Growth Attitudes: Willingness to Help

Growth Attitudes: Willingness to Help

By Apostle Felix

28  God has appointed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who help others, administrators, and those who speak various kinds of languages.

1 Corinthians 12: 28

The willingness to help others is a vital attitude that drives church growth. Because the mindset of a congregation largely determines its expansion, every thriving church is marked by a shared eagerness to serve. What truly cripples growth is when members sit back waiting to be served rather than looking for ways to serve others. Only spiritual infants expect to be constantly waited on; a congregation filled with people expecting to be catered to suffers from a self-centred attitude, and you simply cannot build a growing church with self-seeking people

A growing church views itself as a solution that meets needs, rather than a needy institution. Members who are overly focused on their own needs rarely reach out to others, as they remain unwilling to serve while convinced they are the ones who require help. Ultimately, the Lord has mandated the church to minister to the world using the spiritual gifts He has provided. Recognising those gifts within the congregation and actively putting them to work is what leads to true church growth.

11  For example, if you have a speaking gift, speak as though God were speaking his words through you. If you have the gift of serving, do it passionately with the strength God gives you, so that in everything God alone will be glorified through Jesus Christ. For to him belong the power and the glory forever throughout all ages! Amen. 

1 Peter 4: 11

A growing church actively encourages every individual to use the spiritual gifts the Lord has given them. These gifts are not meant to be used solely on Sundays when the saints gather for fellowship; rather, they must be practised every day—in schools, workplaces, neighbourhoods, shopping malls, and our own homes. Too often, the church has mistakenly confined spiritual gifts to Sunday services, which was never God’s design. Instead, these gifts are meant to be exercised every single day of the week.

Right now, there is someone at your workplace or school whom the Lord wants to reach, and He is simply looking for a willing vessel to use. That colleague or classmate may be silently struggling with a family that is falling apart, desperately needing guidance and support. Your daily proximity to them is not merely for work or academic purposes; it is a divine assignment for ministry. Step out with a willingness to serve, and you will be amazed at how the Lord will use you to bring so many people to Him.