Ministry Gifts Inventory
The Ministry Gifts Inventory is designed to help you identify your spiritual gifts. This can aid you in then finding places within Immanuel's many ministry to use your gifts. You may be surprised at the gifts you have that you have not thought of in a ministry context.
MINISTRY GIFTS INVENTORY
Instructions: Read the statements below and determine how true this statement is of you. Then, enter your score on the accompanying scoresheet, using the numerical key below. After you have entered all your scores, total each row on the scoresheet (link at the end of the Inventory).
Created by G. Christine Harman
4 = Almost always true of me
3 = Usually true of me
2 = Moderately true of me
1 = Occasionally true of me
0 = Not at all true of me
1. I would be willing to go wherever Christ calls me to start a church.
2. I do not shrink from sharing biblical truth, even though I know I might be criticized for doing so.
3. I am thrilled to be able to lead others to Christ.
4. I enjoy guiding people on their spiritual journey.
5. I am able to make total strangers feel at home and at ease.
6. I place a high priority on getting tasks done quickly and correctly.
7. People often turn to me when they are feeling down and need encouragement.
8. I am blessed to be able to give money for the mission and ministry of the Church.
9. I enjoy working with my hands to make or repair things.
10. I feel compelled to help people in need and find I am more blessed for doing so.
11. I believe God has used me as an instrument of healing.
12. I have been used by God to turn what seemed impossible into something that was possible.
13. In my deepest prayer experiences, I speak to God in words I don’t understand.
14. I have interpreted tongues in order to help other people worship God.
15. I have often been moved by God to offer good advice when asked for my opinion about a
particular situation.
16. There have been occasions when I have received powerful insight about a situation by some
means other than normal communications.
17. I believe God is as active today as in ancient bible times.
18. It is easy for me to determine whether or not someone is authentic in their spirituality.
19. I am always willing to do something for someone in order to free them to serve in their own
ministries.
20. I am personally very well organized and when I set a goal, I follow through in order to achieve it.
21. I never tire of doing in-depth study of Scripture in order to make it easier for others to understand
its lessons.
22. I am effective in getting a group of people to complete their assigned task and celebrate their
achievement.
23. I spend long periods of time in prayer.
24. People tell me I should be singing in the choir.
25. I seem to have a knack for learning foreign languages.
26. I would jump at the chance to relocate in order to serve the church and bring new believers to
Christ.
27. I believe God gives me special insights about building up the body of Christ.
28. I believe winning people to Christ is the most important thing that I can do to serve God.
29. People know I have a genuine interest in seeing them grow as disciples.
30. I am usually one of the first people to approach a newcomer at church.
31. I am comfortable working behind the scenes in order to support the community of faith.
MINISTRY GIFTS INVENTORY
Instructions: Readthestatementsbelowanddeterminehowtruethisstatement isof you. Then, enter
yourscoreontheaccompanyingscoresheet, usingthenumerical keybelow. Afteryouhaveenteredall
your scores, total each row on the scoresheet.
by G. Christine Harman
32. I seem to be able to offer trusted counseling to people who turn to me without sounding like a
‘know-it-all.’
33. I know God will meet all my needs and I can therefore share my income above and beyond my
tithe.
34. I find it relaxing to work with my hands.
35. I seem to be able to see where people are hurting and need comfort more quickly than others do.
36. Most of my prayer time is spent on behalf of people who need healing.
37. I have felt prompted by God to do something for Him and seen unexplainable results occur.
38. The first time I prayed in tongues, it came very naturally to me.
39. When I hear someone praying aloud in tongues, I know exactly what that person is praying.
40. I am frequently able to see how God’s truth applies to specific situations.
41. There have been times when I suddenly understood particular choices open to the church when
no one else did.
42. I firmly believe trusting in God will make all the difference in a person’s life.
43. I can tell when someone’s ministry is driven more by a desire for recognition and attention than
when it is driven by a desire to humbly serve God.
44. I enjoy working in the background in ways that help other people get the spotlight focused on
them.
45. I am able to remain calm in chaotic situations and focus on the action necessary to achieve a
goal.
46. I am more comfortable in creating my own teaching material than in using mass-prepared
material.
47. I am good at figuring out who the best person is to get a job done and then delegating the work
to that person.
48. I grow in intimacy with God the more I pray.
49. I am uplifted by the music ministry of the church.
50. I have no trouble in adapting to a foreign culture and lifestyle.
51. I have a strong desire to take the gospel to an unchurched area.
52. I am able to point out to people how they should change their lives in order to grow closer to
God.
53. My heart is burdened when I think of all the people who have not made a decision for Jesus
Christ.
54. People often turn to me for spiritual guidance and direction.
55. I enjoy offering my home as a place for people to gather.
56. I feel close to God when I am doing routine or ordinary work in the church.
57. I enjoy coaching others in their spiritual growth, especially when they are encountering problems.
58. I make sure my offering goes to my church each week, even though I may not be physically
present
59. People say I have a real talent for crafts.
60. I seem to spend some part of each day responding to someone in need, even if it just to listen to
them.
61. I believe God still heals people, just like the stories in the Bible tell us he did.
62. I have seen God work miracles through my prayers.
63. When offering praise and thanksgiving to God, I often feel that human language is inadequate.
64. If someone is speaking in tongues while in a state of spiritual ecstasy, I am able to interpret to
others what is being expressed.
65. At times, I have demonstrated a kind of wisdom that can only come directly from God, and not
from my own experience.
66. God has enabled me to know something before other people became aware of it.
67. I see God’s touch in all aspects of life today.
68. I am able to tell when someone is speaking out of an inspiration of God.
69. I receive great joy in serving the church in ministries that enable other ministries to happen.
70. I can help people identify their gifts and abilities and then assist them in finding ways to use
those gifts and abilities to serve God.
71. I am able to explain Scripture in a variety of ways so people can understand it.
72. I am good at stating a large goal, then in helping people figure out ways to organize themselves
and get it done.
73. I am often moved by news and current events to enter into prayer for specific situations.
74. Learning how to play a musical instrument seems to come easy to me.
75. I find myself quickly at ease in a foreign country, even when I don’t speak the native language.
76. I am comfortable with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
77. I often feel compelled to share spiritual insights that I believe God has given to me specifically.
78. I never tire of telling people what a difference Christ has made in my life.
79. I am willing to take responsibility for helping a group of people develop Christian maturity.
80. People say I am a very good host/hostess.
81. There is no task too trivial for me if it helps build up the Body of Christ.
82. I never tire of offering encouragement to other believers.
83. I believe giving 10% of my income to the Church is just the starting point of my stewardship.
84. I would enjoy helping around the church doing repairs and maintenance.
85. I feel very close to Christ when I am able to reach out to persons who are disadvantaged or
neglected.
86. People have told me they felt a healing presence when I prayed for them.
87. God has used me to make something happen that was beyond human capability.
88. Praying in tongues has had a great impact on my prayer life.
89. I believe unbelievers can be helped when I interpret speaking in tongues in a worship service.
90. When there are several positions on an issue, I have a strong sense of which direction God
wants taken.
91. People have been surprised when I tell them something about themselves that they did not share
with me.
92. It is especially meaningful to me to be able to spend a lot of time praying on behalf of other
people and their situations.
93. I can tell the difference between someone who is moved by the Holy Spirit and someone who is
acting out of their own motivations.
94. People know I can be counted on to think of the small tasks that need doing and that no one else
usually thinks about.
95. I feel greatly rewarded when I can help get a project organized and see people functioning to
accomplish the goals of the project.
96. I am able to use various delivery methods in class in order to adapt to the diversity of learning
styles.
97. If I am part of a group that is disorganized, I will step forward to help them get organized.
98. People often come to me to ask for prayer for serious situations.
99. I believe God speaks to people through music.
100. I would enjoy sharing the Gospel with people in a different culture.
101. I would be comfortable sharing the gospel with persons whose beliefs and culture are different
from mine.
102. I am able to show others how God’s word speaks to today’s situations.
103. I am comfortable in sharing the gospel of Christ with unbelievers.
104. I take very seriously the call to nurture people in the development of their faith.
105. I take pleasure in meeting new people and am good at introducing them to others.
106. I enjoy getting a job done for the sake of getting it done and it doesn’t matter whether I get
recognition or not.
107. I believe it is important for me to help others see how God works in their lives, even in the tough
times.
108. I practice giving as a spiritual act of gratitude offered to God.
109. I like to design and then produce craft projects to be used in the church.
110. I have a strong desire to reach out to those who are in need (physically, spiritually, and
emotionally).
111. There have been times when God has sent his healing power through me to help other people.
112. I have been a tool in God’s hands to bring about supernatural changes in people’s lives.
113. I often speak in tongues when I feel the power of the Holy Spirit most intensely.
114. I am able to detect whether or not someone is authentic when they are speaking in tongues.
115. When I have offered counsel regarding spiritual matters, people tell me I demonstrate spiritual
maturity.
116. At times I have been speaking to someone and become greatly aware of something happening
in that person’s life without their telling me about it.
117. I know that I can trust God’s promises no matter what else may happen around me.
118. I am able to detect false teaching.
119. I know that my service behind the scenes is necessary to enable more visible things to happen.
120. People frequently turn to me to help get something organized.
121. I am thrilled to see another person grow in their knowledge and understanding of Scripture.
122. People often look to me as an example or role model.
123. I never get tired of praying and gain energy from my prayer times.
124. I am willing to offer my time for the music ministry of the church.
125. I have a deep appreciation of people from other cultures and traditions.
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Click here for the Ministry Gifts Scoresheet Link
After you have completed entering your scores, add them across the lines and mark each total next to the corresponding letter. Then open the Answer Code link and look at your top 5 scores. If there are ties, go ahead and include them.
NOTE: While this inventory is valid, there is no statistical evidence saying that a particular score indicates a gift while another does not. Therefore, this is an inventory that measures the strength of presence of particular ministry gifts. You may discover that there are gifts you thought you had but perhaps they did not show up as top scores. Just remember that God can bring gifts into prominence in your life at the time God wants you to use them. Whether or not we have particular gifts is not as important as how well we respond to God by using the gifts we already have.
Be sure to check out the Kentucky Conference page on the Committee on Lay Leadership. This will show some basic job descriptions for a variety of leadership roles in local congregations and list their corresponding spiritual gifts. 
