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Dear GEBC Family:

Are you equipped to SERVE? How has God uniquely gifted you for service, what is his call upon your life for service and how can you answer that call? These are just a few of the questions we want to help you answer this fall. The Apostle Paul wrote that:

"God gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of SERVICE." Ephesians 4:11-13 (NASB)

EQUIPPING means helping others serve fruitfully and live obediently, in order to bring glory to God and experience the blessings of spiritual maturity. Toward that end, we kicked off the new ministry year last Sunday (09/11/11) by launching the SERVE initiative, which is the second of our six equipping initiatives. Service is important in the life of a Christian because:

• Service is the reason we were created by God (Ephesians 2:10)
• Service was modeled by Jesus (Philippians 2:6-8)
• Service was commended to us by Jesus (John 13:14-17)
• Service is the activity for which we are gifted by God (1 Corinthians 12:7)
• Service is the activity for which we will be judged (1 Corinthians 3:12-15)

We realize that we are all at different places in the process of discipleship, some of us already knowing our gifts and are serving faithfully, while others of us completely unaware of God’s gifts and/or call upon our lives. For that reason, we are providing three different levels of activities, depending upon one’s spiritual maturity. Click on the links to the different maturity levels to the right to see a list of the corresponding activities, and ask God to help you identify the activities that will best help you grow in the area of service. Also, below is a list of activities for all levels. This coming Sunday morning (09/18/11), we will further explain each of these activities and ask you to select the ones that best fit your needs.

In Christ,

Kelly Brady
Senior Pastor

ALL HANDS ON DECK - Activities for everyone

1. SHAPE Service Assessment
   Complete a SHAPE service assessment and submit your results to the staff in order to be part of the gifts database. Click here to view the assessment online. (View our spiritual gift inventory if you need help discovering your spiritual gifts.)
2. Ministry Fair
   Attend and participate in the Ministry Fair on Sunday, September 25.