PREFACE<br > " Go ye therefore， and teach all nations， baptiz-<br >ing them in the name of the Father， and of the<br >Son， and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to<br >observe all things whatsoever I have commanded<br >you: and， lo， I am with you alway， even unto the<br >end of the world. "" (Matthew 28. 19-20)<br >9<br > The Great Commission is the greatest command， given by the greatest<br > Commande~ to the ~reatest arm~ for the，greatest task ever， A)，bou， gb<br >many churches have argued it， debated it， denied it and ignored it， most<br >have accepted it as their marching orders. Outreach， evangelism and<br >soul-winning have become the very heartbeat of many churches. We<br >have recognized this task and boldly set out to accomplish this seemingly<br >unreachable goal. In fact， most aggressive churches whole philosophy of<br >ministry evolves from and revolves around the fireat Commission， or the<br >Great Task.<br > Unfortunately， some have forgotten that the God who assigned us this<br >great task also assigned us the means to fulfill the task -- people， men<br >and women whom God has equipped to fulfill that task， men and<br >women with God-given gifts -- spiritual gifts.<br > T~ ~7~j ~f ~ ~Ti~{~ifi ~a~ iesembted the challenge ol~ glr Winston<br >Churchill during World War II， "Give tm the tools， and we will finish<br >the job." The desire of most Christians and of most churches is that God<br >would equip them for the task of carrying out the Great Commission.<br >There is good news for those who have such a desire -- God has already<br >answered your prayer.<br > Spiritual gifts are God s tools and<br >task. Methods and programs are man s<br >task. Both are a necessity， yet many<br >instruments God created for this task.<br >are created by God to fulfill the<br >tools， created by man to fulfill the<br >work apparently unaware of the<br > It seems the church is constantly pushed to devise new plans， new and<br >better organizations and new methods in order to enlarge our congrega-<br >tions and evangelize the present generation. Tragically though， such a<br >o hilosophy rapidly loses sight of the individual by sinking him or her<br ><br >