Gifts, Talents and Service Opportunities
also known as: Time and Talent Form
Zion Lutheran Church - November, 2008
You may print off and fill out the form below or pick one up from the church office.
Name ____________________________________
Address ___________________________________
Phone (home) __________________ (work) __________________
Email______________________________________
Prayer Support
_____ Commit to pray for Zion regularly.
_____ Be part of a prayer group.
Youth Ministries
_____ Work on planning, publicizing and helping with youth events.
_____ Drive car/van for youth events
_____ Chaperone Pizza Parties after football games
_____ Canoe Trip Chaperone
_____ Chaperone Nat’l Youth Gathering
_____ Chaperone Synod Jr. Hi Gathering
_____ Chaperone Synod Sr. Hi Gathering
_____ Chaperone Mission Trip
_____ Help with Rummage Sale
Worship and Music
_____ Worship weekly.
_____ Read lessons at worship
____ 1st service ____ 2nd service ____ Wed. evening
_____ Usher _____ 1st service _____2nd service _____ Wed. evening
_____ Lent _____ Holy Week _____ Christmas Eve
_____ Be a greeter ____ 1st service
____ 2nd service ____ Wed. evening
_____ Serve Communion ____ 1st service
____ 2nd service _____ Wed. Eve.
_____ Provide Flowers for Worship
_____ Give a children’s sermon
_____ Lead Children’s Time during 10:45 sermon
_____ Direct or be part of a drama
_____ Run the video camera
_____ Operate Power Point
_____ Set up, take down screen for contemporary service
_____ Serve on altar guild
_____ Play the organ _____ piano
Contemporary Worship
_____ Operate Power Point
_____ Set up, take down screen
_____ Lead Children’s Time during 10:45 Sermon
_____ Be part of a Worship Team
_____ Be part of an Ensemble _____ Vocal _____ Instrumental
_____ Run Sound System
Music:
_____ Sing in Senior Choir
_____ Be part of a worship team
_____ Be part of an ensemble ____ Vocal ____ Instrumental
_____ Play a musical instrument
_____ Sing a vocal solo
_____ Play organ _____ piano
_____ Play Guitar
_____ Provide Special Music
_____ Accompany Joyful Noise
Christian Education
Sunday School:
_____ Superintendent
_____ Teacher
_____ Lead Large Group Activity (every 3 weeks)
_____ Substitute Teacher
_____ Worship Leader
_____ Pianist
_____ Prayer Partner
_____ Old Fashioned Christmas helper
_____ Christmas program help
Release Time:
_____ Teacher
_____ Substitute Teacher
_____ Music Leader
S.U.R.F.
_____ Station Leader
_____ Station Helper
_____ Snack Preparer
_____ Evening Meal Preparer
_____ Eat with a Table of Kids Wed. Eve.
Pre-School Vacation Bible School:
_____ Teacher _____ Substitute Teacher
_____ Planning _____ Puppetry
_____ Accompanist _____ Kitchen Help
Vacation Bible School:
_____ Teacher _____ Substitute Teacher
_____ Worship Leader _____ Pianist/Guitar Player
_____ Arts/Crafts _____ Recreation
_____ Kitchen Help
Day Camp:
_____ Helper
_____ Evening meals for counselors
_____ Housing for counselors
Confirmation:
_____ Teach 3-4 Week Elective Class
_____ Retreat Chaperone
_____ Be a Mentor
Adult:
_____ Forum Leader occasionally
_____ Bible Study participant
____ Men’s ____ Women’s
____ Mixed ____ Couple’s
_____ Bible Study Leader
_____ Small Group Studies
_____ Planning Adult Classes
_____ Participate in synod or conference
educational or mission events
_____ Adult Canoe Trip
_____ Cover to Cover Book Group
_____ Thursday A.M. _____ Thursday P.M.
_____ Adult Mission Trip/Project
Women:
_____ Women of the ELCA (WELCA)
_____ WELCA Officer
_____ Circle Participant ____ Morning
____ Afternoon ____ Evening
_____ Prayer chain member.
_____ Women of Faith Bible Study (Fri. 9 a.m./monthly)
_____ Women of Faith Too (Sun. 7 p.m. monthly)
_____ Women of the Word Bible Study (W.O.W.) (4 pm Tues., biweekly)
_____ Mission Sewing – 8 am, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
_____ Kitchen Help for Mission Sewing
_____ Clean Kitchen Monthly
_____ Second Mile Serving
_____ WELCA Coordinator
_____ Serving Group Food Coordinator for one month
_____ Serve on Altar Guild
Men:
_____ Retired Men’s Bible Study (OWLS) Thurs. 10 am
_____ Men’s Prayer and Bible Fellowship, Wed. 6:30 am
_____ “It’s A Guy Thing” Breakfast/Bible Study – (Sat. 8:30 a.m. monthly)
_____ Help with Turkey Dinner
_____ Serving Group Food Coordinator for one month
Parish Outreach:
_____ Contact prospective members
_____ Visit Zion members
_____ Deliver bulletins to shut-ins
_____ Provide transportation for shut-ins
_____ Visit shut-ins/hospitalized/recovering
_____ Sponsor new members
_____ Be trained to share my faith and be inviting
_____ Sponsor radio broadcasts
_____ Deliver home meals
_____ Help NAPS/MAC Food Distribution
_____ Participate in Adult Mission Trip or Project
_____ Bring Dessert for Worship Café
_____ Kids of the Kingdom Volunteer
_____ Public Assistance Volunteer
_____ Circles of Support Volunteer
Nursery:
_____ Sunday –First Worship Service
_____ Sunday –Second Worship Service
_____ Sunday –Education Hour
_____ Wednesday Evening Activities
_____ Friday a.m. for Women of Faith
_____ Pre-School Vacation Bible School
_____ Vacation Bible School
_____ Other Meetings or Activities
_____ Nursery Coordinator
Congregational Representatives:
_____ Represent Zion at conference assemblies
_____ Serve from Zion at the Synod Convention
_____ Serve on a synod or national church board or committee
Congregational Officer:
_____ President _____ Vice President
_____ Secretary _____ Treasurer
Boards:
_____ Church Properties
_____ Kids of the Kingdom Child Care
_____ Education
_____ Evangelism
_____ Lay Ministry
_____ Mission Outreach
_____ Parish Life/Fellowship
_____ Social Concerns
_____ Stewardship
_____ Youth Ministry
_____ Health Care Board
Committees:
_____ Auditing _____ Endowment
_____ Library _____ Worship/Music
_____ Memorial _____ Nursery
Library:
_____ Work in the library
Properties Service
Inside:
_____ Painting
_____ Carpentry
_____ Maintenance/Upkeep
_____ Plumbing
_____ Electrical
_____ Mechanical Repair
_____ Decorate for Christmas/Thanksgiving
Outside:
_____ Lawn and Flower Care
_____ Painting
_____ Carpentry
_____ Roofing
_____ Maintenance/Upkeep/Mechanical Repair
Ministry Assistance
_____ Make or Stain Baptismal Faith Chests
_____ Website Updating
_____ Computer Graphics/ Design
_____ Operate Power Point
_____ Run Video Camera, Tape Services
_____ Audio Visual Interest
_____ Run Sound System
_____ Help with Fall Stewardship Drive
_____ Photography/Video/Film
_____ Help with Newsletter Assembly
_____ Help with Bulletin Assembly
_____ Office Helper
_____ Write for Voice of Zion, etc.
_____ Banner/poster making
_____ Provide rides for people to church activities
Other ways I can use my talents and abilities to serve the Lord are:
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Matching Your Gifts with Service
Zion Lutheran Church, Litchfield, Minnesota
Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8
God has blessed each of us with different gifts and talents.
We hope you will use these sheets to consider how God
wants you to use your talents in serving God at Zion and
elsewhere in life.
May God sustain you and use you in God’s mission.
Listed below are gifts identified in the "Spiritual Gift
Inventory" found on the ELCA website (www.elca.org)
with ideas listed of practical ways to use these gifts in service.
Administration
• Work on planning, publicizing and helping with
youth events.
• Help with planning and publicizing youth
fundraisers
• Sunday School Superintendent
• Pre-School VBS Planning
• Planning Adult Classes
• Participate in synod or conference educational or
mission events
• WELCA Coordinator
• Nursery Coordinator
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
• Church Boards
Artistry
• Direct or be part of a drama
• Set/Props Design
• Sunday School Christmas program help
• Old Fashioned Christmas helper
• Pre-School VBS Puppetry
• Arts/Crafts for VBS, Sunday School, etc.
• Designing flyers advertising luncheons, fund
• raisers, turkey dinner, etc.
• Decorating
• Decorate for Christmas/Thanksgiving
• Photography/Film
• Sound/Audio/Video
• Computer graphics/design
• Banner/poster making
• Design bulletin covers for Lent, Special Services
• Draw, paint, design, graphics, etc.
• Sewing Circle
Discernment
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
• Social Concerns Board
• Counseling
• Support Group Facilitator
• Caring Ministry
Evangelism
• Contact prospective members
• Deliver bulletins to shut-ins
• Provide transportation for shut-ins
• Visit shut-ins and Zion members
• Sponsor new members
• Be trained to share my faith and be inviting
• Prison Ministry
• Evangelism Board
• Advertise/Market Outreach Programs
Exhortation
• Be a Confirmation Mentor
• Bible Study Leader
• Visit Shut-ins, Hospitalized
• Peer Counseling
• Support Group Leader
• Telephone Ministry
Faith
• Stewardship Board
• Long Range Planning Team
• Teacher/Bible Study Leader
• Commit to pray for Zion regularly.
• Be part of a prayer group.
• Prayer chain member.
• Worship weekly.
• Be a Confirmation Mentor
• Women of the ELCA (WELCA)
• Circle Participant - First Tuesday/Month
Morning Afternoon Evening
• Women of Faith Bible Study (Fri. 9 a.m. monthly)
• Women of Faith Too (Sun. 7 pm monthly)
• Women of the Word (W.O.W.) Bible Study
4 pm, First & Third Tuesdays
• Retired Men’s Bible Study (OWLS)
(Every Thurs. 10 a.m.)
• Men’s Prayer and Bible Fellowship
(every Wed. 6:30 a.m.)
• “It’s A Guy Thing” Breakfast/Bible Study
(Sat. 8:30 a.m. monthly)
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
Giving
• Share Personal Testimony
• Capital Campaign Steering Team
• Provide Flowers for Worship
• Sponsor radio broadcasts
• Deliver home meals
• Congregation Treasurer
• Stewardship Board
• Help with Fall Stewardship Drive
• Coordinate Volunteers
Hospitality
• Sponsor New Members
• Host in home (Bible Study, etc.)
• Visitor Welcome/Information Center
• Fellowship Hour Host/Hostess
• Usher 1st service 2nd service Wed. evening
Lent Holy Week
• Be a greeter 1st service 2nd service Wed. evening
• Evening meals for Day Camp counselors
• Housing for Day Camp counselors
• Deliver home meals
Intercession/Prayer
• Prayer chain
• Commit to pray for Zion regularly.
• Be part of a prayer group.
• Prayer Partner for S.S.
Knowledge
• Parish Resource/Library Coordinator
• Nominating Committee
• Long Range Planning Team
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
Leadership
• Sunday School Superintendent
• Board & Committee Chairperson
• Fellowship coordinator
• Congregation President
• Speaker – Events
• Work on planning, publicizing and
helping with youth events.
• Help with youth fundraisers
• Sunday School Superintendent
• Forum Leader occasionally
• Bible Study Leader
• WELCA Officer
• WELCA Coordinator
• Serving Group Food Coordinator for One Month
• Nursery Coordinator
• Represent Zion at conference assemblies
• Serve from Zion at the Synod convention
• Serve on a synod or national church board or
committee
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
• Congregation Secretary
• Congregation Treasurer
• Boards:
Church Properties
Kids of the Kingdom Child Care
Education
Evangelism
Lay Ministry
Mission Outreach
Parish Life/Fellowship
Social Concerns
Stewardship
Youth Ministry
Health Care Board
• Committees:
Auditing
Library
Memorial
Endowment
Worship/Music
Nursery
Mercy
• Help NAPS/MAC Food Distribution
• Participate in Adult Mission Trip or Project
• Prison Ministry
• Deliver bulletins to shut-ins
• Provide transportation for shut-ins
• Visit shut-ins/hospitalized/recovering
• Social Concerns Board
• Facilitate Support Group
• Telephone Ministry
• Caring Ministry
• Writing to Service men/women, Missionaries
• Circles of Support
• Public Assistance Volunteers
Music – Vocal
• Sing in Zion Choir
• Be part of a worship team
• Be part of an ensemble
• Sing a solo/duet
• Release Time Music Leader
• Sunday School Music Leader
• VBS Worship/Music Leader
Music – instrumental
• Play the organ or piano
• Be part of a worship team
• Be part of an ensemble
• Provide special music
• Accompany Joyful Noise
• Sunday School Pianist
• Release Time Pianist/Accompanist
• VBS Pianist
Pastoring
• Bible study leader/small group leader
• New member sponsor
• Counselor
• Caring Ministry
• Mentor Confirmation Student, Others
• Telephone ministry
• Be a Confirmation Mentor
• Forum Leader occasionally
Service
• Computer programmer/web-page developer
• Data entry
• PA/sound system technician
• Audio Visual – interest in learning
• Recording worship services
• Planning, publicizing and helping youth events
• Help with youth fundraisers
• Drive car/van for youth events
• Chaperone Pizza Parties after football games
• Canoe Trip Chaperone
• Chaperone Nat’l Youth Gathering
• Chaperone Synod Jr. Hi Gathering
• Chaperone Synod Sr. Hi Gathering
• Chaperone Youth Mission Trip
• Confirmation Retreat Chaperone
• Read lessons at worship
1st service 2nd service Wed. evening
• Usher 1st service 2nd service Wed. evening
Lent Holy Week Christmas Eve
• Be a greeter 1st service 2nd service
Wed. evening
• Serve Communion 1st service
2nd service Wed. Eve
• Give a children’s sermon
• Lead Children’s Time during 10:45 sermon
• Serve on altar guild
• Provide transportation when needed
• Mission Sewing – 8 am, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
• Set Tables for Funerals
• Kitchen Help for Mission Sewing
• Clean Kitchen Monthly
• Second Mile Serving
• Serving Group Food Coordinator for One Month
• Men - Help with Turkey Dinner
• Help NAPS/MAC Food Distribution
• Participate in Adult Mission Trip or Project
• Bring Dessert for Worship Café
• Deliver Home Meals
• Nursery – Sunday –First Worship Service
• Nursery – Sunday –Second Worship Service
• Nursery – Sunday –Education Hour
• Nursery – Wednesday Evening Activities
• Nursery – Pre-School Vacation Bible School
• Nursery – Vacation Bible School
• Nursery – Other Meetings or Activities
• Nursery Coordinator
• Represent Zion at conference assemblies
• Serve from Zion at the Synod Convention
• Serve on a synod or national church board
or committee
• Boards:
Church Properties
Kids of the Kingdom Child Care
Education
Evangelism
Lay Ministry
Mission Outreach
Parish Life/Fellowship
Social Concerns
Stewardship
Youth Ministry
Health Care Board
• Committees:
Auditing
Library
Memorial
Endowment
Worship/Music
Nursery
• Painting/carpentry
• Lawn and Flower Care
• Building Maintenance
• Make or Stain Baptismal Faith Chests
• Website Updating
• Help with Fall Stewardship Drive
• Photography
• Newsletter Assembly
• Bulletin Assembly
• Office Helper
• Banner/poster making
Skilled Craft
• Make or Stain Baptismal Faith Chests
• Run the video camera, tape services
• Operate Power Point
• Run Sound System/PA System
• Church Property Board
• Painting/carpentry
• Building maintenance/upkeep
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Masonry
• Roofing
• Mechanical Repair
• Lawn and Flower Care
• Website Updating and Management
• Computer graphics/design
• Photography/Videography
• Audio/Visual Operator and Repair
• Computer Maintenance
• Office Helper
• Sewing Circle
• Prayer Shawls
Teaching
• Give a children’s sermon
• Lead Children’s Time during 10:45 sermon
• Sunday School Superintendent
• Sunday School Teacher
• Lead Large Group Sunday School Activity (every
• 3 weeks)
• Sunday School Substitute Teacher
• Sunday School Worship Leader
• Sunday School Pianist
• Sunday School Prayer Partner
• Old Fashioned Christmas helper
• Sunday School Christmas program help
• Release Time Teacher
• Release Time Substitute Teacher
• Release Time Music Leader
• Pre-School VBS Teacher
• Pre-School VBS Substitute Teacher
• Pre-School VBS Planning
• Pre-School VBS Puppetry
• Pre-School VBS Kitchen Help
• VBS Teacher
• VBS Substitute Teacher
• VBS Worship Leader
• VBS Pianist
• VBS Arts/Crafts
• VBS Recreation
• VBS Kitchen Help
• Day Camp Helper
• Evening meals for Day Camp counselors
• Housing for Day Camp counselors
• Teach 4 Week Confirmation Elective Class
• Be a Confirmation Mentor
• Adult Forum Leader occasionally
• Adult Bible Study Leader
• Planning Adult Classes
• Board of Christian Education
Wisdom
• Be a Confirmation Mentor
• Peer Counselor
• Support Group Leader
• Council Member
• Congregation President
• Congregation Vice President
• Caring Ministry
Writing
• Newsletter articles
• Public relations/publicity/advertising
• Letter writing
• Composing Drama
• Composing Puppet Scripts
• Writing Worship Litanies/materials
Growth Opportunities
• Bible Study participant
____ Men’s ____ Women’s
____ Mixed ____ Couple’s
• Small Group Studies
• Participate in synod or conference
educational or mission events
• Adult Canoe Trip
• Adult Mission Trip/Project
• Cover to Cover Book Group
Thursday A.M.
Thursday P.M.
• Women of the ELCA (WELCA)
• WELCA Officer
• Circle Participant - First Tuesday/Month
____ Morning ____ Afternoon ____ Evening
• Prayer chain member.
• Prayer Group Member
• Women of Faith Bible Study (Fri. a.m. monthly)
• Women of the Word (W.O.W.) Bible Study
4 pm, First & Third Tuesdays
• Mission Sewing - 8 am, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
• OWLS - Retired Men’s Bible Study
(every Thurs. 10 a.m. Sept. - April, 8:30 a.m. May - August)
• Men’s Prayer and Bible Fellowship
(every Wed. 6:30 a.m.)
• “It’s A Guy Thing” breakfast/Bible Study
(Sat. a.m. monthly)
Other ways I can use my talents and abilities to serve the Lord are: