Helping Pastors Plan for Growth in All Their God-Given Callings
Fan God’s Gifts into Flame is the third in a series of growth packages that Grow in Grace has produced for pastors. Fan God’s Gifts into Flame assists pastors in thinking through some of the “whys” and “hows” of planning for growth in all their God-given callings (pastor, husband, father, colleague in ministry, etc.). Since each pastor is a uniquely gifted child of God, and since each place where God calls him to serve is a unique gathering of God’s people, it can be wise for a pastor to take time to consider how he can make the most of his unique God-given strengths in his unique God-given place of service. The goal is to help pastors make such planning an annual part of how they grow in all their callings.
Here’s a brief video that provides a brief rationale and overview of this growth package.
STUDY TOOLS
The Essay
The Essay will give you the theological rationale and some practical directions for developing an annual spiritual and professional growth plan.
The Workbook
The Workbook will give you tools to consider your strengths and the specific strengths that God has given to you as a unique individual.
PLANNING TOOLS
The Toolbox
The Toolbox will give you some tools you can use as you pursue personal, spiritual, and professional growth.
Professional Development Plan
The Professional Development Plan (PDP) on MyWELS Cloud can be updated at any time. We encourage pastors to review and update their PDP each summer when updating their WELS profile and to discuss it at their first circuit meeting of the fall.