Servant Tool Box

Resources to encourage and equip you to be a better servant.
This is where all of the serving tools and resources will be gathered, including:

• Messages
• Books
• Servant Leader Monthly Newsletter
• Articles
• Serving Devotionals / Bible Studies
• PDFs & Other Downloads
• Online References / Resources

Note: If you would like to contribute your tools and resources to the UServeCentral Servant Tool Box, or you want to suggest tools or categories of tools, please send your suggestion(s) to serving@gcconline.org.


  Serving Messages
We hope these messages will bless and inspire you to be a better servant.

• "Do It By D.E.S.I.G.N.", Mark Goodrich; MP3
  "Do It By DESIGN", Mark Goodrich
  
  
• "Whats in Your Hand", Mark Norman; MP3
  "Whats in Your Hand", Mark Norman; MP3
  
  
• "How God Works, Part 1", Mark Norman; MP3
  "How God Works, Part 1", Mark Norman; MP3
  
  
• "How God Works, Part 2", Mark Norman; MP3
  "How God Works, Part 2", Mark Norman; MP3
  
  

  Serving Books
Books that will encourage you and deepen your passion to serve and/or to lead servant volunteers.

• Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution through Serving
  by Dino Rizzo
  Comments by John Maxwell: "Dino Rizzo and the Healing Place Church have seen the eternal impact that serving has made on so many lives in their community and through out the world. Servolution is a must read for anyone who wants to transform their lives and the lives of others simply by choosing to serve with no strings attached".
  
  
• The Volunteer Revolution: Unleashing the Power of Everybody
  by Bill Hybels
  Great reading for any volunteer. Hybels shows you how attracting, connecting, training and commending volunteers will help the church to bring meaning into the lives of its members and more glory to God. Hybels also outlines how we can build lifelong volunteers in the church through community, celebration, and commendation.
  
  
• Simply Strategic Volunteer: Empowering people for Ministry
  by Tom Morgan, Tim Stevens
  Ideal resource for a ministry leader who helps volunteers use their strengths to benefit the church. This comprehensive resource offers 99 straightforward solutions to help you recruit, train, motivate, and keep volunteers in ministry. The authors give you field-tested ideas on how to create a serving environment, structure unique serving roles, and help people learn how God has wired them for ministry.
  
  
• Improving Your Serve, The Art of Unselfish Living
  by Charles Swindoll
  Do you want to stop living for self and start living for others? In this classic volume, Charles Swindoll uniquely shares with us the important aspects of authentic servanthood. Learn what it takes to serve unselfishly, why a servant has such a powerful influence, and what challenges and rewards a servant can expect. You'll find clear guidelines on developing a servant's heart and a challenge to realize the rich rewards promised in a life of authentic Christian servanthood.
  
  
• What You Do Best in the Body of Christ
  by Bruce Bugbee
  God has created you to be both fulfilled and fruitful in a meaningful place of service. You can discover your God-given design and the role he created for you in and through the local church. Bruce Bugbee helps you identify your God-given spiritual gifts, personal style, and ministry passion. And he shows how they point to your unique role and purpose in the body of Christ when they are expressed together. Drawing from biblical principles, this book provides proven tools and a conversational approach that will help you fulfill God’s will for your life.

  Servant Leader Monthly Newsletter
Key Articles from recent Grace Ministry Leaders Newsletters.

• Recruiting Insights from the life of Jesus, July 2009
  Insights from the Master of Recruitment: (July 2009)
  What can we learn from the ‘master recruiter’? How about these insights: The best Recruitment is Verbal, when you Recruit do so with Enthusiasm, Recruit to a Vision and the most Critical Component of all your Recruitment efforts... Read the full article.

  Serving Articles

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  Serving Devotionals / Bible Studies

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  PDFs & Other Downloads

• The Truth About You - Strengths Test:
  A short 12 question assessment that may help you identify if what you are doing is an actual strength.


• The Truth About You - Weakness Test:
  A short 12 question assessment that may help you identify if what you are doing might be a area of weakness.

  Online References / Resources

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