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.
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