About Man in The Mirror

Vision:
To engage every man in America with a credible offer of Christ and with resources to grow.

Mission:
Serving church leaders who are reaching men.

If you take virtually every problem in America today, at the root of it you will find the failure of a man (e.g. 93% of prisoners are male and 85% of these come from fatherless homes). Today there are approximately 98,000,000 men in America, 63,000,000 of which don't know Christ. Only 8,000,000 of these are active in discipleship. This would be the equivalent of 12 guys playing on a football team and only 1 of them knowing how to play football.

Now, no man fails on purpose – most wake up in the morning wanting to succeed.

Our desire at Man in the Mirror is to come along side pastors and men’s ministry leaders who are equipping men for success.

Man in the Mirror is accomplishing our mission and vision through:

Contact Us / Customer Service

Mailing / Shipping Address:
Man in the Mirror
180 Wilshire Blvd.
Casselberry, FL 32707 USA

Map to Office

Telephone / Fax:
Phone: 407-472-2100
Toll Free: 800-929-2536
Fax: 407-331-7839

For product questions or returns for our bookstore, please email resources@maninthemirror.org, or call 800-929-2536.

For information on making a contribution of money, stock, or other assets, please send an e-mail to partners@maninthemirror.org, or call 800-929-2536.

If you are struggling with personal issues in your life, please send a e-mail to struggles@maninthemirror.org. These emails are confidential. A member of our ministry team will reply to you within a few days. We do not offer counseling, but will gladly assist in connecting you with the resources you need.

Navigate
Sign Up or Login
Spiritual Gifts: 70 Things Every Man Needs to Know PDF Print E-mail
Written by Patrick Morley   
Monday, September 12 2011 00:00

58. Spiritual Gifts
Excerpted from Pastoring Men, Moody Publishers.


It would be foolish to try to become a lawyer if you prefer to work with numbers. In the same way we pursue vocational employment based upon our aptitudes and abilities, we pursue our spiritual service based on an understanding of how God has gifted us.

Every believer receives at least one spiritual gift. "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good" (1 Corinthians 12:7). The Holy Spirit determines our spiritual gifts. "Each man has his own gift from God . . . he gives them to each one, just as he determines" (1 Corinthians 7:7; 12:11).

The purpose of our spiritual gifts is to serve Christ by serving others, helping to fulfill the Great Commission. "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms" (1 Peter 4:10).

While theologians and teachers often differ on how to precisely classify and name spiritual gifts, the following generally captures the gist of the different gifts:

  1. Service gifts. Service gifts are often low-profile, behind-the-scene gifts. They include showing mercy, service (or helps), hospitality, giving, administration, leadership, faith, and discernment.
  2. Speaking gifts. Speaking gifts include knowledge, wisdom, preaching, teaching, evangelism, apostleship, shepherding, and encouragement.
  3. Signifying gifts. The signifying gifts are miracles, healing, speaking in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues.


To better understand their gifts, have men study the four passages of Scripture that deal with spiritual gifts: Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; Ephesians 4:11-13; and 1 Peter 4:9-11. Prayerfully have them write down the gifts to which they are drawn.

For More: Go to www.pastoringmen.com and click "58. Spiritual Gifts" to read "How to Determine Your Spiritual Gifts," including one-sentence explanations of each spiritual gift (or read Chapter 18, "Developing a Personal Ministry" in Discipleship for the Man in the Mirror).

#439  © 2011. Patrick Morley. All rights reserved. This article may be reproduced for non-commercial ministry purposes with proper attribution.