This entry is part 16 of 23 in the series The Schools of Ministry, documented by Sallie Stewart, 1992

Ministry Experience Inventory

This Inventory is based on what you are actually doing, not just
what you like to do, If you are a young Christian (two years or younger in
the Lord) or have not been active in a local church for a considerable time you may
want to wait and take this Inventory after you qualify in these two areas.

If you decide to take the Inventory anyway, it can be helpful in acting as a
springboard for discussion with other believers and as a guideline for
possible future ministry.

It is important to remember that your ability to discover and develop
your spiritual gifts and ministries is normally in direct proportion to your:
1) emotional maturity2) maturity in Christ

3) continued use of the gifts

4) joy experienced while exercising the gifts

5) effectiveness in exercising the gifts

Since such factors are constantly changing throughout your Christian
life, you will do well to take the Inventory again at a later date. Compare those finding with
those you have determined at this point.While this Inventory may be helpful to you, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE RESULTS BE CONSIDERED CONCLUSIVE IN AND OF THEMSELVES. The call of God on your life, your personal desires, and the confirmation of other Christians may be equally, if not more, important factors to consider.

INSTRUCTIONS

Below are 210 statements to help your identify your spiritual gifts.
Rate yourself according to the following scale, by writing the appropriate
number in the corresponding numbered square on your answer sheet on the last
page:

0 – never

1 – seldom

2 – occasionally

3 – some

4 – frequently

If you read a statement that does not exactly describe your experience,
but by changing it slightly it would be true of you without altering the basic
truth of principle involved, then give yourself credit for the modified statement
which implies the same outward expression of the gift.

Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	1. Personally involved in missionary efforts in other lands.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	2. Delegating responsibility to others in positions of leadership.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	3. Quick to observe the difference between truth and error.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	4. Can easily turn any conversation into a witnessing situation.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	5. Drawn to people in trouble, even when other Christians are not.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	6. Tendency to believe God in the midst of overwhelming odds.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	7. Manage money well in order to give freely to others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	8. Cure diseases, physical and emotional, in the Name of Jesus.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	9. In the right place at the right time with the right resources.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	10. Promote unity in the Body through the interpretation of tongues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	11. Motivating others to reach personal and biblical Goals.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	12. Working cheerfully with the “undesirables” of society.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	13. Used of God to completely sidestep natural laws and phenomenon.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	14. Responsible for discipling a group of believers.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	15. Burden to speak out in order to correct unscriptural practices.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	16. Graciously providing food and housing for those in need.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	17. Single, and loving it.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	18. Spending much time in concentrated study of the Word.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	19. Spoken in tongues in a public service of worship.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	20. Able to know facts about others without any prior knowledge.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	21. Effective application of truth in my life and lives of others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	22. Adapting easily to a foreign country or culture.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	23. Able to organize effectively time, people and things for ministry.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	24. Judging wisely between good and God.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	25. Leading the lost to make a decision to follow Christ.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	26. Encouraging Christians to go on in the Lord.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	27. Strong conviction that God is at work even when there is no evidence.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	28. Giving money and material goods, way beyond the tithe, to God’s work.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	29. Helping to free those who are “bound”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	30. Aiding church leaders in order to free them for greater service.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	31. Motivated to build up believers through interpretation of tongues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	32. Receiving a vision for others in the Body of Christ to follow.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	33. compassion and help for the undeserving, wherever they may be found.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	34. Through the power of Christ, casting out demons.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	35. Tremendous concern that new Christians begin to grow up in Christ.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	36. By the power of the Spirit, revealing the future, in generalities.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	37. upon hearing of someone in need, wanting to help immediately.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	38. View the single life as an asset not a liability.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	39. Prove and answer questions and issues readily from scripture.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	40. Spoken in tongues; interpretation Given by another.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	41. Spiritual insights that bring conviction to the mind and heart.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	42. Able to make the right decisions for my life amid confusing facts.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	43. Personally involved in church planting.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	44. Plan and help implement goals of ministry with others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	45. Discerning what is unscriptural in a sermon.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	46. Verbally challenging the spiritually indifferent.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	47. Effective counsel of the Guilty, the confused, the addicted.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	48. Trusting God for the impossible.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	49. Seeking opportunities to give to God and His people.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	50. Laying hands on and praying for the sick.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	51. Dedicated to doing the routine jobs around the church building.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	52. Praying that I am be used to interpret tongues, if they are given.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	53. Influencing others, with scriptural goals and purposes in mind.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	54. Visiting nursing homes, hospitals, prisons and the like.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	55. Through the power of God, see the impossible happen in my life.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	56. Enabling Christians to begin to grow in their own.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	57. Giving moral direction and advice to others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	58. Seeing myself in a ministry of support rather than leadership.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	59. Sexual fulfillment a minor priority in my life.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	60. Ability to explain difficult scripture passages to others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	61. Not speaking in tongues if there are lost people present.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	62. Able to make known the unknowable.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	63. Make the right application of known facts.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	64. Leader and charter member of a new church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	65. Effective committee chairman.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	66. Spot a phony quickly.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	67. Always seem to be talking with those who do not know Christ.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	68. Comforting others in their afflictions.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	69. Seeing the sovereignty of God at work in “impossible” situations.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	70. Serving in the capacity of a financial leader in the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	71. Having an unusual burden for the sick.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	72. “Johnny-on-the-spot” for Jesus.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	73. Interpreting tongues in an orderly not divisive, manner.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	74. Others follow me.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	75. Aid shut-ins in tangible ways.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	76. God’s instrument to evoke supernatural changes in people’s lives.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	77. Burden for the backslidden, and able to help them be restored.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	78. Giving messages of judgment to wayward individuals and/or groups.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	79. A knack for graciously waiting on others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	80. Relatively weak attraction for the opposite sex.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	81. Discipling believers to grow in their love for the Word of God.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	82. Know when I speak in tongues it is a “sign” for the lost.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	83. Aware of certain facts without learning them.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	84. People seek me out for guidance and direction in their lives.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	85. Pioneering a work for God in a new area of Christian ministry.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	86. Recruiting believers for specific jobs within the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	87. Able to size-up peoples real motives for doing things.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	88. Burden to share the message of the Cross with the lost and saved.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	89. Special concern for helping Christians realize their goals.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	90. Knowing, with deep conviction, that “with God all things are possible”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	91. Able to earn extra money easily to aid in the work of the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	92. See God use me to fulfill the promise of James 5:16.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	93. Always doing things to help increase the effectiveness of others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	94. Translated a message from an unknown language in a meeting.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	95. People seem to look to me for direction for the whole church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	96. Deeply involved in a ministry to the suffering.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	97. Personally involved in miraculous ministries.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	98. Greater concern for the saved than the lost.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	99. Upholding God’s Word by exposing that which is wrong.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	100. Always looking for opportunities to serve others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	101. Little concern over finding a life-mate.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	102. People seek me out to help them better understand the Bible.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	103. Keen awareness of the differences between public and private tongues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	104. Supernaturally aware of information that aids in ministry to others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	105. Able to give the right advice at the right time.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	106. Given vast responsibilities over large missionary efforts.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	107. Chosen to organize various programs in the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	108. Easy for me to Sort out the important from the unimportant.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	109. Lost people I pray for come to Christ.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	110. Sense the hurts of others, even when they are not obvious to all.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	111. People come to me for prayer because my prayers usually are answered.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	112. Have given a quarter (25%) or more of my annual income to God.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	113. Clearly see the truth of Isaiah 53:5 in my ministry.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	114. Quick to volunteer for the unpleasant jobs around the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	115. See my gift as working in conjunction with gift of tongues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	116. Motivating others to become more involved in the Body of Christ.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	117. Taking food, clothing, and the like to poor people.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	118. In the Name of Jesus, supernaturally changing circumstances.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	119. Serving as a Pastor and/or elder of a local church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	120. Speaking with unusual authority about controversial issues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	121. Called upon to perform works of service within the Body.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	122. Aware of my sexual needs, but not overpowered by them.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	123. Devote considerable time to sharing biblical truths with others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	124. Manifest tongues in public primarily to communicate with God.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	125. Aware of facts – past present and future – unlearned by the mind.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	126. Giving a divine application of knowledge in specific situations.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	127. Instrumental in overseeing the formation of new churches in foreign lands.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	128. Flare for delegating responsibility to the right people.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	129. Accurately discerning if a teaching is of man, God, or Satan.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	130. Find myself giving my personal testimony more than most believers.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	131. People seem to find it easy to share their burdens with me.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	132. God gave me a “word” about an impossible task He is performing.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	133. Aware of the material needs of others by divine revelation.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	134. The sick people I pray for return to health.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	135. Eager to meet the needs of others in very practical ways.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	136. Interpreting ecstatic utterances from God in a service of worship.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	137. Able to clarify long-range goals for individuals and groups.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	138. Having genuine compassion for the friendless.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	139. My ministry is characterized by “signs and wonders”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	140. Considered by many in my church to be a key spiritual leader.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	141. My messages to believers cause them to take sides on an Issue.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	142. Able to size-up the practical needs of a situation quickly.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	143. Little concern about meeting personal needs through family relationships.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	144. Easy for me to lead discussions that enable others to discover truth.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	145. Publicly communicate to God in an unlearned language.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	146. Acquire unlearned facts through dreams, visions, etc.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	147. Draw principles from the Wisdom Literature in giving people advice.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	148. Vision to begin a work for God that has never been tried before.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	149. Opportunity to organize groups to accomplish set goals.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	150. Can “see” through people and their motives.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	151. Asked to speak at evangelistic meetings.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	152. Look at people as “sheep without a shepherd”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	153. People ask me to join them in believing God for the impossible.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	154. Difficult to understand why others don’t have a greater urge to give.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	155. Promote healing and health through the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	156. Involved in menial tasks to release others for service.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	157. Used by God to interpret an unknown language in a church service.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	158. Others follow me because I can lead effectively.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	159. Ministry focuses on the destitute.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	160. Ministry characterized by the miraculous.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	161. Have a shepherding role within the church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	162. MY message stresses the need for holy living.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	163. Involved in programs that help people practice biblical truth.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	164. Generally indifferent toward getting married.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	165. Have been asked by those outside my church to lead a Bible study.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	166. Encourage others to speak in tongues at church meetings.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	167. Able to “read” another’s thoughts in order to minister to them.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	168. Grasp the mind of Christ when others are indecisive.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	169. Exercise spiritual authority over large geographical regions.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	170. Served in the church in positions requiring organizational skills.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	171. Able to determine the true source of facts, truths, etc.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	172. Urge other believers to witness more to the lost.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	173. People look upon me as a sympathetic listener.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	174. Exhorting others to believe God for more and more.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	175. Willing to go without in order to have more to share with others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	176. Ministry stresses healing of the whole person – spirit, soul, body.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	177. Not afraid to get my hand dirty in the Lord’s work.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	178. View the interpretation of tongues as an essential spiritual Gift.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	179. Immediately assume leadership where none exists.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	180. Great compassion for the lonely and the forgotten.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	181. Recognize the miraculous as an integral part of normal Christianity.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	182. Vitally concerned with the feeding and protecting of whole church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	183. Find myself immersed in teaching that stresses exposing sin.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	184. Meet the needs of others quickly, effectively, and without fanfare.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	185. Content to live alone, or with someone of the same sex.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	186. Many tell me that I have a way of making Bible truth crystal clear.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	187. Recognize that I have a ministry of tongues in my church.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	188. Find myself knowing the unknowable about people, places, things.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	189. Ability to bring God’s solution to confusing circumstances.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	190. Called to a ministry granted only to a few Christians.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	191. When people need to “get the ball rolling”, they come to me.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	192. Sensitive to the “body language” of those around me.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	193. No matter where I am or what I say the lost get saved.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	194. I have no trouble sensing the moods and feelings of others.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	195. Little difficulty in accepting the Word of God at face value.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	196. Immersed in projects that require material resources to be finished.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	197. God uses me to evoke dramatic healings among people.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	198. See the unexpected and unpredictable as ways to serve God.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	199. Have been told that I have a ministry of interpretation of tongues.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	200. Difficult for me to sit back and let others direct a project.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	201. Tremendous empathy for hurting people of all ages.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	202. Evidences of dramatic supernatural events are commonplace to me.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	203. It is said of me that I have a “Pastor’s heart”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	204. God uses my messages to spark revival among His people.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	205. More concerned with the practical than the theoretical.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	206. See being single as a way of being more available to the Lord.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	207. Greatly disappointed if I am unable to communicate clearly.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	208. Do not see tongues as a potentially divisive gift.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	209. People say of me, “You seem to see what I always overlook.”.
Never Seldom Occasionally Some Frequently	210. Able to bring clarity to confusing situations.

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE INVENTORY

Answer Sheet

Instructions: After you have completed the Inventory, add the individual
scores in each horizontal line. Record the number in the “Total”
column.

The Spiritual Gifts Key on the last page will indicate which spiritual
gift corresponds to each row. The higher the score, the greater the
possibility of that particular gift being manifest in your life at this time.

Individual Ratings										Total	Possible Gift
1	22	43	64	85	106	127	148	169	190		Apostle
2	23	44	65	86	107	128	149	170	191		Administration
3	24	45	66	87	108	129	150	171	192		Discerning of Spirits
4	25	46	67	88	109	130	151	172	193		Evangelist
5	26	47	68	89	110	131	152	173	194		Exhortation
6	27	48	69	90	111	132	153	174	195		Faith
7	28	49	70	91	112	133	154	175	196		Giving
8	29	50	71	92	113	134	155	176	197		Healings
9	30	51	72	93	114	135	156	177	198		Helps
10	31	52	73	94	115	136	157	178	199		Interpretation of tongues
11	32	53	74	95	116	137	158	179	200		Leadership
12	33	54	75	96	117	138	159	180	201		Mercy
13	34	55	76	97	118	139	160	181	202		Miracles
14	35	56	77	98	119	140	161	182	203		Pastor-teacher
15	36	57	78	99	120	141	162	183	204		Prophecy
16	37	58	79	100	121	142	163	184	205		Service
17	38	59	80	101	122	143	164	185	206		Singleness
18	39	60	81	102	123	144	165	186	207		Teaching
19	40	61	82	103	124	145	166	187	208		Tongues
20	41	62	83	104	125	146	167	188	209		Word of knowledge
21	42	63	84	105	126	147	168	189	210		Word of wisdom

Order Of Priorities Analysis

A. “We need more programs that care for those in need; more outreach into the community and the world.”	If you were given the responsibility for determining the direction your local church fellowship should take, which of the following areas would you choose to emphasize? Place the number “1” on the line under the box of your first choice, the number “2” on the line of your second choice, etc.	E. “We need more preaching that exposes sin; emphasis on righteous living, making Jesus Lord.”
B. “What this church needs is a greater concern for individual counseling to instruct and encourage.”		F. “We need more communication among members; more organization to promote a smooth-running church.”
C. “Out problem is that we need to have more Bible study – both in large and small groups, several times a week.”	Remember – all of the areas are vital to the life of the church. The question you are to consider is, “In your opinion, which is the most important?”	G. “Our people need to expand their missionary giving locally and around the world.”
	D. “We need to know how to put into practice the truth of God’s word; more practical application of the Bible.”

Basic Motivational Responses

A. “Please let me help you brush yourself off and bandage that cut.”		E. “If your bike is damaged, I’ll be glad to pay for having it repaired.”
B. “The reason you fell was because you came around the corner too fast.”		F. “Don’t feel badly, it could have happened to anyone.”
C. “The next time you will know what not to do.”		G. “Let me help you up; then I’ll take you home. Do you want me to call your mom first?”
D. “That’s what happens when you are not careful.”

Which of the above responses would you have made? Why?

Confirmation Of Others Analysis

The confirmation of other believers is the single most reliable indicator
of your spiritual gift mix. It is, therefore, to your advantage to
have several Christians who know you well and whose spiritual maturity
you respect fill out this analysis for you.

HOWEVER, it is imperative that you and the one(s) completing the analysis
meet most of all of the conditions outlined below. Otherwise, the
accuracy and value of the analysis is questionable.

You and the Christian completing the Analysis should be:

An active member of a Christian fellowship that teaches and
practices Body ministry.
A part of a fellowship that has a healthy balance between inward spiritual
growth and holiness, and outward ministry to the world.
An active member of a small koinonia-type (fellowship) group in
which the individual members have a regular opportunity to minister to
one another.
A member of a church where there is a core of elders or leaders with complementary
spiritual gifts directing the spiritual and numerical growth of the church.
A part of a local church where there is balanced teaching about all
of the spiritual gifts.
A member of a fellowship where believers are not only free to discover,
exercise, and develop their spiritual gifts, but are strongly encouraged
to do so. There may be, for example, a discipleship training program
oriented along the lines of spiritual gifts and Body ministry.
An active member of a local church fellowship where people participate
deeply – sot superficially – in the gathered church functions of a) teaching,
b) fellowship, c) the Lord’s Supper, d) prayer, and e) discipline.

If you, like many Christians, are vitally interested in discovering and
developing your spiritual gifts but are led of the Lord to fellowship in
a church where there is little or no interest in Body ministry, a second
best approach would be to ask someone outside of your church to complete
the Analysis for you, providing they have a good understanding of
spiritual gifts and Body ministry, and they know you well.

SPIRITUAL GIFT ANALYSIS OF

COMPILED BY

Complete the following spiritual gift analysis for your friend in Christ
named above. Be thoughtful, prayerful, and honest in your evaluation.
Remember, it is the truth that sets people free (John 8:32). Checkmark
the appropriate blanks and comment for clarification.

Spiritual Gift	Positively	Probably	Perhaps	Personal Comments
APOSTLE
PROPHET
EVANGELIST
PASTOR-TEACHER
TEACHING
EXHORTATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
SERVICE
HELPS
LEADERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION
GIVING
MERCY
FAITH
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
SINGLENESS

Feel free to reproduce this page of the Guidebook as many times as needed.

SUMMARY OF PERSONAL ANALYSIS

Summarize your findings of the various analyses in the blocks below:

DESIRES AND INTEREST INVENTORY – POSSIBLE SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE INVENTORY – POSSIBLE SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

ORDER OF PRIORITIES ANALYSIS – POSSIBLE SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

BASIC MOTIVATIONAL RESPONSES – POSSIBLE SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

CONFIRMATION OF OTHERS ANALYSIS – POSSIBLE SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, I AM GOING TO (PERSONAL GOALS):

Key To Spiritual Gifts Inventories

I. Personal Desires & Interests Inventory:

A. Apostle

B. Prophecy

C. Evangelist

D. Pastor-teacher

E. Teacher

F. Exhortation

G. Word of wisdom

H. Word of knowledge

I. Service

J. Helps

K. Leadership

L. Administration

M. Giving

N. Mercy

O. Faith

P. Discerning of spirits

Q. Singleness

II. Ministry Inventory:

A. Apostle

B. Administration

C. Discerning of spirits

D. Evangelist

E. Exhortation

F. Faith

G. Giving

H. Healing

I. Helps

J. Interpretation of tongues

K. Leadership

L. Mercy

M. Miracles

N. Pastor-teacher

O. Prophecy

P. Service

Q. Singleness

R. Teaching

S. Tongues

T. Word of knowledge

U. Word of wisdom

III. Order of Priorities Analysis:

A. Mercy

B. Exhortation

C. Teaching

D. Service

E. Prophecy

F. Leadership

G. Giving

IV. Basic Motivational Responses:

A. Service

B. Teaching

C. Exhortation

D. Prophecy

E. Giving

F. Mercy

G. Leadership

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