Discovering Your R.O.L.E . Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E.

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Name your top three abilities: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

Name your top three abilities:

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Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Possible abilities: Song leader Bible Class Teacher Encourager (phone calls, sending cards, etc.) Working with the young people, senior citizens, etc. Congregational leaders (elders and deacons)

Possible abilities:

Song leader

Bible Class Teacher

Encourager (phone calls, sending cards, etc.)

Working with the young people, senior citizens, etc.

Congregational leaders (elders and deacons)

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. “ Ability Stoppers” “ I just don’t want too.” “ We tried that before.” “ We don’t have the time.” “ Our church is too small.” “ We do not have the available resources.” “ We have never done that before.”

“ Ability Stoppers”

“ I just don’t want too.”

“ We tried that before.”

“ We don’t have the time.”

“ Our church is too small.”

“ We do not have the available resources.”

“ We have never done that before.”

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Realize your Role Each person has different abilties: Romans 12:3, 4 1 Corinthians 12:12-34 Ephesians 4:7-16

Realize your Role

Each person has different abilties:

Romans 12:3, 4

1 Corinthians 12:12-34

Ephesians 4:7-16

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Steps to realize your ability Understand your ability Do not reach beyond your ability – at first. Reach for your ability

Steps to realize your ability

Understand your ability

Do not reach beyond your ability – at first.

Reach for your ability

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Optimize your Abilities Focus on what you are good at and concentrate there. You have been given abilities that will benefit the kingdom of God – if you will allow them.

Optimize your Abilities

Focus on what you are good at and concentrate there.

You have been given abilities that will benefit the kingdom of God – if you will allow them.

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. The Preaching Apostles: Acts 6:1-7 Seven men where chosen with one purpose: caring for the widows. The apostles stuck to their ability – preaching.

The Preaching Apostles:

Acts 6:1-7

Seven men where chosen with one purpose: caring for the widows.

The apostles stuck to their ability – preaching.

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Lend your Abilities Find your utilities and lend those abilities to the ministry. Barnabas gave, Lydia prayed, Nehemiah led, the word Paul spread, so the kingdom of heaven would be there for all the ones who prepare.

Lend your Abilities

Find your utilities and lend those abilities to the ministry.

Barnabas gave, Lydia prayed, Nehemiah led, the word Paul spread, so the kingdom of heaven would be there for all the ones who prepare.

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Execute your Role Take action on your abilities. Remember the one talent man? 1 Peter 4:10, 11 “ Speak as the oracles of God” “ Serve by the strength that God supplies”

Execute your Role

Take action on your abilities.

Remember the one talent man?

1 Peter 4:10, 11

“ Speak as the oracles of God”

“ Serve by the strength that God supplies”

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Remember your top three abilities: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Do your top three abilities help accomplish the purpose of the Father?

Remember your top three abilities:

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Do your top three abilities help accomplish the purpose of the Father?

Rediscovering Your R.O.L.E. Remember your top three abilities: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Are you using your top three abilities for the Father?

Remember your top three abilities:

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Are you using your top three abilities for the Father?