This is not an examination or test. It is a survey. Circle your answer to each question on the scale from 0 to 5 according to the legend below. Answer as accurately as possible and do not leave any question unanswered. The Spiritual Gift Survey is designed such that some questions may be difficult or confusing to you.
0. True 0-19 percent of the time
1. True 20-39 percent of the time
2. True 40-59 percent of the time
3. True 60-79 percent of the time
4. True 80-90 percent of the time
5. True 91-100 percent of the time
Section 1
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Do you need to express your Christian testimony, or message, by speaking it?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Do you possess the ability to discern the character and motives of people?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you enjoy studying the Bible with more a view to presenting what you learn than to clarify and prove that
which has been taught?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Do you have the capacity to identify, define, or hate evil?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Are you willing to experience brokenness in order to prompt brokenness in others?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. When speaking to a group, do you receive greater joy from seeking an immediate response or commitmentthan you do in the opportunity to counsel as a result of speaking?
0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Do you depend on Scriptural truth to confirm your authority?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Do you seek outward evidences to demonstrate a person's inward conviction?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Are you known to have a directness, frankness, and/or persuasiveness in speaking?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Are you concerned for the reputation and program of God?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you ever experience an inward weeping and personal identification with the sins of those you talk with?Section 1 Total: __________
Section 2
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Do you have the ability to recall specific likes and dislikes of people?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Are you quick to see and meet needs for practical help?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you enjoy short-range projects more than long-range ones?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Do you find, when helping to meet practical needs of others, that you have good physical stamina and can disregard your weariness?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Are you willing to use personal funds to meet needs and avoid delay?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. Do you desire to be able to sense sincere appreciation and to detect insincerity?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Are you more comfortable in helping to meet other people's practical needs more than their mental and emotional needs?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Do you like to do more than the job requires?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Do you tend to be involved in a variety of activities with an inability to say "no"?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Do you have more joy in giving to meet practical needs than in giving to a specific ministry?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Are your frustrated when limitations of time are attached to jobs?
Section 2 Total: __________
Section 3
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Would you be happier studying for a Bible lesson than in presenting that lesson?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Is it important to you to emphasize accuracy in the use of words?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you find yourself testing the knowledge of those who teach you?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Do you delight in detailed study to help you confirm Biblical truth?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Do you like to confirm new Bible insights by interpretations already established and accepted?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. If you were to teach a class would you enjoy the preparation time more than the presentation time?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Do you like to present truth in a systematic order?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Are you motivated more to uphold correct doctrine than to bring unity and harmony into a group or church?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. In finding solutions to human problems, are you more apt to begin with Scripture and relate it to human experiences than begin with experiences and relate them to the Scripture?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Do you avoid using illustrations from non-Biblical sources?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you resist the use by others of Scriptural illustrations taken out of context?
Section 3 Total: __________
Section 4
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Do you normally picture to yourself specific achievement(s) in someone's life and think of action steps to help
move toward that goal?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Do you avoid studying the Bible when such study is not related to practical steps of application?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Are you more interested in spiritual growth in others for the sake of maturity than you are in eliminating
disharmony caused by wrong response?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Are you able to see how tribulation can produce new levels of maturity?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. When trying to help an individual spiritually, are you more interested in giving them steps of action than in
discerning their need for practical help and meeting that need?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. Do you depend on visible response when speaking to individuals or groups to determine whether God has
worked?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. In helping a person with a problem, are you more comfortable in counseling them than in meeting their need
for practical help?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Do you often discover insights from human experience, which can be confirmed and amplified in Scripture?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Do you enjoy those who are eager to follow steps of action?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Are you grieved when teaching is not accompanied by practical steps of application?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Are you delighted in personal conferences that result in new understanding of how God's Word applies to life?
Section 4 Total: __________
Section 5
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Do you have an ability to make wise purchases and investments?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Do you prefer to give money quietly to effective projects and ministries, avoiding pressure of publicity?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you try to use your giving to motivate others to give?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Are you alert to valid financial needs, which you sometimes fear others will overlook?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Do you enjoy meeting financial needs without the pressure of appeals?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. Are you very happy when your financial gift is an answer to specific prayer?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Do you depend on your married partner's counsel, or that of a friend, to confirm the amount of a gift that you
want to give?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Are you concerned that your financial gift be appropriate and suitable as to circumstances, purpose and
timing?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Do you have a desire to feel a part of the work or person to whom you give?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Do you take a genuine interest in the needs of strangers?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you find it easy to entrust personal assets to others for the furtherance of their ministry?
Section 5 Total: __________
Section 6
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Do you have the ability to see the overall picture and to clarify long-range goals?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. When you are responsible for organizing an activity, do you prefer to delegate responsibilities to others rather
than performing most of the responsibilities yourself?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Are you highly motivated to organize that for which you are responsible?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Do you desire to complete tasks as quickly as possible?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Do you know where to go for help in order to complete a project?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. Do you desire harmony in an organization more for the smooth running that results, than for the joy and
fellowship which result in a oneness of spirit?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Are you able to distinguish between what can or cannot be delegated?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Do you tend to stand on the sidelines until those in charge give you a definite responsibility?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Do you tend to assume responsibility if no structured leadership exists?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Are you willing to endure reaction from workers in order to accomplish the ultimate task of project?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you wish to move on to new challenges when a previous task is fully completed?
Section 6 Total: __________
Section 7
0 1 2 3 4 5
1. Can you feel an atmosphere of joy or unhappiness in an individual or group?0 1 2 3 4 5
2. Is spiritual healing (getting right with God) more important to you than spiritual growth (maturity) in the life
of another person?0 1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you feel an inward attraction towards, and have an understanding of people who are experiencing
problems?0 1 2 3 4 5
4. Are you moved to eliminate hurts and bring spiritual healing to others?0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Are you more interested in giving a person sympathy than advice?0 1 2 3 4 5
6. Do you avoid firmness unless you see how it will bring benefit?0 1 2 3 4 5
7. Are you happier in being able to openly and freely discuss a problem than in designing steps to solve the
problem?0 1 2 3 4 5
8. Are you sensitive to words and actions which will hurt others?0 1 2 3 4 5
9. Are you able to discern sincere motives in other people?0 1 2 3 4 5
10. Are you more concerned with the atmosphere of a worship service than with being conducted according to a
Scriptural pattern?0 1 2 3 4 5
11. Do you know what is like to have your spirit "closed" to those who are insincere and insensitive?
Section 7 Total: __________
Summary
After completing this survey, please calculate each section (double check your math) and transfer your scores below, listing the sections with the highest scores first.
Section 1: Prophecy
Section 2: Serving
Section 3: Teaching
Section 4: Exhortation
Section 5: Giving
Section 6: Organization/Administration
Section 7: Mercy
Section 2: Serving
Section 3: Teaching
Section 4: Exhortation
Section 5: Giving
Section 6: Organization/Administration
Section 7: Mercy
1. My highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
2. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
3. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
4. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
5. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
6. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______
7. My next highest score was: _______ and the section number was: _______