Special cards cannot be used on the same turn in which they are purchased.

Single Use Cards - After they have been used, they must be discarded, and not recycled into the deck.

Mission Cards - Complete a mission by planting a church in each of the areas listed on the card. You do this by growing your territory naturally as you play. Once you have reached each area, you earn the TMI in the gold badge. The "Fly and Build" mission allows you to go somewhere new to you and plant a FREE church there. If a player does not reach the conferences outlined or does not have time to use the fly and build mission card, they simply do not earn the TMI listed on the card.

Spiritual Gifts - Once you turn the card face up, its effects become active for the rest of the game, and each spiritual gift has a value of 10 TMI. If you have 2 of the same spiritual gifts, the powers are not doubled or amplified. A second Evangelism Spiritual Gift card can act as the second card needed to activate its powers.

Administration cards each have different rewards that can be useful.

Reminder: Having two Wisdom spiritual gift cards does not entitle you to two free resources per turn, but you do get 10 TMI per card.

GC Session Delegate - This gives you a free Conference or free Division. You still need to have the supporting framework below before building these free offices. And since they are free and not paid, the Administrator does not earn on these.

Call for Volunteers - If you are one of the two people chosen to volunteer, any incoming resources from your next turn are donated to the player who played the card. This includes the free resource from the Wisdom spiritual gift and any other incoming resources from other special cards you choose to play.

You cannot play another one of these if it overlaps with an active card. In a 6 player game only, the 3 people not tied up in the action of the current card may choose to initiate a new volunteer agreement using one of these cards.

Special cards can be traded with other players if you reach an agreement.