God designed the Church so all its members have a part (Eph. 4:16). We’ve already noted how people with the spiritual gifts of discernment, knowledge, and/or wisdom can find a part in determining what polices are needed. We’ve considered how people with the gifts of exhortation, knowledge, teaching, helps, and/or service could all have a part in the writing of the policies. Now we want to turn our attention to who will have a part in their implementation.
Spiritual Gifts Suited for Implementing Church Policies
Leaders of all ministries, regardless of their gifting, will obviously have a part in enforcing policies that affect their sphere of ministry. But, there is a spiritual gift that will particularly thrive in the implementation of church policies — the gift of administration.
Not all people in positions of leadership have the spiritual gift of administration. It is important that leaders with the spiritual gifts of leadership and/or pastor, but not administration, seek the assistance of people so gifted to help ensure that they are pulling on God’s power even in the implementation of church policies.
Learn why in the Balance in Church Leadership Based on Spiritual Gifting resource which looks at how each of these gifts tends to approach policies. It considers the effects these tendencies could have on the church. This resource also looks at 14 other leadership tasks and responsibilities in light of a leader’s gifts.
Also check out the Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use for information about gifting best for determining, writing and implementing church policies. The handbook also suggests gifts best suited for 26 other tasks as well as 16 broad ministry areas.
All Posts about Policy Making:
- Policy Making Objectives
- Policy Making Parameters
- Policy Making & the Big Picture
- Policy Making & Freedom in Christ
- Policies with No Hidden Agendas
- Policies Reflecting Both Grace & Truth
- Church Policies & the Next Generation
- Don’t Let Policies Take on a Life of Their Own
- Spiritual Gifts in Determining Policies
- Spiritual Gifts for Writing Policies
- Spiritual Gifts Suited for Implementing Policies
- Turning to God or to Church Policies?
- God’s Your Defender, Not Your Church Policies
- Policies Shaped by the Gospel
- Policies Reflecting the Gospel
- Policies Shaped by Grace
- Policy-Making Safeguarded by Grace
- Why Policies When We Have God’s Word?
- Power to Maintain the Proper Focus in Policymaking
- Policies Reflecting the Resurrection
- Church Policies Done in the Name of the Lord Jesus