How Spiritual Gifts can be Employed in the Care of Children and Their Families

Dear writer, I am taking a class of primary health care of the young family as a FNP student. This is a class with clinical practice. The Patient Age range is 0~ 18 years old. Our school is Christian based curriculum. So the purpose of the assignment is to examine the NP scholar's own spiritual gifts and consider how these gifts could be employed in the care of children and their families.
@Paper instructions and rubric
Ponder the scripture and your quiz results. Write 3 pages describing:
1) Spiritual gifts in Biblical context
2) List your top few gifts and describe the gift's meaning,
3) Describe an event in your life where you applied this gift (even if you did not know it at the time.)
4) Describe a plan of how you might willfully use your gifts in the care of pediatric patients and their families.
@Examples of applicable scripture
"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is to the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another the gift of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy to another the ability to distinguish between spirits to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by the one and the same Spirit who apportion to each one individually as he wills." I Corinthians 12:4-11
"For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you..." Romans 1:11
"Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them:if prophecy, in proportion to your faith." Romans 12:6
@Here are the results of the Spiritual Gifts test I took on the Rock Church website (www(dot)sdrock(dot)com). Also, definitions of spiritual gifts.
15 Craftsmanship, Pastor/Shepherd, Word of Wisdom
14 Administration, Exhortation, Faith, Giving, Healing, Hospitality, Leadership, Teaching
13 Discernment, Evangelism, Helps, Mercy, Miracles
12 Prophecy, Service
11 Intercession
11 Word of Knowledge, Tongues (and Interpretation)
6 Apostleship
@GIFT DEFINITIONS AND SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
The following contains definitions of the Spiritual gifts. While not meant to be complete or final,
these definitions correspond to the gifts as expressed in the Spiritual Gifts Assessment.
A. ADMINISTRATION: The gift of administration is the divine strength or ability to organize
multiple tasks and groups of people to accomplish these tasks. Luke 14:28‐30; Acts 6:1‐7; 1
Corinthians 12:28
B. APOSTLESHIP: The gift of apostleship is the divine strength or ability to pioneer new
churches and ministries through planting, overseeing, and training. Acts 15:22‐35; 1 Corinthians
12:28; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Galatians 2:7‐10; Ephesians 4:11‐14
C. CRAFTSMANSHIP: The gift of craftsmanship is the divine strength or ability to plan, build, and work with your hands in construction environments to accomplish multiple ministry
applications. Exodus 30:22, 31:3‐11; 2 Chronicles 34:9‐13; Acts 18:2‐3
D. DISCERNMENT: The gift of discernment is the divine strength or ability to spiritually identify
falsehood, to distinguish between right and wrong motives and the spiritual forces at work in
situations. Matthew 16:21‐23; Acts 5:1‐11, 16:16‐18; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 1 John 4:1‐6
E. EVANGELISM: The gift of evangelism is the divine strength or ability to help non‐Christians
take the necessary steps to becoming a born‐again Christian. Acts 8:5‐6, 8:26‐40, 14:21, 21:8;
Ephesians 4:11‐14
F. EXHORTATION: The gift of exhortation is the divine strength or ability to strengthen, comfort
or urge others to action through the written or spoken word and Biblical truth. Acts 14:22;
Romans 12:8; 1 Timothy 4:13; Hebrews 10:24‐25
G. FAITH: The gift of faith is the divine strength or ability to believe in God for unseen
supernatural results in every arena of life. Acts 11:22‐24; Romans 4:18‐21; 1 Corinthians 12:9;
Hebrews 11
H. GIVING: The gift of giving is the divine strength or ability to produce wealth and to give by
tithes and offerings for the purpose of advancing the Kingdom of God on earth. Mark 12:41‐44;
Romans 12:8; 2 Corinthians 8:1‐7, 9:2‐7 65
I. HEALING: The gift of healing is the divine strength or ability to act as an intermediary in faith,
prayer, and by the laying‐on of hands for the healing of physical, mental and spiritual sickness.
Acts 3:1‐10, 9:32‐35, 28:7‐10; 1 Corinthians 12:9, 28
J. HELPS: The gift of helps is the divine strength or ability to work in a supportive role for the
accomplishment of tasks in Christian ministry with the ability to often see the need before
others do. Mark 15:40‐41; Acts 9:36; Romans 16:1‐2; 1 Corinthians 12:28
K. HOSPITALITY: The gift of hospitality is the divine strength or ability to create warm,
welcoming environments for others in places such as your home, office, or church. Acts 16:14‐
15; Romans 12:13, 16:23; Hebrews 13:1‐2; 1 Peter 4:9
L. INTERCESSION: The gift of intercession is the divine strength or ability to stand in the gap in prayer for someone, something, or someplace, believing for profound results. Hebrews 7:25;
Colossians 1:9‐12, 4:12‐13; James 5:14‐16
M. WORD OF KNOWLEDGE: The gift of knowledge is the divine strength or ability to bring truth to a situation by supernatural revelation. This is often accompanied by a word from God. Acts
5:1‐11; 1 Corinthians 12:8; Colossians 2:2‐3
N. LEADERSHIP: The gift of leadership is the divine strength or ability to influence people at
their level while directing and focusing them on the big picture, vision, or idea. Romans 12:8;
1 Timothy 3:1‐13, 5:17; Hebrews 13:17
O. MERCY: The gift of mercy is the divine strength or ability to feel empathy and to care for
those who are hurting in any way. Matthew 9:35‐36; Mark 9:41; Romans 12:8; 1 Thess. 5:14
P. MIRACLES: The gift of miracles is the divine strength or ability to alter the natural outcomes
of life in a supernatural way through prayer, faith, and divine direction. Acts 9:36‐42, 19:11‐12,
20:7‐12; Romans 15:18‐19; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28
Q. PASTOR/SHEPHERD: The gift of pastor/shepherd is the divine strength or ability to care for
the personal needs of others by nurturing and mending life issues. John 10:1‐18; Ephesians
4:11‐14; 1 Timothy 3:1‐7; 1 Peter 5:1‐3
R. PROPHECY: The gift of prophecy is the divine strength or ability to communicate God’s truth
and heart in a way that calls people to a right relationship with God. Acts 2:37‐40, 7:51‐53,
26:24‐29; 1 Corinthians 14:1‐4; 1 Thessalonians 1:5
S. SERVICE: The gift of serving is the divine strength or ability to do small or great tasks in
working for the overall good of the body of Christ. Acts 6:1‐7; Romans 12:7; Galatians 6:10; 1
Timothy 1:16‐18; Titus 3:14
T. TEACHING: The gift of teaching is the divine strength or ability to study and learn from the
Scriptures primarily to bring understanding and depth to other Christians. Acts 18:24‐28, 20:20‐
21; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11‐14
U. TONGUES (and Interpretation): The gift of tongues is the divine strength or ability to pray in
a heavenly language to encourage your spirit and to commune with God. The gift of tongues is
often accompanied by interpretation and should be used appropriately. Acts 2:1‐13; 1
***Details of writing***
I like to ponder Corinthians 12:4-11 & Romans 12:6. You can use this verse to introduce this paper.
And explain about all Spiritual gifts in Biblical context by using bible verses for second paragraph.
And for third paragraph; explain about my top spiritual gifts with definition by choosing these out of my test result; I like hospitality first, then craftmanship, administration, words of wisdom, healing, teaching.
Next paragraph, you can describe an event in my life where I applied this gift. I went to several medical and evangelical mission over 10 years in U.S. through my church while working as RN. I have witnessed many miracles that many people got healed and saved their lives via our cares and intercessional prayers provided by our team.
Next paragraph; this is the most important paragraph. You can create a plan of how I might willfully use the above my spiritual gifts (craftmanship, administration, hospitality, words of wisdom, healing, teaching) in the care of pediatric patients (over all ages) and their families at primary care clinic. Especially for pediatric patients if the age of kid is less than 12 year old, I will need to talk mainly to family to educate them. If older than 12 yo, I will need to teach both a child and parents at clinic due to California minor consent law for confidentiality and informing obligation.
Then you can conclude this paper in the last paragraph by suggesting future practice goal of fnp with spiritual gifts. I want to focus on not only family dynamic but also effective holistic approach to my clients at primary care clinic.
This paper should be written per APA 7th edition.
You will need to use 3~4 academic articles for references.
*Paper Criteria; 2.5 points each out of 12.5 points.
1. Overall presentation, Grammar, APA format, references, spelling
2. Discusses Biblical accounts of spiritual gifts
3. Describes self assessment of signs of own spiritual gifts
4. Reflection on how the individual will use their own gifts in the care of children and their families