Many Gifts:

Calling and Growing Congregational Leaders

by: Karen Martens Zimmerly; Elsie Rempel

This booklet is to be a practical resource to pastors and other church leaders in calling out and nurturing the gifts of children, youth and adults, to deepen our commitment to forming a people of God, becoming a global church and growing leaders. These are essentials for the church if it is to engage the world with the reconciling gospel of Jesus Christ. When people discover their authentic selves and are affirmed for those gifts, they are freed to joyfully serve the church's mission and their varied God given gifts. We want to be a vibrant church that provides the leadership we need to carry out Jesus' commission to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19)

This is not a book of instructions. It is a guide with some helpful suggestions and resource lists to help our congregations think about developing leaders and Culture of Call at all stages of life and for all forms of ministry. It is our prayer that this booklet will begin that discovery process for many so that the church can bless the world through its growing body of leaders.