Spiritual Gifts Inventory

When the circumstance presents itself, do you...

1. Rejoice in God’s provision in times of financial problems
2. Derive joy from cleaning the house.
3. Build sets for a drama.
4. Search the Bible to check the validity of a sermon.
5. Study a demographic survey for church growth.
6. Provide a welcome for an unexpected visitor.
7. Use creative ability (writing, painting, drama, singing) to benefit the body of Christ.
8. Think of ways to make content “come alive” for students.
9. Help with the emotional pain of the unemployed.
10. Give use of your vehicle for youth retreats.
11. Plead the cause of God to the people of the church and/or the world.
12. Talk about Jesus to strangers who do not know Him.
13. Motivate groups toward specific Biblical objectives.
14. Share my counsel as an encouragement to others.
15. Take responsibility for the spiritual lives of Christians.
16. Organize ideas, tasks, people and time for Christian service.
17. Wait as long as needed for the right job opening.
18. Run lights for a drama.
19. Design better traffic flow for a system of classrooms.
20. Recognize when people are pretending or wearing masks.
21. Start a new ministry in your neighborhood or apartment complex.
22. Make strangers feel at ease at church or in my home.
23. Express myself creatively for God through artistic expression (music, drama, poetry).
24. Earnestly desire to explain Biblical principles to others.
25. Volunteer services at the Red Cross.
26. Organize and fund an appreciation dinner.
27. Correct wrong thinking in a friend.
28. Confront all my friends and relatives to determine where they stand spiritually.
29. Help, lead, guide, and direct people in an important church ministry.
30. Give practical, step-by-step advice to those in need.
31. Lead a neighbor through a discipleship course.
32. Plan things where people are involved.
33. Grow a garden from seed.
34. Set up chairs for a church banquet.
35. Find out what is wrong with an electrical clock and repair it.
36. Detect phony or manipulative persons and teachings.
37. Search out new mission opportunities.
38. Be more aware of other people’s needs than my own.
39. Find unique ways to express truths of scripture.
40. Clarify ideas for learners.
41. Work with people who suffer physical, mental, or emotional problems.
42. Give when confronted with financial needs of God’s kingdom.
43. Speak out on spiritual insights from the scriptures relating to people.
44. Be instrumental in leading others to exchange their life for life in Christ.
45. Lead and direct others toward goals.
46. Assist others in resolving difficult problems in their lives.
47. Assume responsibility for a Christian being led astray.
48. Make effective plans to accomplish goals.
49. Diligently pray for someone who has lost a parent.
50. Do dishes after a small group breakfast.
51. Make a new pulpit for the new sanctuary.
52. Look beneath the surface and perceive others’ qualities.
53. Respond to a long term need in a new way.
54. Make my home available to those in need of hospitality.
55. Write or suggest a praise song for a particular service.
56. Communicate excitement for an idea into a class of people.
57. Help with disaster relief following an earthquake.
58. Look for new ways to give financially to the Lord’s work.
59. Proclaim timely and urgent messages from God’s word.
60. End conversations with clear closure.
61. Preside at a meeting to chart a new course.
62. Prefer topical rather than verse by verse lessons.
63. Guide other believers toward spiritual maturity.
64. Double check the proper installation of a safety rope before it is used for rock climbing.
65. Rely on God’s ability to respond to any challenge.
66. Stamp and fill envelopes for the church secretary.
67. Wire the speaker system for the church.
68. Develop an ability to discriminate between good and evil in today’s world.
69. Make contacts so that your church can expand their ministries.
70. Go next door and introduce myself to a new neighbor.
71. Design a logo or slogan for the youth or adult ministry.
72. Break large concepts into understandable pieces.
73. Distribute food from the food pantry.
74. Maintain a lower standard of living in order to benefit God’s work with my financial support.
75. Boldly point out evils in governments and worldly systems.
76. Share my beliefs in a way which makes them clear and meaningful.
77. Bear the brunt of criticism for a team’s failure.
78. Share practical steps of action.
79. Equip people to do ministry.
80. Delegate important tasks to the right people at the right time.
81. Support a building plan for the church in spite of the Nay Sayers.
82. Arrive early Sunday morning to get the coffee going.
83. Help a child build a doll house.
84. Perceive ramifications of a new law.
85. Develop an appropriate form/function chart of company's employees.
86. Have a genuine appreciation for each guest to whom I minister.
87. Determine feelings which Bible passages bring out.
88. Discover new ideas to share with others.
89. Help hurting people see God’s answers to life’s problems.
90. Pay rent for a family whose breadwinner has been laid off.
91. Speak out on the moral issues of the day such as abortion, easy sex, and racism.
92. Listening critically and carefully to what someone else believes.
93. Sense when a group is spinning its wheels and do something about it.
94. Attend a teen’s sports activity to show your support and encouragement.
95. Develop leaders to fulfill a vision.
96. Decide when projects or ministries need to be implemented.