Introduction to Primary Functions of Stewardship in Detail Chart
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By John Blake
People all define and describe the Primary
Functions of Stewardship a little different. According to
Tim Roehl, it is “How God stewards my gifts to accomplish His
Kingdom purposes.” Paul Ford says it as “How I steward my part in
the Body of
Christ.” I tend to explain it as more of our outward expression of
our gift combination. All of us are right. It’s all true; which is
partially what led us to the necessity of further unpacking this
powerful third angle of the Gifts Triangle.
As Steve Hoke, Paul Ford, and I sat around a table,
sketching on a flip-chart each of the Primary Functions,
the depth hit me in a whole new way. This significance hit me for a
variety of reasons:
(1) For the next generation, who struggle for clear
role definition in life and ministry, this equates our supernatural
gifting into a functional language. How I function powerfully
serves as the accurate and appropriate counter-piece to being
defined by a role;
(2) The Primary Functions of Stewardship
shows us powerfully the embodied function of our gift combination,
or gift “mooshing”; it becomes a simplified descriptor of the Body
Life ligament action we get to embrace (Ephesians 4:13-16); and....
(3) The Primary Functions of Stewardship
challenges us in a new way to embrace our upfront or alongside role
in the Body as well as gain further clarity on who we need. All of
these contribute to the necessity of greater understanding,
coaching, and teaching through this stewardship corner of the
Gifts Triangle.
Through this added sheet of information regarding the
“Role or Function”—the underlying “Motivation,” and the “Indicators
of Functions Fulfilled,” we hope to create a greater clarity and
depth to your current understanding of the Primary Functions.
If you attend a Coaches Recertification event this year, you will
have added teaching on additional specific uses of this chart and
the Primary Functions’ depth. Though not all of this
may resonate strongly with you, our prayer is that as you wade
through this new information, nuggets of truth with be discovered,
owned, and passed on in you coaching, teambuilding, and living out
of your own Primary Functions of Stewardship.
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