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CRAFTSMANSHIP
Description:
The
gift of Craftsmanship is the divine enablement to creatively design and/or
construct items to be used for ministry.
Distinctives: People with this gift...
- Work with wood, cloth, paints, metal, glass and other raw materials
- Make things which increase the effectiveness of others’ ministries
- Enjoy serving with their hands to meet tangible needs
- Design and build tangible items and resources for ministry use
- Work with different kinds of tools
and are skilled with their hands
Traits:
- Creative
- Designer
- Handy
- Resourceful
- Practical
- Behind-the-scenes
- Helpful
Cautions: People with this gift...
- Could fail to see that their gift is significant and and one that make a
spiritual contribution to the body
- Could use people to get things done instead of helping them grow in the process
- Should remember that the things they produce are just a means to the end and
not the end itself
References:
Exodus 31:3 and
35:31-35
Acts 9:36-39
2 Kings 22:5-6
Definition taken from Network: Participants Manual, p. 75.
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