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Some Scriptures worth meditating on…

Teachers find great satisfaction in helping people learn truth and wisdom. As the more philosophical types, they grasp complex, systemic truths and then help people understand them. They often formulate curriculum and pathways of learning.

They ensure the truths of Scripture are passed along from generation to generation. Their ministry could be said to be primarily instructional in nature. Teachers are primarily concerned with helping people learn.

They tend to be philosophical, thoughtful and intellectual miners who are constantly pursuing new information, or rearranging existing information into new patterns of meaning.

They can also be natural trainers, with a penchant for developing curriculum and learning processes to help people learn how to perform various kinds of tasks. Being keenly aware of how ideas shape human life, they naturally inspire a love of wisdom and understanding.

They are often found working in educational settings as well as companies and organizations that specialize in archiving, managing and providing information.

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This next spiritual gift that we’ll be looking at is that of the prophet.

We may know prophets from the Old Testament, and be familiar with their role as God’s representatives. Prophets are sensitive to God and what is important to Him. They often have a sense of what truth needs to be emphasized for their time and place.

Essentially, prophets are guardians of the covenant relationship. Whether it is in the church, society or some organizational setting, prophets are quick to recognize the gap between "what is" and "what should be."

The weight of this tension leads prophets to question the status quo as well as initiate efforts of reform. Ultimately, they are not satisfied until they see a "closing of the gap" between God's demands and our covenantal faithfulness. This desire to see the truth of God's reality fleshed out in concrete and tangible ways gives an incarnational (enfleshed) quality to their ministry.

Prophets tend to see the world from an alternative perspective, which is why the creative arts often function as a commons for people with prophetic sensibilities. Sensitive to alternative ways of seeing the world, they often question the status quo. They often have a concern for issues related to justice and societal reform, which can express itself in social, political or environmental activism.

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