Cyberspace Ministry - What is the Gift of Creative Communication?

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Literal meaning

To give the message in an artistic way.

Description

The gift of creative communication is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to communicate God’s truth through a variety of art forms.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Deuteronomy 31:22	Judges 9:7-16
Psalm 103:1	2 Samuel 6:14,15
Jeremiah 18:1-6	Mark 4:33

Distinctives

People with this gift:

use art to communicate God’s truth;
develop and use artistic skills such as drama, writing, dance, poetry, music, photography, etc.;
use variety and creativity to captivate people and cause them to consider Christ’s message;
challenge people’s perspective of God through various forms of art;
demonstrate fresh ways to express the Lord’s ministry and message.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Creative	Expressive
Imaginative	Demonstrative
Sensitive	Artistic
Unconventional	Idea-oriented

Cautions

People with this gift:

must guard against the desire to impress people with their creativity, instead of impacting them with God’s truth;
could find evaluation and constructive criticism difficult to accept;
might be uncooperative because of ego, pride or individualism, and need to work at being team players.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Audiovisual coordinator	Youth ministry
Drama presentations	Photographer
Graphic arts designer	Writing scripts

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *ART*. You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Craftsmanship	Music	Writing