Spiritual Gifts Inventory 1

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1 Spiritual Gifts Inventory 1 Purpose: to help the believer understand how the Holy Spirit has gifted them in order to serve the purposes of God. This particular inventory focuses on the sixteen gifts from Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-10, 28-30; and Ephesians 4:11. Other gifts, including tongues, though recognized, are not covered in this inventory. For more information, contact a pastor. Remember: This is not a test, there are no wrong answers. Record your answer by placing in the blank beside each statement the number that best reflects how you feel the statement describes you. 5 Highly characteristic of me / definitely true for me 4 Most of the time this would describe me/be true for me 3 Frequently characteristic of me / true for me about 50% of the time 2 Occasionally characteristic of me / true for me about 25% of the time 1 Not at all characteristic of me / definitely untrue for me 1. I have the ability to organize ideas, resources, time, and people effectively. 2. I am willing to study and prepare for the task of teaching. 3. I am able to relate the truths of God to specific situations. 4. I inspire persons to right actions by pointing out the blessings of this path. 5. I have a God-given ability to help others grow in their faith. 6. I possess a special ability to communicate the truth of salvation. 7. I am sensitive to the hurts of people. 8. I experience joy in meeting needs through sharing possessions. 9. I enjoy study. 10. I have delivered God s messages of warning and judgment. 11. I am able to sense the true motivation of persons and movements. 12. I trust God in difficult situations. 13. I have a strong desire to contribute to the establishment of new churches. 14. I feel that God has used me as the agent in a supernatural event. 15. I enjoy doing things for people in need. 16. I am sensitive to those who suffer physical, mental, or emotional sickness. 17. I can delegate and assign meaningful work. 18. I have an ability and desire to teach. 19. I am usually able to analyze a situation correctly. 1 This spiritual gift inventory has been adapted from Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Member s Booklet, The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1989.

2 Spiritual Gift Inventory Continued 20. I have a natural tendency to encourage and reward others. 21. I am willing to take the initiative in helping other Christians grow in their faith. 22. I am unafraid to share with lost people. 23. I have an acute awareness of such emotions as loneliness, pain, fear, and anger in others. 24. I am a cheerful giver. 25. I spend time digging into facts. 26. I feel that I have a message from God to deliver to others. 27. I can recognize when a person is genuine/ honest. 28. I am willing to yield to God s will rather than question and waver. 29. I would like to be more active in getting the gospel to people in other lands. 30. It makes me happy to do things for people in need. 31. I am willing to be an instrument of healing the physical, emotional, and mental hurts of others. 32. I am successful in getting a group to do its work joyfully. 33. I have the ability to plan learning approaches. 34. I have been able to offer solutions to spiritual problems others are facing. 35. I can identify those who need encouragement. 36. I have trained Christians to be more obedient disciples of Christ. 37. I am willing to do whatever it takes to see others come to Christ. 38. I am attracted to people who are hurting. 39. I am a generous giver. 40. I am able to discover new truths. 41. I have spiritual insights from Scripture concerning issues and people that compel me to speak out. 42. I can sense when a person is acting in accord with God s will. 43. I can trust in God even when things look dark. 44. I have a strong desire to take the gospel to places where it has never been heard. 45. Others have testified of God s working in miraculous ways in people to whom I have ministered. 46. I enjoy helping people. 47. I understand scriptural teachings regarding healing. 48. I have been able to make effective and efficient plans for accomplishing the goals of a group. 49. I understand the variety of ways people learn. 50. I am often consulted when fellow Christians are struggling to make difficult decisions. 51. I think about how I can comfort and encourage others in my congregation. 52. I am able to give spiritual direction to others. 53. I am able to present the gospel to lost persons in such a way that they receive the Lord. 54. I possess an unusual capacity to understand the feelings of those in distress. 55. I have a strong sense of stewardship based on the recognition of God s ownership of all things. 56. I know where to get information.

3 Spiritual Gift Inventory Continued 57. I have delivered to other persons messages that have come directly from God. 58. I can sense when a person is acting under God s leadership. 59. I try to be in God s will continually. 60. I feel that I should take the gospel to people who have different beliefs from me. 61. I have the faith to believe that God can do the impossible in a needy situation. 62. I love to do things for people. 63. I am skilled in setting forth positive and precise steps of action. 64. I explain Scripture in such a way that others understand it. 65. I can usually see spiritual solutions to problems. 66. I am glad when people who need comfort, consolation, encouragement, and counsel seek my help. 67. I am able to nurture others. 68. I feel at ease in sharing Christ with nonbelievers. 69. I recognize the signs of stress and distress in others. 70. I desire to give generously and unpretentiously to worthwhile projects and ministries. 71. I can organize facts into meaningful relationships. 72. God gives me messages to deliver to His people. 73. I am able to sense whether people are being honest when they tell of their religious experiences. 74. I try to be available for God to use. 75. I enjoy presenting the gospel to persons of other cultures/backgrounds. 76. I have been used by God in miraculous answers to prayer. 77. I enjoy doing little things that help people. 78. I can plan a strategy and bring others aboard. 79. I can give a clear, uncomplicated presentation. 80. I have been able to apply biblical truth to the specific needs of my church. 81. God has used me to encourage others to live Christ-like lives. 82. I have sensed the need to help other people become more effective in their ministries. 83. I like to talk about Jesus to those who do not know him. 84. I have a wide range of study resources. 85. I feel assured that a situation will change for God s glory even it seems impossible. 86. I have an awareness that God still heals people as He did in Biblical times.

4 Scoring Your Inventory 1. For each gift listed below, place on the line the number of the response that you gave to each statement indicated below the line. 2. For each gift add the numbers on the lines and put the total on the TOTAL line. 3. For each gift divide the TOTAL by the number indicated and place the result on the SCORE line. (Round each number to one decimal place, such as 3.7) This is your score for the gift. LEADERSHIP TEACHING KNOWLEDGE WISDOM = / 6 = TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE PROPHESY = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE EXHORTATION SHEPHERDING FAITH EVANGELISM TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE TOTAL SCORE APOSTLESHIP = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE

5 Scoring Your Inventory Continued MIRACLES = / 4 = TOTAL SCORE HELPS = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE MERCY = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE GIVING = / 5 = TOTAL SCORE HEALING = / 4 = TOTAL SCORE Graphing Your Profile For each gift place a mark on the bar at the point that corresponds to your SCORE for that gift and shade the bar below the mark that you have drawn Healing Giving Mercy Helps Miracles Apostleship Evangelism Faith Shepherding Exhortation Spiritual Discernment Prophecy Wisdom Knowledge Teaching Leadership

6 Descriptions of Spiritual Gifts 1. Helps (Ministry) the God-given desire and ability to recognize the day-to-day needs of others and to meet those needs personally. 2. Mercy the God-given ability to feel sympathy and compassion for and to meet the needs of persons who suffer distress and crisis from physical, mental, or emotional problems. 3. Giving the God-given ability and desire to contribute material resources to others and the Lord s work with liberality and cheerfulness. 4. Healing the God-given ability to help others regain physical, mental, or spiritual health through the direct action of God. 5. Wisdom the God-given ability to gain insight into the practical application of God s truths to specific situations. 6. Knowledge the God-given ability to discover, understand, clarify, and communicate information that relates to the life, growth, and well-being of the church. 7. Teaching the God-given ability to study God s Word and to communicate spiritual truths in such a way that they are relevant to the health and ministry of the church and in such a way that others will learn. 8. Leadership (Administration) the God-given ability to 1) set goals in accordance with the will of God, 2) communicate those goals to others, and 3) motivate others to work together to achieve those goals 9. Prophecy the God-given ability to receive a message from God and then to communicate that message to others through a divinely anointed utterance. 10. Spiritual Discernment the God-given ability to know which actions and teachings that are claimed to be of God are actually of God (and not human or satanic). 11. Exhortation the God-given ability to comfort and encourage others as well as to motivate others to right actions. 12. Shepherding the God-given ability to build up, equip, and guide Christians in spiritual growth and maturity. 13. Faith the God-given ability to affirm God s power to intervene in the world today and to be a part of this intervention through prayer and the Spirit s power. 14. Evangelism the God-given ability to comprehend the lost condition of people in the world and to present Christ effectively so that persons will receive salvation. 15. Apostleship the God-given ability to share God s message of reconciliation; to start new Biblestudy groups and churches; or to cross cultural, language, or racial barriers to present the gospel. 16. Miracles the God-given ability to serve as a human intermediary through whom God works to bring about events that cannot be explained by natural law.