House of Hope

WHAT THEY DO: A Christian boarding school that heals teens, restores families, and transforms communities. We believe, through our ministry, we can be God’s instruments in reclaiming the stories of teenagers from trauma to triumph.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Tutor in the on-campus school (especially math); teach art, music, PE, culinary arts, or personal finance; become a one-on-one mentor; join the prayer team; assist with picking up groceries, unpacking them, and putting them away; help with facility and grounds work; assist with administrative tasks.

KU Campus Christians

WHAT THEY DO: KU Campus Christians is a non-denominational ministry at KU striving to make disciples who love and follow Jesus Christ.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Provide a meal on a Monday night at The Gathering; assist with maintenance and grounds work on workdays; provide rides for international students to and from the airport; provide a Holiday Home for international students not returning home during winter break; join KUCC students on spring break missions trips.

Serve at Rosehill Elementary

WHAT THEY DO: Rosehill Elementary is a Title 1 school that is a neighbor to Legacy’s Overland Park Campus. We have joined with their Community Partnership Team to support and encourage staff and students.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Individuals can work in either an educational support role or as a mentor with students at a frequency of their choice through the Shawnee Mission MVP Program; fill in the volunteer gaps as needed for Rosehill school events; give to Legacy’s school supply drive each July; give to other staff blessing opportunities; give to Legacy’s Blessing Tree during the Christmas season to support families in need; join in the occasional service project.

Olathe South High School

WHAT THEY DO: The Olathe Campus partners with Olathe South High School to encourage staff and students.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Serve the counseling team and mentor high school students, bring snacks or gifts to the staff to encourage them. Login or create an account to sign up for serving here.

Indian Woods Middle School

WHAT THEY DO: Indian Woods Middle School is a neighbor to Legacy’s Overland Park Campus. Legacy’s Overland Park Student Ministry has joined the Indian Woods Community Partnership Team to encourage staff and students.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Individuals can work in either an educational support role or as a mentor with students at a frequency of their choice through the Shawnee Mission MVP Program; fill in the volunteer gaps as needed for school events; give to Legacy’s Blessing Tree during the Christmas season to support families in need; give to other staff blessing opportunities; join in the occasional service project. Login or create an account to serve with Indian Woods!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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)