Spiritual Growth Assessment

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1 Complete the assessment below. Take your time and answer the questions honestly. Use the scale below to respond to each statement: 1-Never 2-Seldom 3-Occasionally 4-Frequently 5-Always Expand Through Spiritual Disciplines: Abide in Christ 1. I practice a regular quiet time: prayer and scripture reading 2. When making choices, I seek Christ s guidance first 3. My relationship with Christ is motivated more by love than duty or fear 4. I experience life change as a result of my worship experiences 5. When God makes me aware of His specific will in an area of my life, I follow His leading 6. My actions demonstrate a desire to participate in and work for God s Kingdom 7. Peace, contentment & joy characterize my life rather than worry and anxiety 8. I trust Christ to help me through any problem or crisis I face 9. I remain confident of God s love & provision during difficult times 10. My relationship with Christ is in a strong growth pattern Spiritual Disciplines: Abide In Christ Total: Expand Through Spiritual Disciplines: Scripture and Prayer 1. I evaluate cultural ideas & lifestyles by biblical standards 2. I regularly read and meditate on scripture 3. When Scripture exposes an area of my life needing change, I respond by adjusting my life to reflect scripture 4. I use the Bible as the guide for the way I think and act 5. I regularly memorize scripture as a spiritual discipline 6. My prayers focus on discovering God s will more than expressing my needs

2 Expand Through Spiritual Disciplines: Scripture and Prayer 7. I engage in a daily, focused prayer time 8. I believe my prayers impact my life and the lives of others 9. I pray because I am aware of my complete dependence on God for everything in my life 10. I maintain an attitude of prayer throughout each day Spiritual Disciplines: Scripture & Prayer Total: 1. I allow other Christians to hold me accountable for spiritual growth 2. My time commitments demonstrate that I value relationships and my church family over work/career/hobbies 3. I spend time weekly in a small group with other believers who challenge me in my spiritual growth 4. I am slow to speak, slow to anger and quick to listen 5. I strive to place the interest of others above my self-interest 6. I share my resources with others and I use my talents and my passion to serve others 7. I am currently in a Life Transformation Group that meets most weeks 8. I look for opportunities to encourage others in their personal growth and in using their gifts for God s work in this world 9. I admit my errors in relationships and humbly seek forgiveness when I ve wronged someone 10. I strive to spend time with the grove church family as often as possible Total:

3 Engaging My World 1. I pray for people who are far from Christ 2. I believe it is my job as a Christian to make disciples of others and I seek to make more and deeper disciples regularly 3. I consistently look for opportunities to show God s love through acts of love and service 4. I engage neighbors/co-workers/friends/family members/others with the purpose of sharing God s love 5. I seek to live my life in such a way that at all times my words & my actions are a testimony to my faith 6. I am prepared to share my testimony at any time 7. I talk about my faith and look for opportunities to live my faith 8. I support local, national and international missions with my time and my finances 9. I seek to take the light of my faith into dark places for the express reason of changing lives 10. I demonstrate a belief and a commitment to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) Engaging My World Total: Ignited Into Passionate Service 1. I understand my spiritual gifts and often seek to use them to serve my church family and to serve in the world 2. I serve others expecting nothing in return 3. I sacrificially contribute my finances to help others in my church and in my community 4. Meeting the needs of others provides a sense of purpose in my life 5. I strive to share biblical truth with those I serve in organic ways as God gives me opportunities 6. I seek to find opportunities to combine my passions (hobbies, community service, interests) with my gifts in service to others

4 Ignited Into Passionate Service 7. I expect God to use me every day in His kingdom work 8. I regularly contribute time to a ministry at my church 9. I help others (including my family) identify their gifts & passions and help them become active in using them to serve others 10. I serve others expecting nothing in return Ignited Into Passionate Service Total: Giving Toward The Kingdom 1. I seek to give 10% of my income toward Kingdom work 2. I try to give above my tithe toward special giving at my church or toward other ministry opportunities 3. I strive to be present at least 40 weeks a year in a worship gathering 4. I give my time and my finances not out of compulsion but out of careful and prayerful consideration 5. I give considerable time to praying for the ministry of my church and for the work of God in this world 6. I participate in the outreach ministries and in servefest opportunities at the grove 7. I provide extra money and/or non-perishable items for the backpack ministry 8. I give time to serve in my community at least 2 hours a week 9. I seek to be a witness for Christ to those I serve in my community 10. I seek to live below my means and to view all my resources as God s gift for me to manage for His glory Giving Toward The Kingdom Total:

5 Total and Chart: Now total your score in each section above and chart it below by coloring in each block for every ten points you score in each section: (example: if you scored 35 in section 1 you would color/shade in 3.5 blocks) Points Abide Scripture & Prayer Now that you have charted your scores, take a moment to pray for the areas where you have scored low. Use the questions below to spark your next steps toward spiritual growth. Plan of Action Questions. Answer on a separate sheet of paper: 1. What three things do you need to do to help you grow in each of the 6 areas of growth? Write the three things down under each of the headings: Abide Scripture & Prayer 2. What actionable steps do you need to take to remove barriers to your spiritual growth? List those actionable steps for each of the 6 areas. Abide Scripture & Prayer 3. What is the time frame for starting your plans and actionable steps? 4. Who can you share these plans with that will hold you accountable?