Discovering our Abilities and applying them in service.

 Why we are interested in Discovering our Abilities!

Why always comes first...before How!

 The Lord created each of us individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, Strengths and a unique Personality with different Experiences. This class will help people put the pieces of the puzzle together, so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the world.  When we serve according to our SHAPE, we leave a legacy that gives glory to the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." 

Goal of Sunday's class:
We will be transferring our top 10 enjoyable and well done events in our lives to the IDAK Talent Discovery Guide.
Will then see all the abilities we have!

FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ABILITIES

(Skills and Talents)

1.      Myth: People aren’t born with skills. All skills must be learned by experience. This simply is not true. There are a number of skills, which seem to be inborn and develop very early in infancy. When people say, “He just seems to have a natural talent for it”, it’s probably true.

2.      Myth: Those skills, which must be learned, are learned primarily in the classroom. Actually some of your most basic skills were learned at home, “in the street”, or somewhere outside the classroom.

3.      Myth: If you have certain abilities, you will be very aware that you have them. Again, that is not true.You're probably using a number of talents or skills that you are not even aware of. You need some process of skill identification.

4.      Myth: Skills that I use at work are only usable in that environment. I couldn’t use them in ministry. Hopefully, by the end of this class, you will see the fallacy of that idea. Be creative.

5.      Myth: Most people only have a few abilities. The truth is that many national studies have proven that the average person possesses from five hundred to seven hundred different skills.

  Preceding comments on "Myths" attributed to Rick Warren.

HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR MOTIVATED ABILITIES

At our next S.H.A.P.E. Class, we will be taking our top 10 Experiences... where we enjoyed what we did and did well and transferring them to the IDAK Talent Discovery Guide.

Apply My Abilities

“There are different abilities to perform service.” 1 Cor. 12:6

“I (God)…have given him skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of crafts…” Exodus 31:3

One of the most common excuse people give for not getting involved in ministry is, “I just don’t have any abilities to offer,” Nothing could be further from the truth. They key is matching your abilities with the right ministry!

This is just one of the goals of our class!

A good book  you might want to check out: 

What You Do Best In The Body of Christ.

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, Personal Style, and God-Given Passion. By Bruce Bugbee