Spiritual Gifts Assessment

Record your answers next to each of the next 75 questions and hit submit when completed. Answer the questions on a scale of 1-5 where 1 = never true of me, 2 = rarely true of me, 3 = sometimes true of me, 4= often true of me, and 5= almost always true of me. Once you submit this form, it will be sent to BSLC for analysis and the results will be emailed back to you.

Find out what your Spiritual Gift means

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I am successful at getting a group to do its work joyfully.
I enjoy sharing what Jesus means to me with unchurched friends and neighbors.
I welcome opportunities to minister to people who need comfort and encouragement.

I see life as an adventure and enjoy taking risks if it moves God's work forward.
I desire to give generously and freely to worthwhile projects and ministries.
Other people have told me that I have done things to help them become more effective in their ministries
It does not bother me when people drop in unexpectedly.
I faithfully pray for others recognizing that their effectiveness and total well-being depends on God's answer to prayers.
I give guidance which can contribute to the building of God's kingdom which others follow.
People call on me to help those who are less fortunate.
I have a strong desire to take the gospel to people who have never had the opportunity to hear it.
I work to reach out to persons who have strayed from the Christian faith or have become inactive in the church.
It is easy to prepare for teaching a Bible study.
I have spoken in tongues.
I am usually able to analyze a situation correctly.
I enjoy the responsibility for the achievement of group goals.
The Holly Spirit uses me effectively to lead others to respond to God's gift of salvation through faith in Christ
I have encouraged others to seek biblical solutions to their affliction or suffering.
I am willing to yield to God's will rather than question and waver.
I can give sacrificially because I know that God will meet my needs.
I prefer being active and doing something rather than just sitting around talking, reading, or listening to a speaker.
Visitors seem to feel at ease around me.
I feel strongly that my prayers for a sick person effect wholeness for that person.
When I join a group, others seem to back off and expect me to take the leadership.
I feel great compassion for the problems of others.
More than most, I have had a strong desire to see peoples from other countries won to the Lord.
I enjoy having responsibility for the spiritual well-being of a particular group of Christians.
I explain God's Word in such a way that others understand it.
I feel welcome and a part of a group where Christians speak in tongues.
I have shown a special spiritual insight in selecting the best alternative in tough situations.
I am able to understand clearly the long-range and short-term goals of a Christian group.
I get frustrated when others don't seem to share their faith with unbelievers as much as I do.
I want to see people motivated to a higher spiritual commitment.
People seem to view me as a person who believes everything is possible.
When I am moved by an appeal to give to God's work, I usually can find the money I need to do it.
I take action to meet physical and practical needs rather than merely talking about or planning to help.
My home is always open to people passing through who need a place to stay.
I often feel compelled by the Holy Spirit to pray specifically for people or circumstances.
When I speak, people seem to listen and agree.
I possess an unusual capacity to understand the feelings of those in distress.
I enjoy learning and speaking foreign languages and eating foods from other cultures if it creates a bridge to share Christ.
I am concerned that people are growing in their spiritual life.
I like to devote time to learning new biblical truths in order to communicate them to others.
I have interpreted when somebody spoke in tongues.

When a person has a problem I can frequently guide him or her to the best biblical solution.
I enjoy handling details of organizing ideas, people, resources, and time for more effective ministry.
I proclaim God's message in a way especially effective for introducing Christ to those who do not know Him.
People have come to me in the afflictions or suffering, and told me that they have been helped, relieved, and healed.
I try to be in God's will continually and be available for His use.
I find real joy in giving a generous portion of my money to the Lord.
I enjoy helping other people to bear their burdens.
I enjoy the opportunity to provide food and fellowship for a visitor.
I have experienced God answering my prayers in tangible ways.
I am a person of vision and am able to communicate that vision to the people of God in such a way that others commit to making the vision into reality.
I sense joy in helping and comforting people in difficult situations.

I feel very comfortable around people of a different race or culture and we have related well.
I am willing to take the initiative in helping other Christians grow in their faith.
I can make profound and difficult Christian principles seem relatively easy to learn.
I consider speaking in tongues to be a valuable part of my private prayer life.
People with problems seem to come to me for advice and counsel.
I can delegate and assign meaningful work.
I have shared joyfully how Christ has brought me to Himself in a way that is meaningful to nonbelievers.
I speak to inactive or uninvolved Christians in order to encourage their participation.
I seem to have more confidence than others that God can accomplish the impossible.
I have a strong sense of stewardship based on the recognition that God owns all things.
I don't have many special skills, but I do what needs to be done around the church.
I enjoy reaching out to new people in my church or community.
I find myself praying when I possibly should be doing other things.
It is more effective to delegate a task to someone else rather than to do it myself.
I enjoy bringing God's love to those in the hospital, in nursing homes, shut-ins at home, or in prison.
I would like to be more active in getting the gospel to people in other lands.
I have enjoyed relating to a certain group of people over a long period of time, sharing personally in their successes and failures.
People have told me that I have helped them learn biblical truths in meaningful ways.
I speak in tongues as a personal spiritual exercise.
I often discover new truths for myself through reading or observing situations first hand.

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