Helps
Description:
The gift of Helps is the divine enablement to accomplish practical and necessary tasks which free-up, support, and meet the needs of others.
Distinctives:
People with this gift...
- Serve behind the scenes wherever needed to support the gifts and ministries of others
- See the tangible and practical things to be done and enjoy doing them
- Sense God's purpose and pleasure in meeting everyday responsibilities
- Attach spiritual value to practical service
- Enjoy knowing that they are freeing up others to do what God has called them to do
Traits:
- Available
- Willing
- Helpful
- Reliable
- Loyal
- Dependable
- Whatever-it-takes attitude
Cautions:
People with this gift...
- Need to esteem their gift, remembering that doing practical deeds is a spiritual contribution to the body of Christ
- Find it difficult to say 'no'
- Need to be responsive to the priorities of leadership instead of setting their own agendas
References:
Definition taken from Network: Participants Manual, p. 83.