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A Gift For Everyone

What is the Gift of Administration?

Literal meaning

To pilot; to steer a ship.

Description

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.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Luke 14:28-30	Exodus 18:13-26
1 Corinthians 12:28	Matthew 25:14-17
Titus 1:5	Luke 19:12-19

Distinctives

People with this gift:

develop strategies or plans to reach identified goals;
assist ministries to become more effective and efficient (doing the right things and doing things right);
create order out of organizational chaos;
manage or coordinate a variety of responsibilities to accomplish a task;
organize people, tasks, or events, managing details carefully and thoroughly.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Thorough	Objective
Responsible	Organized
Goal-oriented	Efficient
Conscientious	Methodical

Cautions

People with this gift:

need to be open to adjusting their plans so that they don’t stifle the vision of leaders and the activity of the Holy Spirit;
could use people simply to accomplish goals without being concerned for their growth in the process;
could fail to see God’s purposes being fulfilled in the process of meeting a goal.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Treasurer	Church secretary
Head deacon/deaconess	Nominating committee
Finance committee	Public relations

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *RESPONSIBILITY.* You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Apostleship	Leadership	Shepherding

«This gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations. And then shall the end come.» (Matthew 24:14)

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