SPIRITUAL GIFTS INVENTORY

SPIRITUAL GIFTSEVANGELISM—Ephesians 4:11

The gift of evangelism will give you the strength and desire to share the Good News of the love of Jesus with the lost, in such a way that those with whom you share will believe and know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Characteristics of an evangelist: 1) they have a desire to see people saved; 2) they have an understanding of the Gospel message; 3) they can clearly present the message and 4) people respond.

PASTOR/TEACHER—Ephesians 4:11 The gift of pastor/teacher will enable you to do public teaching in the body.

SERVICE/HELPS—Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:28 The gift of service/helps will allow you to see things that need to be done and encourage other members of the

Body to grow in their service. Often these are tasks overlooked by others, especially those in leadership positions. You will feel needed as you relieve others of tasks that are burdening them. Assuming the role of the servant will

bring you much joy and will build up the Body of Christ.

TEACHING—Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:28 The gift of teaching will give you the ability to share scriptural knowledge with members of the Body (children or

adults). Your teaching will aid the growth and health of the Body. You will have the ability to clearly communicate God’s truth and to help make application.

EXHORTATION—Romans 12:8 The gift of exhortation will allow you to speak words of comfort, encouragement, admonition or counsel to

members of the Body in such a way that they will be strengthened and built up.

GIVING—Romans 12:8 The gift of giving will allow you to give liberally, consistently and sacrificially of your treasure and time. As you

give, you will experience much joy and satisfaction.

LEADERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION—Romans 12:8, 1 Corinthians 12:28

The gift of leadership/administration will allow you to be a goal-setter and leader of God’s people. Others will look to you for guidance and direction. This gift will benefit you in understanding and setting goals for various

groups and organizations. It will give you direction in making plans to achieve those goals. (You will be able to plan programming, work with facts and figures, and see that goals and ideas are accomplished.)

MERCY—Romans 12:8 The gift of mercy allows you to reach out to people who are in need, especially the rejected. Your words of care and concern, and your actions show undeserved aid or compassion to those in need. Your actions always seem to

come at the right time. The things you do will allow those you serve to see the love of Christ in you and through you.

FAITH—1 Corinthians 12:9 The gift of faith allows you to take God at His word and to have the ability to trust God in unusual ways.

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HOW TO SCORE YOUR INVENTORY The numbers in the following chart refer to the numbers of the statements you just scored. Look back at the statements to see the value you assigned to each, and pencil in that value next to the number of the

statement. Once you have listed each value, add your total horizontally for each row in the chart.

EVANGELISM 1___10___19___28___37___46___55___64___73___82___ = ___ FAITH 2___11___20___29___38___47___56___65___74___83___ = ___ GIVING 3___12___21___30___39___48___57___66___75___84___ = ___ LEADERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION 4___13___22___31___40___49___58___67___76___85___ = ___ MERCY 5___14___23___32___41___50___59___68___77___86___ = ___ PASTOR/TEACHER 6___15___24___33___42___51___60___69___78___87___ = ___ SERVICE/HELPS 7___16___25___34___43___52___61___70___79___88___ = ___ TEACHING 8___17___26___35___44___53___62___71___80___89___ = ___ EXHORTATION 9___18___27___36___45___54___63___72___81___90___ = ___ Look to see which gifts have the highest totals—this will show your strengths. Remember this is not a test to tell you what your spiritual gift is. It is an inventory showing your strengths and weaknesses in each of God’s gifted areas. Its purpose is to offer you guidance as you actively serve in our church, which is the only true way to determine your spiritual gift(s).

SPIRITUAL GIFTS INVENTORY Consider this statement about each item: if I have the opportunity, time, and resources, this describes my inclination—then assign a value to each of the following statements according to how it describes your experience or strong inclination:

STRONGLY AGREE = 4 AGREE SOMEWHAT = 3

UNDECIDED = 2 DISAGREE SOMEWHAT = 1

1 I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LOST SOULS

2 GOD HAS GIVEN ME UNUSUAL ASSURANCES OF HIS CONTROL

3 GIVING MY TIME, TALENTS, ENERGY, AND MONEY IS A CHEERFUL EXPERIENCE OF CHRISTIAN LIVING

4 CARRYING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ORGANIZING GROUP ACTIVITIES TOWARD STATED GOALS IS SOMETHING I ENJOY AND DO WELL

5 DOING SOMETHING FOR PERSONS IN NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, AND OTHER CARE-GIVING PLACES SATISFIES ME GREATLY

6 I ENJOY BEING WITH AND SERVING THE SAME PEOPLE OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME

7 I AM ABLE TO ASSIST KEY LEADERS TO RELIEVE THEM OF DETAIL WORK, SO THEY CAN GET BACK TO THEIR MAIN JOB

8 DIGGING DEEP INTO THE WORD OF GOD IS A PRIORITY IN LIFE

9 I AM ABLE TO SHARE WORDS OF ENCOURAGMENT WITH THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN LIFE

10 I LOVE TO SHARE THE GIFT OF SALVATION

11 I AM OFTEN READY TO BELIEVE GOD WILL LEAD US THROUGH A SITUATION WHEN OTHERS FEEL IT IS IMPOSSIBLE

12 I AM SO CONFIDENT THAT GOD WILL MEET MY NEEDS THAT I GIVE TO GOD SACRIFICIALLY AND CONSISTENTLY

13 I AM ABLE TO ORGANIZE IDEAS, THINGS, TIME, AND PEOPLE FOR EFFECTIVE RESULTS

14 I ENJOY DOING THINGS TO COMFORT PEOPLE DURING SICKNESS OR TIMES OF PROBLEMS AND/OR ANXIETY

15 I ENJOY LEADING DISCIPLESHIP TYPE BIBLE STUDIES

16 I AM SATISFIED JUST TO SERVE OTHERS, EVEN IF I NEVER GET RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT I DO

17 I ENJOY HELPING OTHERS LEARN THINGS ABOUT SCRIPTURE WHICH AIDS IN BUILDING THEM UP

18 I AM ABLE TO TALK WITH AND BUILD UP THOSE WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE, WHETHER THEY ARE IN DESPAIR, SORROW, OR NOT SURE OF THEMSELVES

19 I CAN SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH TOTAL STRANGERS

20 I HAVE A BLESSED ASSURANCE THAT GOD IS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING, SMALL OR GREAT, AND IS WORKING OUT A DIVINE PLAN

21 I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT A CRITICAL SITUATION

22 I AM DRIVEN TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN OTHERS ARE NOT

23 I ENJOY HELPING AND WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IGNORED BY OTHERS

24 I ENJOY LEADING SMALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM ABLE TO SHOW GENUINE CARE AND CONCERN FOR THEM

25 I DESIRE TO DO THE TASKS WHICH WILL FREE OTHERS FOR IMPORTANT MINISTRY

26 I FIND IT EASY AND ENJOYABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE NEW TESTAMENT TEACHES ABOUT CHRISTIAN LIVING

27 I INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE OTHERS TO DO THINGS FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING

28 I FEEL A BURDEN TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH PEOPLE

29 I HAVE STRONG ASSURANCES THAT GOD ASNWERS PRAYER

30 I FIND REAL JOY IN GIVING A GENEROUS PORTION OF MY MONEY TO THE LORD

31 I CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS AT ONCE

32 I ENJOY WORKING WITH THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN MYSELF

33 I FEEL THAT I CAN COMMUNICATE BIBLICAL TRUTHS TO OTHERS SO THAT THEY ARE HELPED

34 I FIND JOY IN BEING A HELP TO SOMEONE WHO CAN UTILIZE MY HELP AND CONCERN

35 I LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY SOMETHING IS TRUE

36 I URGE OTHERS TO BELIEVE THEIR SUFFERINGS AND TRIALS WILL DEVELOP THEIR PATIENCE, STRENGTH, AND HOPE

37 I SEEM ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE SPIRIT HAS PREPARED A PERSON TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST

38 I KNOW GOD ACTIVELY AND PURPOSELY WORKS IN EVERY EVENT AND CIRCUMSTANCE

39 I LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF FINANCIAL NEEDS IN A TIMELY MANNER

40 I CAN EASILY DELEGATE IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE

41 I HAVE IMMEDIATE COMPASSION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, OR PHYSICAL PAIN

42 I FIND IT EASY TO CARRY A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONCERNS FOR MANY PERSONS WITH A VARIETY OF NEEDS

43 I FIND MORE SATISFACTION IN DOING A JOB THAN FINDING SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT

44 I SEARCH FOR NEW INSIGHTS AS I STUDY

45 IT IS A JOY TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DISCOURAGED

46 IT IS A JOY FOR ME TO PROCLAIM GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION TO UNCHURCHED PEOPLE

47 OTHERS SAY I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FAITH

48 I REALLY ENJOY GIVING MY TIME AND TREASURES TO DO GOD’S WORK

49 I HAVE DREAMS AND VISIONS OF NEW MINISTRIES THAT THE CHURCH CAN OFFER, AND I ENJOY HELPING TO SET LONG-RANGE GOALS FOR THE CHURCH’S MINISTRIES

50 I TEND TO BE SUPER SENSITIVE TO SAD STORIES

51 I LIKE TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH THEIR SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS

52 I LIKE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION

53 IT BOTHERS ME TO HEAR INCORRECT STATEMENTS AND TEACHING

54 PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING PERPLEXED OFTEN COME TO ME FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND COMFORT

55 IT IS EASY FOR ME TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT LIFE AND/OR SPIRITUAL MATTERS

56 PEOPLE SEEM TO VIEW ME AS ONE WHO BELIEVES EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE

57 I TEND TO MAKE WISE INVESTMENTS

58 ORGANIZING IDEAS, PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND SCHEDULES IS EASY AN ENJOYABLE FOR ME

59 I TRY TO COME ACROSS AS LOVING AND CARING

60 I LIKE TO HELP OTHERS GET INVOLVED IN MINISTRY

61 I PREFER SERVING OTHERS, RATHER THAN BEING SERVED

62 IT GIVES ME PLEASURE TO EXPLAIN GOD’S WORD IN SUCH A WAY THAT OTHERS LEARN HOW TO LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY

63 I FEEL LED TO LET OTEHRS KNOW WHEN THEY ARE WRONG

64 LEADING PEOPLE TO CHRIST IS EXCITING

65 THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE FELT SURE I KNEW GOD’S SPECIFIC WILL FOR THE FUTURE, EVEN WHEN OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO SURE

66 IT IS EASY AND ENJOYABLE TO MANAGE MY INCOME SO THAT I MAY GIVE LIBERALLY TO GOD’S WORK

67 PEOPLE LOOK TO ME AS A LEADER WHEN THINGS NEED TO BE DONE

68 WHEN OTHERS HURT, I FEEL COMPELLED TO HELP

69 I OFTEN SEEK TO HELP INDIVIDUALS GROW IN CHRIST

70 I THINK OF CLEANING, TYPING, CARING FOR BUILDINGS, USHERING, BABY-SITTING, MOWING, SETTING UP CHAIRS, AND OTHER ACTS AS SIGNIFICANT WAYS TO WORSHIP GOD

71 IT IS EASY TO ORGANIZE MATERIALS FOR TEACHING A BIBLE CLASS

72 I BELIEVE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LET OTHERS KNOW WHEN THEY ARE NOT WALKING IN GOD’S WILL

73 SHARING MY FAITH IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME

74 WHEN IN A GROUP, I AM THE ONE OTHERS OFTEN LOOK TO FOR VISION AND DIRECTION

75 MY GIVING AS A CHRISTIAN IS DETERMINED NOT BY MY SPECIAL INTERESTS, ABILITY, OR RESOURCES, BUT MY JOY AND GRATITUDE

76 THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE PLANS FOR CHURCH MINISTRY GIVES ME GREAT SATISFACTION

77 I FEEL GREAT COMPASSION FOR THE PROBLEMS OF OTHERS

78 IT IS ENJOYABLE TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADING OTHER PEOPLE IN THEIR SPIRITUAL LIFE

79 WHEN I SERVE THE LORD, I REALLY DO NOT CARE WHO GETS THE CREDIT

80 IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE LEARN WHEN I TEACH THEM

81 CONFRONTING OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE OFF TRACK COMES EASY FOR ME

82 WHEN I SHARE MY FAITH WITH OTHERS, I SEE POSITIVE RESULTS IN THEIR LIVES

83 WHEN THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, I AM READY TO MOVE FORWARD

84 WHEN THERE IS A CALL FOR DONATIONS, I FEEL EXCITED ENOUGH TO DO ALL I CAN AND OFTEN, MORE.

85 WHEN A GROUP I AM IN IS LACKING ORGANIZATION, I TEND TO STEP IN TO FILL THE GAP

86 I SENSE JOY IN COMFORTING PEOPLE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

87 IT IS EXCITING TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP FOR A CONGREGATION

88 WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ASK ME TO LEND A HELPING HAND, I FEEL SPECIAL

89 TEACHING A BIBLE CLASS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE THINGS I DO IN THE CHURCH

90 EVEN THOUGH LETTING SOMEONE KNOW THEY ARE WRONG MAY CAUSE CONFLICT, I FEEL I MUST DO IT