability to proclaim God’s word publicly or privately such that people are convicted, consoled, encouraged, challenged, or strengthened. Another angle also involves knowing and speaking God’s mind intuitively rather than, as with the teacher, deductively from scripture alone. Scripture is to always check this intuition.

  • The primary function of this gift in the Old and New Testament is not to foretell the future but to tell forth the Word of God.
  • As a result of the use of this gift, people are often strengthened and encouraged. (Acts 15:32)
  • They are able to speak accurately with regard to the future (Acts 1:27-28); although they are not always correct. (Acts 21:10)
  • What they say should be weighed by other prophets and the Word of God. (I Corinthians 14:29-32)
  • The New Testament church had an office for this gift.

Biblical Examples:

  • Acts 11:27-28; 21:10-11 — Agabus
  • Acts 15:32 — Judas and Silas

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • Your prayers are often for courage to speak out against injustices and to help others understand God’s Word.
  • You have an excellent grasp of God’s Word.
  • You do not mind someone challenging you.
  • You do not like bureaucracies.
  • You are able to stand alone against the tide.
  • You have courage to confront issues with insights God has given you.
  • You have a good understanding of many social and political trends of our time.
  • You are interested in applying God’s principles to social and political injustices.
  • You have the ability to see through surface issues to the true spiritual problem.
  • People have different responses to your messages; some are convicted, others are encouraged, but few are neutral.
  • You always seem to be quoting the Bible to others.
  • Your “… words carry God’s authority and have the power to build by stimulating and encouraging. Often this gift reflects special insight into the truth and calls men back to the obedience of faith.” (A. W. Tozer)
  • You see events which will occur if people do not act now on God’s Word.
  • Sometimes people see you as a negative person.

Common Support Gifts:

Discernment, Wisdom, Knowledge

Possible Ministries:

  • Creative Arts Team (Brainstorming Team, Social Media Moderator)
  • Life Groups (Life Group Leader)
  • Missions (Local Missions Volunteer; Short Term Missions Trip Team)
  • Prayer Team
  • Student Ministries (Small Group Leader)
  • Worship Team
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Gift of Mercy

Gift of Mercy (Romans 12:8)

This gift is the ability to empathize with those in need (especially those suffering and miserable) and to manifest this empathy in such a way as to encourage those that are in need.

  • The gift is to be used with cheerfulness; that is, joyousness which is ready to do anything. (Romans 12:8).
  • This mercy will be manifested in good deeds. (James 2:15,16)
  • All believers are commanded to have mercy. (Matthew 9:13; Luke 10:37)
  • Biblical Examples: Acts 9:36 — Dorcas

Possible Characteristics of this Gift:

  • Your prayer life includes the needs of the many personal struggles you know people are experiencing.
  • You find it easy to identify with the feelings of someone in pain.
  • You cry easily or show emotions when you see or hear things that sadden you.
  • When someone is sharing something deep with you, you find yourself crying when they do.
  • Your immediate reactions when you see someone in difficulty is to want to reach out and help.
  • You sometimes become bitter because of the injustices someone else suffers.
  • Most people would see you as an empathetic person.
  • People come to you with problems not because of some practical things you do, but because you have the ability to understand what they are going through and can console them.
  • You have the ability to “cheer up” people who are going through deep personal struggles.
  • When you are finished having someone share with you, many times you find yourself emotionally drained.
  • You enjoy calling on people in the hospital or who are sick or going through some difficulty.

Common Support Gifts:

Pastor, Service, Encouragement

Possible Ministries:

  • KIDS (Nursery Teachers and Caregivers)
  • Guest Services (Greeters, Hosts, Café)
  • Life Groups (Life Group Leader)
  • Missions (Local Missions Volunteer, BRIDGES Missionary Care Team, Short Term Mission Trip Team)
  • Prayer Team
  • Legacy Buddies (Special Needs Ministry)
  • Student Ministries (Small Group Leader)
  • Sports and Rec (Coach)
  • Men’s Ministry (Men’s Ministry, Seniors)
  • Women’s Ministry (Women’s Ministry, Legacy MOMS, Widows, Seniors)
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