SHEPHERDS OF THE LOST

Spiritual Gift: Administration

WHAT IS The Gift of ADMINISTRATION?

The gift of administration is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to understand clearly the immediate and long-range goals of a particular unit of the Body of Christ and to devise and execute effective plans for the accomplishment of those goals.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR this Gift

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LUKE 14:28-30

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’

1 CORINTHIANS 12:28

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.

TITUS 1:5

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—


IN THE GREEK

KUBERNESIS

Strong's Number: 2941
To steer, pilotage, directorship, government.


SUGGESTED POTENTIAL STRENGTHS & CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS GIFT

  • Ability to see overall picture and clarify long-range goals (Nehemiah 1:2-3; 2:5).
  • Enjoys organization; motivated to organize what they are responsible for.
  • Desire to complete tasks as quickly as possible.
  • Awareness of resources available to complete a task.
  • Ability to know what can and cannot be delegated (Nehemiah 4:13).
  • Tendency to stand on sidelines until those in charge tell them to take over.
  • Tendency to assume responsibility if no structured leadership exists.
  • Willingness to endure reactions from workers in order to accomplish ultimate tasks (Nehemiah 4:4-18).
  • Fulfillment in seeing others coming together and enjoying a completed task (Nehemiah 7:1-2; 8:1-18).
  • Enjoys moving on to a new challenge when a previous task is completed.
  • Willingness to be accountable to the whole Body, seeking and executing its guidelines.


SUGGESTED POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES & WARNINGS OF THIS GIFT

  • Delegating responsibilities may appear as laziness.
  • Willingness to endure reaction may appear as callousness.
  • Communication skills and consistency may vary; neglect in explaining why tasks must be done may prompt workers to think they are being misused.
  • Viewing people as resources may appear that projects are more important than people.
  • The desire to complete tasks swiftly may appear to be insensitive to the schedules, weariness, and priorities of workers.
  • May become "structure" dependent rather than Spirit dependent.
  • May become frustrated when things don't go according to plan.

SUGGESTED WAYS TO SERVE BASED ON THIS GIFT

  • Special Events Coordinator
  • General Administration
  • Board or Committee Member
  • Treasurer
  • Building Project
  • Building Administrator
  • Social Media Administrator
  • Small Group Leader
  • Information Booth Coordinator
  • Kitchen Coordinator
  • Meal Train Coordinator
  • Hospitality Team Coordinator
  • Leadership Training
  • New Visitor Follow-up

GOOD BIBLICAL EXAMPLES

JOSEPH & NEHEMIAH

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