Spiritual Gifts Assessment

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Very Much

1. I am able to organize ideas, tasks, people, and time for Christian service

2. I have used a particular creative ability (writing, painting, drama, thinking, problem solving, music, crafts) to benefit others in the body of Christ

3. I am able to distinguish between spiritual truth and error

4. I have been used to encourage people to live Christlike lives.

5. I like to talk about Jesus to those who don’t know him

6. I have had the experience of knowing God’s will with certainty in a specific situation even when concrete evidence was missing

7. I assume responsibility for meeting financial needs in the church and community

8. I have prayed with success for others to be physically, spiritually, and emotionally healed apart from natural means

9. I enjoy providing a haven for guests and do not feel put upon by unexpected visitors

10. I take the prayer requests of others seriously and continue to pray for them

11. I motivate groups toward specific biblical objectives

12. I have a knack for turning compassion into cheerful deeds of kindness

13. I have pleaded the cause of God to the people of the church and/or world

14. I enjoy doing tasks that help others minister effectively

15. I have been responsible for the spiritual growth of Christians, with good results

16. It is important to me that the content of teaching “comes alive” and is relevant to needs of persons

17. I like to plan things in which people are involved

18. I would enjoy expressing myself creatively for God through artistic expression (music, drama, poetry, crafts, art, writing)

19. I see a serious danger when false teachings and false practices creep into the church

20. I am sensitive to suffering, troubled, and discouraged people, and want to help them see God’s answers to life’s problems

21. I would like to be able to share the gospel freely and effectively with unbelieving persons

22. I find myself accepting God’s promises at face value and applying them to given situations without doubt

23. I feel moved to give when confronted with financial needs in God’s kingdom

24. I have been an instrument of God’s supernatural healing power and he was glorified

25. I am sensitive to the acts of kindness that make such a difference for guests or strangers

26. I am sensitive to the prayer needs of others and concerned to give the needed prayer support

27. I have a desire to help lead, guide, and direct people in an important church ministry

28. I would like to minister to those who have physical or mental problems

29. I have spiritual insights from the Scriptures relating to people and issues that make me want to speak out

30. I sense when others need a helping hand and am ready to give it

31. I am concerned to see the spiritual needs of believers met and am willing to be personally involved in nurturing and disciplining ministries

32. I like to help people understand things

33. I am able to make effective plans to accomplish goals

34. I have significant artistic ability (music, drama, writing, painting, sculpting, crafts, sewing, bulletin boards) that I have put to good use in God’s kingdom

35. I have detected phony or manipulative persons and teachings when others have not

36. People in the Christian community have been stirred up to love and good works by my counsel and encouragement

37. I have been instrumental in leading others to believe in Christ as their Savior

38. In specific cases God has given me assurance that he would do what seemed unlikely

39. I give cheerfully and liberally in support of the Lord’s work

40. In the name of Jesus Christ, I have been able to bring healing to someone who was ill

41. I have a knack for making strangers feel at ease in my home and at church

42. I pray for others, recognizing that their effectiveness depends on it

43. I enjoy leading and directing others toward goals and caring for them for the sake of Christ

44. I enjoy working with people who suffer from physical, mental or emotional problems

45. I have proclaimed timely and urgent messages from God’s Word

46. I like to work at little things that help build the body of Christ

47. I assume responsibility when I see a Christian being led astray

48. I am able to help persons (children, youth, or adults) gain new understandings of the faith

49. I would enjoy giving oversight to an important church ministry

50. I have the potential to be very creative in an area that could be used in building up the church

51. I tend to look beneath the surface and perceive people’s motives

52. I believe that people will grow to spiritual maturity through counsel and instruction from the Word

53. I have a burden for friends and acquaintances who do not believe in Christ

54. I have a sense for moments when the “prayer of faith” is needed

55. I am willing to maintain a lower standard of living in order to benefit God’s work with my financial support

56. I have an unusual compassion for persons who are physically sick and desire to see them healed

57. I tend to be more aware of the needs of guests than of my own needs

58. I have an inner conviction that God works in response to prayer, and I want to be used to help others through prayer

59. If I had the opportunity, I would enjoy leading, directing, and motivating others in some aspect of the Lord’s work

60. The sight of misery makes me want to find a way to express God’s love to hurting persons

61. Given the opportunity, I would like to be a preacher of God’s Word

62. I like to do work that helps others do theirs

63. I sense in myself a shepherd’s instinct when I know of Christians who need spiritual counsel

64. I quickly sense when people (children, youth, or adults) are searching for new understandings of the faith

65. I have a sense for delegating important tasks to the right people at the right time

66. I am aware that people have been blessed through my creative or artistic ability

67. I have developed an ability to discriminate between good and evil in today’s world

68. I am glad when people who need comfort, consolation, encouragement, and counsel seek my help

69. I am able to share the gospel in a way that makes it clear and meaningful to nonbelievers

70. I am able to go on believing that God will act in a situation in spite of evidence to the contrary

71. I help people and the Lord’s work through generous and timely contributions

72. I have been used “In the name of the Lord” to cure an illness or disease

73. My home is available to those in need of hospitality

74. I am conscious of ministering to others as I pray for them

75. I have accepted leadership responsibilities and have succeeded in helping a group work toward a goal

76. Sick, helpless, shut-in persons are helped when I minister to them

77. God uses me to build up, encourage, and comfort other Christians by speaking to them of spiritual things

78. I find practical ways of helping others and gain satisfaction from doing this

79. The Lord has used me to watch over, guide, and nurture other believers toward spiritual maturity

80. I enjoy creating an environment that causes persons to want to learn and grow

81. I have a sense for how and when projects or ministries need to be better organized

82. I sense a latent creative ability (in drawing, writing, music, thinking, problem solving, art, crafts) which I would like to use for the kingdom of God

83. I am usually aware of people who pretend to be what they are not

84. I would be willing to spend some time each week in a counseling ministry

85. I am able to sense when a person doesn’t know Jesus Christ, and I hurt for him or her

86. I inwardly sense what Jesus meant when he said mountains could be moved by faith

87. I have a conviction that all I have belongs to God, and I want to be a good steward

88. I believe I have the authority from God to pray for a person to be physically healed

89. I have a genuine appreciation for each guest to whom I minister

90. I would be pleased if asked to be a prayer partner to someone involved in a ministry

91. I am usually quick to sense when a group I am a part of is “spinning its wheels” and I want to do something about it

92. I sense when people are hurting in some way

93. I think more Christians should speak out on the moral issues of the day, such as abortion, easy sex, racism, and so on

94. I wish I had more opportunity to assist others in their ministries

95. I would love to be in a position to equip saints for the work of ministry

96. I get excited about discovering new ideas I can share with others