Welcome to the Gifted2Serve Spiritual Gifts Inventory! This inventory is a comprehensive inventory of 125 questions. Be sure to allow yourself 20-45 minutes to complete. According to the scale below, select the response that best describes or characterizes yourself. Record your answers on the answer sheet provided. DO NOT answer according to what you think should be true, but based on actual past experience. Do not leave any answers blank. 0 – Not at all characteristic of me/definitely not true for me. 1 – Occasionally characteristic of me/true for me–about 25% of the time. 2 – Sometimes characteristic of me/true for me–about 50% of the time. 3 – Usually characteristic of me/true for me–about 75% of the time. 4 – Highly characteristic of me/definitely true for me. For more information, please return to the Gifted2Serve Introduction Page. Click "NEXT" below to begin! Gifted2Serve is ©2001, 2021 Andrew P. Kulp 1. I enjoy bringing God's love to those in the hospital, in nursing homes, shut-in at home, or in prison.012342. When I am moved by an appeal to give to God's work, I usually can find the money I need to do it.012343. People have told me that I was God's instrument which brought about supernatural change in lives or circumstances.012344. Others tell me I sacrifice much materially in order to minister.012345. I can make profound and difficult Christian principles seem relatively easy to learn.012346. When a person has a problem I can frequently guide him or her to the best biblical solution.012347. I use the Word of God to combat supernatural powers of evil.012348. I receive more satisfaction from seeing God's work accomplished than from becoming more affluent.012349. Living a simple lifestyle is an exciting challenge for me.0123410. I have a wide range of study resources and know how to secure information.0123411. I feel great compassion for the problems of others.0123412. People call on me to help those who are less fortunate.0123413. I don't have many special skills, but I do what needs to be done around the church.0123414. I enjoy doing little tasks that many would consider necessary but less important than other activities.0123415. I enjoy sharing what Jesus means to me with unchurched friends and neighbors.0123416. I can recognize whether a person's teaching is from God, Satan, or of human origin.0123417. I have urged others to seek biblical solutions to their affliction or suffering.0123418. I appreciate the opportunity to serve in the Lord's work when the need surfaces in the church.0123419. When I join a group, others seem to back off and expect me to take the leadership.0123420. I have interpreted tongues in such a way that seemed to bless others.0123421. I am successful at getting a group to do its work joyfully.0123422. I have a desire to represent the church at large.0123423. I have interpreted tongues in such a way that the Body of Christ was edified, exhorted, or comforted.0123424. I often feel compelled by the Holy Spirit to pray specifically for people or circumstances.0123425. People have come to me in their afflictions or suffering, and told me that they have been helped, relieved, and healed.0123426. More than most, I have had a strong desire to see peoples from other countries won to the Lord.0123427. I have discovered great joy in giving up house, property, or other modern luxuries in order to serve God better.0123428. I desire to give generously and freely to worthwhile projects and ministries.0123429. I have enjoyed relating to a certain group of people over a long period of time, sharing personally in their successes and failures.0123430. I am able to sense the true motivation of people or movements.0123431. I have sense of whether or not a person is acting under God's leadership.0123432. I often discover new truths for myself through reading or observing situations firsthand.0123433. It is enjoyable to motivate people to a higher spiritual commitment.0123434. I enjoy handling details of organizing ideas, people, resources, and time for more effective ministry.0123435. Others can point to specific instances where my prayers have resulted in visible miracles.0123436. People have told me that I have helped them learn biblical truth in meaningful ways.0123437. People of a different race or culture have been attracted to me, and we have related well.0123438. Other people have told me that I have done things to help them become more effective in their ministries.0123439. I have a strong desire to oversee or contribute to the establishment of new churches.0123440. I have prayed for others and physical healing has actually occurred.0123441. I see life as an adventure and enjoy taking risks if it moves God's work forward.0123442. I am often considered an expert in my area of ministry and influence others.0123443. I find real joy in giving a generous portion of my money to the Lord.0123444. God has used me effectively to overcome the supernatural area of the occult.0123445. I am usually able to analyze a situation correctly.0123446. I am willing to yield to God's will rather than question and waver.0123447. I sometimes have a strong sense of what God wants to say to people in response to particular situations.0123448. God has given me a great desire to see the church grow and expand in a specific location.0123449. I enjoy reaching out to new people in my church or community.0123450. I enjoy the responsibility for the achievement of group goals.0123451. I have spiritual insight from God's Word concerning issues and people that compel me to speak out.0123452. I am willing to take the initiative in helping other Christians grow in their faith.0123453. I prefer being active and doing something rather than just sitting around talking, reading, or listening to a speaker.0123454. I enjoy the opportunity to provide food and fellowship for a visitor.0123455. Christians from outside of my normal ministry circle often seek out my advice.0123456. I speak in tongues as a personal spiritual exercise.0123457. God uses me to bring healing to people with damaged emotions.0123458. I find more satisfaction in doing a job than finding someone else to do it.0123459. I have shared joyfully how Christ has brought me to Himself in a way that is meaningful to nonbelievers.0123460. I welcome opportunities to minister to people who need comfort, consolation, encouragement, and counseling.0123461. Through study or experience I have discerned major strategies or techniques God seems to use in furthering His kingdom.0123462. I have spoken to evil spirits in Jesus' name and they have obeyed me.0123463. I would like to be more active in getting the gospel to people in other lands.0123464. 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.0123465. I have a strong sense of stewardship based on the recognition that God owns all things.0123466. It is easy to organize materials for teaching a Bible class.0123467. I have a strong desire to take the gospel to people who have never had the opportunity to hear it.0123468. I explain God's Word in such a way that others understand it.0123469. I feel that I have a special spiritual insight in selecting the best alternative in a difficult situation.0123470. I am able to understand clearly the long-range and short-term goals of a Christian group.0123471. Others have told me that I have helped them distinguish key and important facts of Scripture.0123472. I enjoy helping with urgent tasks around the church.0123473. People have told me that I have communicated timely and urgent messages that must have come directly from the Lord.0123474. I work to reach out to persons who have strayed from the Christian faith or have become inactive in the church.0123475. I faithfully pray for others recognizing that their effectiveness and total well-being depends on God's answer to prayers.0123476. It seems important to share the truth of God's Word even if it irritates others.0123477. I have interpreted when somebody spoke in tongues.0123478. I appreciate a ministry of helping other people to bear their burdens.0123479. I seem to have more confidence than others that God can accomplish the impossible.0123480. I proclaim God's message in a way especially effective for introducing Christ to those who do not know Him.0123481. When someone speaks in tongues, I sometimes have a clear idea of what God is saying.0123482. I have experienced God answering my prayers in tangible ways.0123483. I find myself praying when I possibly should be doing other things.0123484. I enjoy praying for sick people because I know that many of them will be healed as a result.0123485. I confront inactive or uninvolved Christians in order to encourage their participation.0123486. I can give sacrificially because I know that God will meet my needs.0123487. I enjoy spending time reading and studying Christian literature.0123488. God uses me to do things that defy the usual laws of nature.0123489. I feel strongly that my prayers for a sick person effect wholeness for that person.0123490. It does not bother me when people drop in unexpectedly.0123491. Other people have been instantly delivered from demonic oppression when I have prayed.0123492. God regularly seems to do impossible things through my life.0123493. I possess an unusual capacity to understand the feelings of those in distress.0123494. I can recognize the presence of evil in a person and deal with it through the power of Christ.0123495. People with spiritual problems seem to come to me for advice and counsel.0123496. When I pray, God speaks to me, and I recognize His voice.0123497. I can judge well between the truthfulness and error of a given theological statement.0123498. I try to be in God's will continually and be available for His use.0123499. I consider speaking in tongues to be a valuable part of my private prayer life.01234100. People with spiritual problems seem to come to me for advice and counsel.01234101. I give guidance which can contribute to the building of God's kingdom; others recognize it and willingly follow.01234102. It is more effective to delegate a task to someone else rather than to do it myself.01234103. People seem to view me as a person who believes everything is possible.01234104. When I speak, people seem to listen and agree.01234105. God uses me to miraculously change circumstances that are obviously beyond human intervention.01234106. I take action to meet physical and practical needs rather than merely talking about or planning to help.01234107. My home is always open to people passing through who need a place to stay.01234108. I get frustrated when others don't seem to share their faith with unbelievers as much as I do.01234109. I can delegate and assign meaningful work.01234110. Visitors seem to feel at ease around me.01234111. I expect to be interpreted when I speak in tongues in a group.01234112. I enjoy learning and speaking foreign languages and eating foods from other cultures if it creates a bridge to share Christ.01234113. People who speak in tongues tell me that I have interpreted tongues in such a way that is considered appropriate.01234114. The Holy Spirit uses me effectively to lead others to respond to God's gift of salvation through faith in Christ.01234115. I sense joy in helping and comforting people in difficult situations.01234116. I can devote considerable amounts of time to learning new biblical truths in order to communicate them to others.01234117. I have spoken in tongues.01234118. I feel welcome and a part of a group where Christians speak in tongues.01234119. It is enjoyable to have the responsibility of leading others in their spiritual life.01234120. I have enjoyed assuming the responsibility for the spiritual well-being of a particular group of Christians.01234121. I sometimes feel that I know exactly what God wants to do in ministry at a specific point in time.01234122. I am able to sense whether people are being honest when they tell of their religious experiences.01234123. I have assisted Christian leaders to relieve them for their essential job.01234124. Poor people accept me because I choose to live on their level.01234125. I pray for those who are sick or injured and they are often healed.0123411 out of 10 First Name Last Name Email Church/Ministry Name Time is Up!
