Congratulations ... You're Gifted!: Discovering Your God-Given Shape to Make a Difference in the World

Are you confused about who you are or where you're headed? Does your life seem cluttered and chaotic? Do you wish you understood God's plan and purpose for your life? Do you want to uncover your God-given strengths? If you said yes to any of these questions, you've come to the right book. The first step is to know who you are. Remember, you're a child of God—created by him with your own unique heart, abilities, personality, and spiritual gifts. God brought all those elements together in you so that you could serve him and the world in your own unique way. Inside the pages of this book, you'll discover the place where your God-given passions and strengths intersect, and you'll find the way you're designed to serve. With interactive exercises and questions for you to answer, you'll learn more about your:
• Spiritual Gifts
• Heart
• Abilities
• Personality
• Experiences Understanding each of these areas of your life, you'll begin to see who you are and how you're designed to serve. You'll stop serving because that's what you're 'supposed' to do, and start serving from the depths of your heart and soul because it's what you were created to do.

Based on the popular S.H.A.P.E. book for adults, this teen version walks through the same process of discovery with students. Written by the bestselling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, Doug Fields, this book will help teenagers understand who they are, how they can serve, and why they serve.

Founder of Simply Youth Ministry, Doug Fields has been in youth ministry since 1979 and is currently on staff at Saddleback Church in Southern California. He's the director of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, and the author and co-author of more than 50 books, including the bestsellers Speaking to Teenagers and Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry. Doug Fields ha sido pastor de jovenes y lider de ministerios durante mas de treinta anos. Despues de graduarse de la Universidad Vanguard en 1984, recibio su maestria en divinidad del Seminario Teologico Fuller. Sirvio durante 18 anos como pastor de ensenanza y de jovenes en la iglesia Saddleback en California. el es autor de mas de cincuenta libros, incluyendo Recargado y Ministerio de jovenes con proposito, ganador de la medalla de oro. Tambien ha viajado por todos los estados unidos y a paises como Australia, Alemania, Filipinas y Brasil, como instructor del programa. Doug es fundador del ministerio Sencillamente Joven. El y su esposa, Cathy, tienen tres hijos.

Erik Rees is pastor of the Ministry and S.H.A.P.E. Discovery teams at Saddleback Church. He also dedicates time to equipping pastors from all around the world on how to do the same within their church. Erik is the author of S.H.A.P.E. and Congratulations...You're Gifted, and his greatest joy in life is spending time with his wife and three children. You can find out more about Erik and S.H.A.P.E. at www.erikrees.com.