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Archive for February 2011
What’s your Passion? (Part 5: Categories)
February 21, 2011 by Steve.
“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.”
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hege
A passion is a God-given attraction to someone or something that stirs your heart to action. What attracts you like a magnet? What stirs your heart to action?
There are three general categories of passions – people, problems and positions. First, you may long to impact a group of people. Many church ministries are organized by types of people. Is your heart drawn to serving one of these groups of people?
| CATEGORY | SOME EXAMPLES |
| Age | children; youth; young adults; adults; seniors |
| Gender | men and women |
| Marital Status | single; married; divorced; widowed |
| Skills & Interests | computer; decorating; food; trades |
| Spiritual Maturity | unbelievers; seekers; new believers; mature believers |
Second, you may desire to work on some problem in the world. Do you want to improve some aspect of the world? Do you long to right a wrong? Meet a need? Solve a problem? Tackle an issue? Does one of the problems below stir your heart?
| CATEGORY | SOME EXAMPLES |
| Basic Needs | food; clothing; shelter; safety |
| Disabilities | physical; mental; emotional; social |
| Difficulties | addictions; career; finances; marriage; parenting |
| Evangelism | local communities; national; international |
| Relief | disasters; economic growth; famine; pure water |
| Social Issues | education; homelessness; poverty; racial equality |
Finally, you may wish to serve in a specific church position. Are you drawn to one of these positions?
| CATEGORY | SOME EXAMPLES |
| Local Church | media; music; operations; pastor; small groups |
| Church Universal | educator; evangelist; missionary; para-church |
Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, said, “Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it.” Find your fire and keep it burning brightly.
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