“We must not only empower people for ministry, but equip them for service.” This kit includes much more than a spiritual gifts assessment seminar. It is a complete guide for your church to start a system of membership ministry and match each member to a ministry where they have the... [Show more]
We believe in the priesthood of all members and the giftedness of every believer. A key piece of the EQUIP process are the four seminars where your members will experience the four steps to service: Hearing God’s call to service Learning about spiritual gifts and discovering one’s own... [Show more]
A member says yes to service, but what is next? There is more to serving than having your name on the Nominating Committee report. The Church Leader’s Guide is for the pastor or elder who will be responsible for leading out in the EQUIP process. This resource starts with biblical foundations... [Show more]
Do you feel called to service but don't know where to start? Identifying your spiritual gifts is a good first step. The Equip seminar will walk you through four steps towards heartfelt service: calling, coaching, connecting, and committing. Along the way you'll discover your spiritual gifts and... [Show more]
This bundle includes: DVD with video vignettes for each seminar USB with PowerPoint presentations and video vignettes for each seminar Ministry position descriptions Copyright 2017.
Kindness is a lost commodity in our culture. The drive for success, for significance, and survival leaves compassion floundering by the wayside. Talk radio engenders combative dialogue that leaks into our churches. Members get inflamed at one another in “hot talk” over politics, pop... [Show more]
If you asked people on the street to define the term love, you’d get quite an array of answers and descriptions. Many of us have heard that love is “patient,” “kind,” and “never fails”—but how do we find this true love in a corrupted world filled with... [Show more]
If you asked people on the street to define the term love, you’d get quite an array of answers and descriptions. Many of us have heard that love is “patient,” “kind,” and “never fails”—but how do we find this true love in a corrupted world filled with... [Show more]
“The church exists by mission just as fire exists by burning,” wrote Emil Brunner. “Where there is no mission, there is no church.” The problem is, some churches have become mere Sabbath-morning gatherings of religious people. They’ve lost their fire and fail to... [Show more]
“The church exists by mission just as fire exists by burning,” wrote Emil Brunner. “Where there is no mission, there is no church.” The problem is, some churches have become mere Sabbath-morning gatherings of religious people. They’ve lost their fire and fail to... [Show more]
