Serve Christ

Offer Your Gifts to God

Whatever you are good at, God can use it. The Bible says each of us has received a gift, and we are to minister it to one another as good stewards of God's grace. Your teaching, your trade, your training, your art, all of it has a place to serve. Here is how common skills turn into real service, and where each one is needed.

Every gift has a place

You do not have to become someone else to serve God. The skill already in your hands is often exactly what a person or a ministry needs. Here is how common gifts find their place.

Your skill, and where it serves

• Teaching and mentoring →Tutor a child, disciple a new believer, teach a class. Knowledge shared is a gift given.
• Coding, design, and tech →Build the tools, sites, and systems that ministries and nonprofits need but cannot afford.
• Medicine and care →Bring healing to clinics, shelters, and the sick. Jesus cared for the body as well as the soul.
• Law and advocacy →Defend the vulnerable, do justice, and give counsel to those who cannot pay for it.
• Building and trades →Repair, build, and restore. Homes, wells, and churches are built by faithful hands.
• Translation and languages →Carry the Word and the welcome across every language. A bridge for the good news.
• Music and the arts →Lead worship, make beauty, and lift hearts toward God in your church and beyond.
• Cooking and hospitality →Feed the hungry and open your table. A shared meal is one of the oldest ministries.
• Prayer →The quiet gift that undergirds every other. Carry others faithfully to God.

Not sure what your gift is?

Ask what you love to do that helps others, and ask the people who know you what they see. Then offer it. Gifts grow by use, and clarity comes in the giving.

• Discover your place →Find where your gifts fit in the Body of Christ.
• All the ways to serve →See the fuller picture of serving Christ with your life.

Frequently asked questions

How can I use my skills to serve God?

Offer the skill you already have to a real need. 1 Peter 4:10 says each of us should minister our gift to one another as stewards of God's grace. Teachers can disciple, builders can build, coders can equip ministries, and so on. Start by naming your skill and finding one place it is needed.

What are spiritual gifts?

In Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12, the Bible describes gifts God gives believers by his Spirit, such as teaching, serving, giving, leading, mercy, and encouragement, all meant to build up the church and serve others. Natural skills and spiritual gifts alike are given to be used in love.

I do not know what my gift is. How do I find out?

Notice what you enjoy that helps others, and ask people who know you well what they see in you. Then try serving. Gifts become clear in use, not in theory. Start small and pay attention to where you bear fruit.