The Gift of Administration

Is your church lacking people in leadership who have the gift of administration? When a church tries to function without one or more people in leadership who have the gift of administration there will be confusion, conflict, misunderstandings; and, often times, chaos and hurt feelings. Bottom line; it will be a dysfunctional church.

Some signs that your church needs people with this gift would be:

• A lack of resources available for members which are accurate and kept updated on a regular basis as things change in the body (i.e., ministry contact lists) 
• Literature composed, produced and printed with typos and errors. 
• Lack of proper communication to the entire membership regarding church needs, events, meetings, and announcements. 
• The same individuals doing all the work, all the time. 
• A lack of knowledge of the gifts of all of the members of the church and the inability to effectively use the members to most edify the body and bring Glory to God. 
• Members who feel invisible, unloved and insignificant. 

The gift of administration is really needed in the Christian community. Paul spoke many times about the church as a body with many essential parts, each being necessary for the body to function wholly. People with the gift of administration may well hold the key to pulling all the various parts together in harmony. Being able to absorb detail, organize and delegate are traits of this gift, and these qualities, when employed effectively, can be helpful in allowing the Holy Spirit’s work in one committee to compliment, rather than conflict with, the work of another. The instincts for what comes first and what follows, who can plug in where, and how to arrange things so that everything fits into the schedule or that everything gets done are sorely needed in a busy church environment. This is a wonderful spiritual gift to have.

With this gift you can help the church get in order and stay in order. That orderliness surely pleases God for he ordered the whole world.

The gift of Administration: the special ability that God gives for understanding clearly the immediate and long-range goals of a particular unit of the Body of Christ and the ability to devise and execute effective plans for the accomplishment of these goals. The ability to organize and guide human activities in such a way that Christ’s program is carried out.

As a spiritual gift, administration has to do with guiding the affairs of the church and kingdom. The person with this gift has management ability. The administrator accepts the goals set by others and devises and executes plans to accomplish these goals. A sense for organization is evident. Often a person with this gift is characterized as able to direct and motivate people and coordinate their activities. Often, but not always, people with the gift of administration also have the gift of leadership.

A person with this gift will take an organized approach to most undertakings, and this attribute can be valuable in planning, coordinating, directing, supervising, or in committee work. Some would refer to this type of individual as a “how to” person. One might expect a person with this gift to enjoy preparing agendas and reports to help a committee become more productive. Expect that careful attention will be paid to even small details in planning an activity. Someone with the gift of administration is characterized as one who takes satisfaction in a well-run organization.

When a church tries to function without one or more people in leadership with this gift, there will be confusion, conflict, misunderstandings; and, often times, chaos and hurt feelings.  If this is true in your church.  Pray!   Pray that God will send you those with this gift!