Several years ago, some ladies in the church I served decided that they needed an electric can opener in the kitchen. They wanted one that could be attached to the bottom of the cabinets. Once the can opener was purchased, one of the ladies asked me when I might be able to install it.
Little did she know that I was the last person in the church who should have been attempting such a task. Tools and I never have gotten along very well, and once I figured that out, it has allowed me to avoid many frustrating situations. I explained my lack of skill in this area, and someone else installed the can opener.
My lack of ability to work with tools became an inside joke between this lady and me. Every time a handyman job came up in the church, she would smile as she asked me when I might be able to get it done.
This little incident gave me the opportunity to apply the teaching of 1 Cor.12, which informs us that the church operates like a human body. We all have different talents and abilities. When we try to do something that God has not gifted us to do, we get frustrated, and so do the people around us. However, when we understand our place in the body of the church, and use our abilities the way God intended, the body works wonderfully well and many people are blessed.
Consider how God has gifted you to serve in a special way in your church.
Jesustrek 
It’s kind of sad that the church has so many gifted people that do nothing more than sit on a shelf…and that worship has such a narrow and shallow definition. What can we do?
Let’s continue to teach and model the truth, and find specific ways to encourage believers to get involved in the local church.
Perhaps our focus should be to get them involved outside the local church? In my experience people are much more turned on to doing the gospel than they are to listening to people talk about it.
Good thought. The church is much bigger than the local congregation. We need to “think outside the walls” and see the limitless opportunities there are to be involved in kingdom work.