A SPIRITUAL GIFTS INVENTORY
Compiled for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ
by Pastor Carol Shanks, Bethel United Church of Christ, Cahokia,
Illinois
The Bible tells us that every believer is given a spiritual gift, for the purpose of building up God's Church. (I Corinthians 12:7) This is exciting news! God has given each of us a special gift. As a disciple, our responsibility is to discern, experiment with and use our spiritual gifts.
Spiritual gifts are not to be confused with natural talent or training. Spiritual gifts are unmerited blessings given to EVERY Christian. There are a variety of gifts but the same God gives them all. Spiritual gifts are for the purpose of serving the body of Christ.
This "Spiritual Gifts Inventory" is a tool for you to use in your continuing faith development. This tool will help you begin to discover what your spiritual gifts might be. Use the information this inventory yields to discern more clearly how you are being called to build up and serve the body of Christ.
To obtain the full inventory, you should open each of the four files below and print each one in order. Internet html language lacks page breaks, and browsers vary in the way they read text and tables, so we've broken up the inventory to reduce format variation.