ADMINISTRATION  (SERVICE GIFTS)

The divine enablement to serve and strengthen the body of Christ by understanding what makes an organization function and the special ability to effectively organizing resources and people in order to plan, execute, and achieve procedures that increase the church’s organizational effectiveness.

People with this gift:

• Develop strategies of plans to reach identified goals
• Assist ministries to become more effective and efficient
• Create order out of organizational chaos
• Manage or coordinate a variety of responsibilities to accomplish a task
• Organize people, tasks, or events

Traits: Thorough, objective, responsible, organized, goal-oriented, efficient, and conscientious

Cautions: People with this gift:

• Need to be open to adjusting their plans, so that they don’t stifle a leader’s vision.
• 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.

References: 1 Cor. 12:28, Acts 6:1-7, Ex. 18: 13-26