Cincinnati Church of Christ: Good News You Can Use!

SPIRITUAL GIFTS ASSESSMENT
Assessment Statements

1. I like to organize people, tasks, and events.

2. I can readily distinguish between spiritual truth and error, good and evil.

3. I tend to see the potential in people.

4. I communicate the gospel to others with clarity and effectiveness.

5. I find it natural and easy to trust God to answer my prayers.

6. I give liberally and joyfully to people in financial need or to projects requiring support.

7. I enjoy working behind the scenes to support the work of others.

8. I view my home as a place to minister to people in need.

9. I take prayer requests from others and consistently pray for them.

10. People who want to know my perspective on a particular passage or biblical truth approach me.

11. I am able to motivate others to accomplish a goal.

12. I empathize with hurting people and desire to help in their healing process.

13. I enjoy spending time nurturing and caring for others.

14. I am able to communicate God's word effectively.

15. Others often seek me out for advice about spiritual or personal matters.

16. I am careful, thorough, and skilled at managing details.

17. I frequently am able to judge a person's character based upon first impressions.

18. I enjoy reassuring and strengthening those who are discouraged.

19. I consistently look for opportunities to build relationships with non-Christians.

20. I have confidence in God's continuing provision and help, even in difficult times.

21. I give more than a tithe so that kingdom work can be accomplished.

22. I enjoy doing routine tasks that support the ministry.

23. I enjoy meeting new people and helping them to feel welcomed.

24. I enjoy praying for long periods of time and receive leadings as to what God wants me to pray for.

25. I receive information from the Spirit that I did not acquire through natural means.

26. I am able to influence others to achieve a vision.

27. I can patiently support those going through painful experience as they try to stabilize their lives.

28. I have compassion for wandering believers and want to protect them.

29. I can spend time in study knowing that presenting truth will make a difference in the lives of people.

30. I can often find simple, practical solutions in the midst of conflict or confusion.

31. I can clarify goals and develop strategies or plans to accomplish them.

32. I can see through phoniness or deceit before it is evident to others.

33. I give hope to others by directing them to the promises of God.

34. I am effective at adapting the gospel message so that it connects with an individual's felt need.

35. I believe that God will help me to accomplish great things.

36. I manage my money well in order to free more of it for giving.

37. I willingly take on a variety of odd jobs around the church to meet the needs of others.

38. I genuinely believe the Lord directs strangers to me who need to get connected to others.

39. I am conscious of ministering to others as I pray.

40. I am committed, and schedule blocks of time for reading and studying scripture, to understand biblical truth fully and accurately.

41. I can adjust my leadership style to bring out the best in others.

42. I enjoy helping people sometimes regarded as undeserving or beyond help.

43. I like to provide guidance for the whole person - relationally, emotionally, spiritually, etc.

44. I pay close attention to the words, phrases and meaning of those who teach.

45. I can easily select the most effective course of action from among several alternatives.

46. I can identify and effectively use the resources needed to accomplish tasks.

47. I tend to see Tightness or wrongness in situations.

48. I reassure those who need to take courageous action in their faith, family, or life.

49. I invite unbelievers to accept Christ as their Savior.

50. I trust God in circumstances where success cannot be guaranteed by human effort alone.

51. I am challenged to limit my lifestyle in order to give away a higher percentage of my income.

52. I see spiritual significance in doing practical tasks.

53. I like to create a place where people do not feel that they are alone.

54. I pray with confidence because I know that God works in response to prayer.

55. I have insight or just know something to be true.

56. I set goals and manage people and resources effectively to accomplish them.

57. I have great compassion for hurting people.

58. I can faithfully provide long-term support and concern for others.

59. I like to take a systematic approach to my study of the Bible.

60. I can anticipate the likely consequences of an individual's or a group's action.

61. I like to help organizations or groups become more efficient.

62. I receive affirmation from others concerning the reliability of my insights or perceptions.

63. I strengthen those who are wavering in their faith.

64. I openly tell people that I am a Christian and want them to ask me about my faith.

65. I am convinced of God's daily presence and action in my life.

66. I like knowing that my financial support makes a real difference in the lives and ministries of God's people.

67. I like to find small things that need to be done and often do them without being asked.

68. I enjoy entertaining people and opening my home to others.

69. When I hear about needy situations, I feel burdened to pray.

70. I have suddenly known something about others, but did not know"how knew them.

71. I influence others to perform to the best of their capability.

72. I can look beyond a person's handicaps or problems to see a life that matters in God.

73. I enjoy giving guidance and practical support to a small group of people.

74. I can communicate scripture in ways that motivate others to study and want to learn more.

75. I give practical advice to help others through complicated situations.

76. I enjoy learning about how organizations function.

77. I can identify preaching, teaching, or communication which is not true to the Bible.

78. I like motivating others to take steps for spiritual growth.

79. I openly and confidently tell others what Christ has done for me.

80. I am regularly challenging others to trust God.

81. I give generously due to my commitment to stewardship.

82. I feel comfortable being a helper, assisting others to do their job more effectively.

83. I do whatever I can to make people feel that they belong.

84. I am honored when someone asks me to pray for them.

85. I discover important biblical truths when reading or studying scripture which benefit others in the body of Christ.

86. I am able to cast a vision that others want to be a part of.

87. I enjoy bringing hope and joy to people living in difficult circumstances.

88. I can gently restore wandering believers to faith and fellowship.

89. I can present information and skills to others at a level that makes it easy for them to grasp and apply to their lives.

90. I can apply scriptural truth that others regard as practical and helpful.

91. I can visualize a coming event, anticipate potential problems, and develop backup plans.

92. I can sense when demonic forces are at work in a person or situation.

93. I am able to challenge or rebuke others in order to foster spiritual growth.

94. I seek opportunities to talk about spiritual matters with unbelievers.

95. I can move forward in spite of opposition or lack of support when I sense God's blessing on an undertaking.

96. I believe I have been given an abundance of resources so that I may give more to the Lord's work.

97. I readily and happily use my natural or learned skills to help wherever needed.

98. I can make people feel at ease even in unfamiliar surroundings.

99. I often see specific results in direct response to my prayers.

100. I confidently share my knowledge and insights with others.

101. I figure out where we need to go and help others to get there.

102. I enjoy doing practical things for others who are in need.

103. I enjoy patiently but firmly nurturing others in their development as believers.

104. I enjoy explaining things to people so that they can grow spiritually and personally.

105. I have insights into how to solve problems that others do not see.

Score Card

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