Entrusted With Gifts

Christian Professional Leadership Summit 18 – 19 October 2013, Singapore

Entrusted with Gifts

Entrusted With Much18 – 19 October 2013, Singapore

Groups “Entrusted with Gifts”

• G1: Facilitators -- Casey & Gaik Kee Lee

• G2: Facilitators -- Tjie Heng & Lanny Liem

• G3: Facilitators -- Richard & Serina Cheong

• G4: Facilitators -- Turner & Elizabeth Sin

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Entrusted With Gifts

Kingdom

Gifts

Career

Spiritual Empowerment

PersonalAchievement

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Types of GiftsTalents

Singing, music, leading etc.

Spiritual giftsPreaching, encouraging, serving, hospitality, mercy…

Professional Expertise

Company law, counselling, public speaking, software development etc.

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Roles

Leadership

Support

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Why Identifying Gifts

Christians

• Fulfill their purpose in life

Former Staff

• Continue to serve and dream

Non Christians

• Attracted to the gospel

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Obstacles and Challenges In Utilizing Spiritual Gifts:

• Need assessment of their spiritual gifts• Need training, development and coaching• Need sharing of their vision and faith• Need willingness to participate in church

growth (to take responsibility)• Sometimes need to respond better to God • Need more living example/inspiration, influence

from leaders• Giving more• Look for more mission ground• Self motivation• Self compassion

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Ways To Unearth Talents

• Value the gift of the person • Encourage people to use their gifts• Be open to explore other gifts (Hidden

talents)• Find ways or roles for people to use their

gifts• Persevere with the person• Walking with the person• Building trust and relationship• Working towards a teachable heart

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Connecting

• Have professional support groups • Help them to connect their gifts to

God’s plan and vision• Helpful when the main ministry staff

are involved with professionals • Mentoring system (Spiritual and

successful professionals mentoring another)

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Outreach

• Using their talents to reach out to others

• Having an impact in the world to give the church a better standing in the society

• Understanding the social climate so that as a church we can understand the social demographics

• Using worldly gifts to win friends for the church

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Teaching

• Everyone has gifts • One’s gift might come later in life• Let God develop your character • Align your gifts to God’s called

purpose • Makes the church more complete

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2 Cor 9:10-15Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (cont’d)

Entrusted With Much18 – 19 October 2013, Singapore

2 Cor 9:10-15Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!