S.H.A.P.E

Discovering your SHAPE for ministry Course

(A Saddleback Church resource)

Number of sessions: 1 Sunday (offered twice a year)

Day & Time: Sunday (2.00 -6.00 PM)   Duration: 4 hours

Language: English

Venue: BICF, 21st Century Hotel

Discover how God made you unique and match it to a ministry that is best suited to your SHAPE.

God didn't design ministry (serve others in Jesus' name) for just a few with seminary degrees. At BICF, we believe that every member of our church is a minister. We believe in Doing Church As a Team (DCAT).

This is discovering your SHAPE for ministry.

First, God gave you a special ability when you started following Him. We call this a Spiritual gift.
God gave this gift to build up your church family and reach out to the world with Christ's love.

God also gave you unique passions and Heart for particular activities, subjects and circumstances.
God uses the things we feel deeply about to show us where we can serve. This is how people learn
to serve with joy and not get burned out.

Third, in S.H.A.P.E., you'll be given time to assess your Abilities which have been with you even
before you became a Christian and you'll see how these will help you in your ministry.

God also gives us a Personality to share our SHAPE through. Everyone's personality is not the same,
which makes the expression of our SHAPE that much more special.

Finally, you'll be able to reflect on the multitude of Experiences in your life which have been used by God
to mold you for ministry. The experiences of life help us know how to heal hurts of people in our church
and in our community. All this combined, will let you discover your SHAPE for ministry.

Immediately following the course, participants will have a one to one 10 minutes guide session to clarify the profile and suggest ways to become involved in suitable ministries.