Saturday, July 28, 2007

Spiritual Gifts?

I took a "spiritual gifts" test the other day. I'm not surprised by the results....but it may give you a little insight into who I am, if you care to read....I'm also adding a little description of what each means, because some of them confused me! By Church, it means the body of Christ...not any specific church.

Dominant Gifts (ranked in order):

Leadership - Motivate, direct, and inspire people to do the Church's work.
Administration - Understand the goals of a given segment of the Church's ministry and to direct that area effectively.
Apostle - Lead, inspire, develop church of God by proclamation and teaching of true doctrine.
Pastor - Assumes responsibility for spiritual welfare of a group of believers.
Serving - Identify unmet needs of people and implement plans to meet those needs.
Giving - Offer material belssings for work of ministry with exceptional willingness and liberality.
Prophet - Interpret and apply God's revelation in a given situation.
Teacher - Communicate the truths of God's word so others may learn.
Discernment - Know with assurance whether some behavior is of God or Satan.
Helps - Willingly bear burdens of other Christians and help them get tasks done.
Wisdom - Understanding of God's will and work as it relates to the living of life.

Sub-Dominant Gifts -
Exhoration - Stand beside fellow Christians in need and bring comfort, counsel, and encouragement.
Evangelist - Share the Gospel to unbelievers in such a way that the unbeliever becomes a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Faith - Extrodinary confidence in God's promises, power, and presence so that they can take heroic stands for the future of God's work in the church.
Missionary - Minister whatever other spiritual gifts they have in a second culture or second community.

Gifts I definitely don't have.....
Music - self explanatory
Knowledge - Understanding in an exceptional way the great truths of God's Word.
Mercy - Ability to feel exceptional empathy and compassion for those who are suffering........I admit it, I struggle with this.
Hospitality - Ability to open own's home to people and offer lodging, food, and fellowship.
Craftsmanship - Use hands and minds to build up the Kingdom through artistic means.
Intercession - Pray for extended periods of time with great effect for the Kingdom.
Healing - Restore health to the sick.

More thoughts later, people just showed up for one last hurrah before I move out....!

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