SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR MINISTRY CALLING

TWI 101

Course Name 101 – SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR MINISTRY CALLING

Duration 2 Saturdays, 8.00 – 10.00 on each Saturday

Course Objectives To develop the competencies required to help others become more Christ-like.

To discover your unique area of calling and how you have been specially packaged for that calling.

Course Outline Class 1

Spiritual Maturity

Class 2

Understanding your SHAPE for ministry.

Requirement for

completion

70% pass mark of Test

Class Assignment: Take DISC Personality Assessment and Ministry Gift Assessment Tests.

Recommended

Reading

S.H.A.P.E. by Eric Rees

Contact Information teci@elevationng.org

Course Summary

CLASS 1

Time Program Minutes Anchor

8:00 – 8:05 Brief Prayer Session 5 Class Registrar

8:05 – 8:15 Orientation Session 10 Class Registrar

8:15 – 9:40 Lecture 85 Facilitator

9:40 – 9:55 Q & A, Comments, Feedbacks 15 Facilitator

9:55 – 10:00 Closing/Announcements 5 Class Registrar

Order of Program

A Brief Orientation

What is TECi?

• TECi is a 6-month workers training course.

• Sessions take place 8am to 10am every 1st & 2nd Saturday of the month.

• No participant will be allowed into the class after 8:15am.

• All TECi students must have graduated from membership class.

• Online registration is COMPULSORY.

TECi Modules

100 Spiritual Maturity and Understanding your Ministry Calling

200 TEC & You (Our values)

300 TEC Systems

400 Leadership & Personal Effectiveness

500 Effective Communication and Service Behaviour

600 Effective Stewardship

TECi Calendar

IMPORTANT NOTE:

1. All the classes are prerequisites of each other. Module 100 must be completed before 200

and so on. Also, the 1st Class must be completed before the 2nd Class of any module.

2. If you miss the 1st Class, please DO NOT attend the 2nd class. Instead, wait for the following

month to start your module from the 1st Class.

3. If you miss the 2nd Class, please DO NOT attend the 1st class of next module. Instead, attend

the 2nd Class that was missed before moving to the next module.

4. Any attendance not in line with above rule will be treated as null and void.

TECi Graduation Requirements

There are 3 requirements to successfully graduate from TECi…

1. You must attend ALL classes of TECi

2. You may have an average score of 14/20 or 70% in each of the 5 TECi Exams.

There will be no exam for Module 600

3. You must become a church worker before 500 Level

For your enquiries or requests: teci@elevationng.org

THANK YOU!

CLASS 1 – SPIRITUAL MATURITY

Spiritual

Maturity

There are 3 levels of

transformation (or

change) that every

believer should

experience.

Levels of Transformation

Level When? Bible ReferenceWho is

Changed?How?

Who is

Responsible?

1 At new birth Ezekiel 36:26 Your Spirit Instantly You and God

2After new

birth

Romans 12:1-2

Philippians 2:12Your Soul Gradually You and God

3At the second

coming1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Your Body Instantly God

Levels of Transformation

What is Spiritual Maturity?Text: Ephesians 4:13-14

Discussion point: What does spiritual maturity mean to you?

Life-long pursuit of being

Christ-like in thoughts,

words and actions

(Ephesians 4:13, Romans

12:2, Revelations 3:15-

16)

Spiritual maturity encompasses of…

Having an

intimate

experiential

knowledge of God

(1 John 2:13-14,

Hebrews 6:1-3)

Spiritual maturity encompasses of…

The consistent

demonstration of the

fruits of the spirit is

the ultimate evidence

of spiritual maturity.

(Galatians 5:22)

Spiritual maturity encompasses of…

Maturity HabitsWHAT MUST I DO TO GROW UP SPIRITUALLY?

God’s word is to your

spirit man what food is

to your natural man.

(Matthew 4:4, 1Peter

2:2)

No Scripture, No Supper:

Rich and dynamic

communication is the

live-wire of any

relationship.

(Luke 18:1, Ephesians

5:16-20)

Prayer

This is necessary for keeping

the flesh under to attain

different levels in God

(1 Corinthians 9:27, Luke

2:36-37, Acts 13:2, 2

Corinthians 11:27)

FASTING

It demonstrates the

genuineness of your

faith to the world and

the devil. It is God’s

heart-cry and it must be

yours as well

(Acts 1:8)

SOUL WINNING

It is an integral part of our

worship as we part with our

earthly riches to honor our Lord

so that he can take preeminence

over our entire life and opens us

up to his bountifully abundant

blessings.

(Matthew 6:25-33)

GIVING

Organize your life to be a

blessing to people who

cannot pay you back. This is

how to lay up treasures for

yourself in heaven

(Matthew 5:43-47)

ACT OF KINDNESS

This is another important aspect of our

worship as we spend our time and

energy in our father’s business of saving

and transforming lives. This is the only

proof that your time and attention now

belong to God. It brings a sense of

balance and fulfillment to your life as a

believer (John 5:17)

KINGDOM SERVICE

This provides a conducive

environment for transformation.

It provides accountability,

continuous inspiration and the

right support towards a strong

and consistent walk with God

(Psalms 68:5-6, Psalms 133)

ACTIVE IDENTIFICATION WITH A SMALL FAMILY OF GOD’S PEOPLE (E.g. CONNECT GROUPS)

END OF CLASS 1

CLASS 2 – UNDERSTANDING YOUR MINISTRY CALLING

Time Program Mins Anchor

8:00 – 8:05 Brief Prayer Session 5 Class Registrar

8:05 – 9:35 Lecture 90 Facilitator

9:35 – 9:55 Class Test 20 Facilitator

9:55 – 10:00 Closing/Announcements 5 Class Registrar

Order of Program

DISCOVERING YOUR SHAPE

The “SHAPE” acronym will help us to explain the five elements necessary in knowing our ministry.

The specific gifts of the Holy Spirit in operation in our lives while serving.

Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

Class Activity – Discuss the result of students’ assessment test.

The heart represents the centre of motivation, desires, interests, and inclinations. I S.12: 20

Heart

Abilities are the unique natural talents that you are born with.

Abilities

Your personality or temperament reveals your peculiarcharacteristics, which is a pointer to what area of ministryyou can best operate.

Personality

Class Activity – Discuss the students’ result of personalityassessment test.

Personality

This could be educational, vocational, spiritual or ministerial. They could also be painful experiences. The prominent experiences of our lives are the indication of the problem we are born to solve.

Experience

DISC PERSONALITY TYPES

Have you completed your DISC Personality Test online? If

yes, bring out your result. If no, collect the printed test

sheets and follow the instructions written on it.

DISC PERSONALITY TYPES

Dominant Director

“Just do it”

Inspiring Influencer

“Have fun doing it”

Competent Compliant

“Do it right”

Steady Supporter

“Do it together”

OUTGOING

RESERVED

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O

P

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T

A

S

K

Dominant Director

The D Personality Style tends to be

o Direct

o Outspoken

o Problem-Solver

o Decisive

o Prefers to lead than follow

o Tends to have high self-confidence

o Risk takers

o Others look to them for decisions and directions

o Tends to be self-starters.

What are the possible weaknesses of the D Personality Style?

o They tend to overstep authority, as they prefer to be in charge themselves.

o At times they can be argumentative and not listen to the reasoning of others.

o They tend to dislike repetition and routine and may ignore the details and minutia of a

situation, even if it's important.

o They may attempt too much at one time, hoping to see quick results.

What should one remember to do when working with D Personality Types?

o When working with a D, be direct, to the point, and brief.

o Focus on tangible points and talk about "what" instead of "how".

o Focus on business instead of social topics and try to be results oriented.

o Make suggestions for how to achieve the goal instead of talking about why it won't

work.

o Try to thinking like a D, be confident and focus on problem solving.

Dominant Director

What are the general characteristics of the I Personality Style?

o Not afraid to be the center of attention.

o Enthusiastic

o Optimistic

o Talkative

o Persuasive

o Impulsive

o Emotional

o This Personality Type will trust others naturally, truly enjoys being

around others.

o Functions best when around people and working in teams.

Inspiring Influencer

What are the possible weaknesses of the I Personality Style?

o Not good with detail.

o They are more concerned with people and popularity than with tangible results and

organization.

o It's also possible that they are not great listeners, and may give the impression of waiting to

speak instead of truly listening to what someone else is saying.

o In some cases, gestures and facial expressions are overly used.

What should one remember to do when working with I Personality Types?

o It's important to build rapport and be friendly.

o Approach them in a favorable and friendly environment.

o Give them plenty of opportunity to verbalize their ideas, as they usually have very create

thoughts and are great problem solvers. Because they have so many ideas and enjoy

discussing them, it may take some planning for them to turn their verbal ideas into action.

o It helps to write details down for them or check back in on occasion to make sure action items

are being done to expectation and to detail.

o Allow time for sociable activities at work, they are great motivators of others.

Inspiring Influencer

What are the general characteristics of the S Personality Style?

o Steady, stable, and predictable.

o Even-tempered

o Friendly

o Sympathetic with others.

o Very generous with loved ones.

o Understanding and listens well.

o Preferring close, personal relationships.

o Very opened with loved ones.

o Can also be possessive at times.

Steady Supporter

What are the possible weaknesses of the S Personality Style?

o They like to get into a routine and what feels secure and stick with it. This results in an

opposition towards change. However, when change is occurring, they adjust best when

given a long enough period of time to adjust and an explanation of why the change is

occurring.

o Because the S style is passive and avoids conflict, they may also hold grudges when

they experience frustrations and resentments, instead of facing the issue head on.

o They strive for positive environments and relationships and can be especially sensitive

when it comes to criticism.

o They want to please others, therefore may have a difficult time saying no or

establishing priorities.

What should one remember to do when working with S Personality Types?

o Try to be personable and build rapport.

o The sooner they feel comfortable with you, the sooner they will open up to you,

especially if they see genuine interest in them as a person.

o Provide them with specifics and clarifications for tasks they are asked to do and try to

explain the "how" questions.

o If instituting change, be patient with them, explain your reasoning, and give them time

to adjust. It will make them uncomfortable at first.

Steady Supporter

Competent CompliantWhat are the general characteristics of

the C DISC Styles?

o They are accurate, precise, detail-oriented.

o Conscientious.

o They think very analytically and

systematically.

o They make decisions carefully with plenty of

research and information to back it up.

o Very high standards for both themselves

and others.

o Because they focus on the details and see

what many other styles do not, they tend to

be good problem solvers and very creative

people.

What are the possible weaknesses for the C DISC Styles?

o They will avoid conflict rather than argue.

o It is difficult to get them to verbalize their feelings.

o They need clear cut boundaries in order to feel comfortable at work, in

relationships, or to take action.

o Sometimes the C can be bound by procedures and methods and find it difficult

to stray from order.

o Sometimes they can get too bogged down in the small details, making it difficult

to see the next steps or big picture.

What should one remember to do when working with C Personality Types?

o It's best to be prepare when possible. Do your research and prepare your

case in advance.

o Pay attention to the details because this is what the C focuses on.

o When you can support a statement or idea with accurate data or examples,

that is helpful.

o Be systematic and logical in your thinking and planning and specific when

agreeing or disagreeing. When disagreeing, work with facts instead of people

examples.

o Be patient, persistent, and diplomatic and remember that they fear criticism.

Competent Compliant

Evangelism

Prophecy

Teaching

Exhortation

Pastor

Showing Mercy

Serving

Giving

Administration

The 9 Ministry Gifts

“What you do with your resources today will determine your

outcome in future”