The 3 Colours of Ministry

» Identifying and developing your spiritual gifts

» The Change Compass:

How to grow as a Three-Colour Christian

» The Three-Colour Gift Test:

How to discover your God-given potential

» Practical exercises:

How to apply your insights individually

and as a church

What are 3 Colours of Ministry

» Commitment?

“We urgently need a new level of dedication

among Christians!”

» Supernatural power?

“The only thing that can change the state of

our churches is supernatural power!”

» Wisdom?

“If we Christians simply acted more wisely,

we would probably be amazed at how many

problems would disappear!”

Three Revelations of God

God

Creator

JesusSpirit

Three Views

God above us

God among usGod in us

Three Works of God

Creation

CalvaryPentecost

Three Dimensions of Life

Body

SoulSpirit

Three Conversions

World

ChristChurch

Three Authorities

Science

ScriptureExperience

Three Tendencies

Liberal

EvangelicalCharismatic

Three Dangers

SyncretismThe reconciliation of opposing principles

DogmatismArrogant assertion of opinions

SpiritualismInsistence on the spiritual side of things

Green

RedBlue

Gifts and the Trinity

There are different kinds of gifts,

but the same Spirit

There are different kinds of service,

but the same Lord

There are different kinds of workings,

but the same God

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

Spirit > gifts

Jesus > service

God > working

power

commitment

wisdom

3 Dimensions of Ministry?

God

Creator

wisdom

Pray for

…to fill you with the knowledge of his will

through all spiritual wisdom and understanding…

…that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and

may please him in every way: bearing fruit in

every good work, growing in the knowledge of God…

…being strengthened with all power according

to his glorious might.

Colossians 1:9-11

• wisdom

• commitment

• power

For this reason…

we have not stopped praying for you and asking God… Prayer for:

What is your personal colour

blend?

1. Strong in wisdom – weak in power and commitment

2. Strong in commitment – weak in power and wisdom

3. Strong in power – weak in commitment and wisdom

4. Strong in commitment and wisdom – weak in power

5. Strong in power and commitment – weak in wisdom

6. Strong in wisdom and power – weak in commitment

Knowing your starting point is the precondition

for taking the right steps.

Thomas

• The skeptical believer

• Strongest component:

• Wisdom

• Weak in:

• Commitment

• Power

Thomas

Martha

• The controlling Christian

• Strongest component:

• Commitment

• Weak in:

• Wisdom

• Power

Martha

Mary

• The spiritualising believer

• Strongest component:

• Power

• Sensitive to the Holy Spirit

• Weak in:

• Commitment

• Wisdom

Mary

Moses

• The burned-out believer

• Strongest component:

• Wisdom

• Commitment

• Weakness (power) compensated by:

• against Pharaoh: Aaron

• against Amalekites: Aaron & Hur

• for the people: Jethro

Peter

• The fanatical believer

• Strongest component:

• Power

• Commitment

• Weak in:

• Wisdom -

“It’s better to do something

wrong than do nothing at all”

Jonah

• The detached believer

• Strongest component:

• Power

• Wisdom

• Weak in:

• Commitment -

Needs obedience!

Your personal change compass

This is not a personality test! It doesn’t describe

your God-given ‘character’ or ‘personality type’,

but simply your present situation.

So:

Get into a Connect Group this week and do the

‘Change Compass’ and grow as a ‘Three-Colour

Christian’

Next week:

What you should know about

spiritual gifts

In you Connect Group, you will do the

Three-Colour Gift Test and discover

your God-given potential!