Questions: Gifts & Gears

This is part four of a series of questions intended to help you find a long-term ministry in which to serve. Part one began with why we do or do not presently serve in a long-term ministry and to share what improvements we think our churches could make in this area. To get the most out of this series, I suggest you work from the beginning.

Here are some questions about your spiritual gifts and the way God has geared your personality. Next time we'll bring it all together to determine the right ministry opportunities just for you!

What seem to be your spiritual gifts? You can search online for a "spiritual gifts assessment". Assessments with at least three questions per gift will be more reliable. Have you taken an assessment and aren't sure what the results mean? Plenty of sites give explanations of what each gift means.

Tip:
Take at least a couple different assessments from time to time as you gain life experience. Why more than one? Because some assessments place more emphasis on actual experience than interest and because some test for a different number of gifts. Over time, one or more gifts will consistently stick out above the others. That's a good indication they are your spiritual gifts.

How do you like to interact with people? Are you outgoing or do you keep to yourself? Do you like talking one-on-one or to groups? Would you rather talk to people or write to them? Do you joke a lot or are you more reserved? How would others describe you?