Discover your Spiritual Gifts
Click here to take
the Trait Assessment
Click here
to take the Experience Assessment
“There are different kinds of SPIRITUAL GIFTS but the same Spirit
gives them. There are different WAYS OF SERVING, but the same Lord is served.
There are different ABILITIES to perform service, but the same God gives ability
to everyone for their service. The Spirit’s presence is shown IN SOME
WAY in each one, for the good of all.” - 1 Cor. 12:4-7.
The only way to know definitely what your spiritual gifts are is through repeated
affirmation from other Christians; there are no tests or surveys that can affirm
your gifts as effectively as feedback from those in the church you serve. There
are, however, various assessments that can help you identify possible spiritual
gifts.
The following two assessments
have been designed to help you do just that. They act as “windows”
to your possible giftedness by yielding insights from your character traits,
experiences, convictions and friends.
There may be a correlation
between your spiritual gifts and specific character traits you display. This
assessment seeks to suggest possible gifts by identifying those traits that
best characterize your typical attitudes and actions.
There is often a correlation
between past Christian experiences and spiritual gifts. This assessment explores
personal experiences that might indicate which specific gifts your are most
and least likely to have.
Instructions and answer
sheets are provided to guide you. Each is self-scored for your convenience.
The validity of each of these assessments will vary, depending on several factors:
• your age
• how long you have been a Christian
• your church tradition or background
• your past experiences
• your honesty
Some of the assessments
will be easier for you to complete than others. Respond to each according to
who you are today, not who you hope to be tomorrow. Appreciate the journey you
are on and be patient with your progress. Do the best you can through prayerful
reflection. Enjoy!
Four primary texts provide
the basis for our understanding of spiritual gifts:
• 1 Corinthians
12 - 14
• Romans 12: 1 - 8
• Ephesians 4: 1 - 16
• 1 Peter 4: 8 - 11