Document 3 · Part 3
Part Four: The Gift Questionnaire
For each gift, read the five statements and mark the box that best reflects your honest answer.
This is an example — the real assessment is interactive
Below is the full set of questions, grouped by gift so you can see what the assessment covers. When you take it online, the statements are presented one at a time in random order (without naming the gift), and the app tallies your scores automatically and identifies your top five gifts — ready to carry into reflection and community confirmation. To do it on paper instead, download the printable version, which is randomised in the same way with an answer key and step-by-step scoring.
The scale
| Never (1) | the statement is rarely or never true of me |
| Sometimes (2) | it is true of me at times, but not consistently |
| Often (3) | it is consistently or strongly true of me |
1. Mercy
Compassion in action toward the suffering
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I am moved with deep compassion by people who are suffering. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I find real meaning in being present with the suffering, even when I cannot fix anything. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. People in distress often seek me out. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. I remember and follow up with people in hard circumstances. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I am drawn toward people in pain rather than uncomfortable around them. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet given myself to caring for the suffering, I am drawn to come close to those in pain and stay with them, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
2. Healing
Restoration of bodies, hearts, and lives broken by sickness
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I have settled faith that God still heals, and at times sense the Spirit prompting me to pray for healing in particular situations. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I have prayed for others' healing and seen God answer in ways that surprised me. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Others have asked me to pray for them when sick or hurting, and have testified to God's work through those prayers. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. I pray for healing without needing to control the outcome — trusting God whether He heals fully, partially, or in another way. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. Praying for the sick and hurting has been recognised and affirmed in me by mature Christians who know me well. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet been part of any healing ministry, I am prompted to pray for the sick with serious expectancy that God still heals, and would consider stepping into this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
3. Helps
Practical service that frees others to flourish
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I find genuine joy in behind-the-scenes service that frees others to do their work. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I am content to serve practically without recognition or notice. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. In group settings, I prefer practical, behind-the-scenes contribution over visible roles. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. I quickly notice practical needs others miss, and instinctively move to meet them. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. People rely on me for practical support and have told me my service has been a real help. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet given myself to behind-the-scenes service, I am drawn to practical work that frees others to flourish, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
4. Giving / Contributing
Spirit-empowered generosity for kingdom purposes
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I find joy in giving money, time, or resources generously. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I am content to live with less so more is available for God's work and people in need. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I have repeatedly sensed the Spirit prompting me to give to specific people or causes. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. I handle money and resources carefully, deliberately so that more is available to give. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. Giving to the Lord's work is a deliberate, planned, and significant part of my finances. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet given to the Lord's work in any costly or sustained way, I am prompted to plan deliberate, generous giving as a real ministry, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
5. Hospitality
Welcoming the stranger; opening home and table
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I love welcoming people into my home and offering food, rest, or shelter. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. Others say they feel at home, cared for, and at peace with me or in my home. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I am willing to be significantly inconvenienced to welcome others into my home and life. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. My home is regularly open to others, and people feel comfortable there. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I notice strangers, newcomers, and the lonely — and move toward them with welcome. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though my home is not yet a place of open welcome, I am drawn to open it to strangers, the lonely, and the newcomer, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
6. Administration / Leading
Stewarding the community's life so the mission flourishes
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I see how to organise people, resources, and tasks so a shared mission flourishes. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. When leading, I naturally think in systems, processes, schedules, and follow-through. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. People I have led have flourished and grown — not been controlled or burnt out. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Bringing godly order to complex situations energises me, and others rely on me for it. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I can delegate, follow up, and complete work through others rather than doing it all myself. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet led God's people in an organising way, I am prompted to bring godly order, oversight, and direction to their work, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
7. Exhortation / Encouragement
Coming alongside to strengthen, comfort, and call forward
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Words that encourage and build others up come naturally to me. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I instinctively call others toward what God is doing in their lives, rather than leaving them where they are. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Others have told me my words of encouragement helped them at decisive moments in their lives. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. People come to me to be strengthened, comforted, or called forward in their faith. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I can speak hard truths in ways that build people up rather than tear them down. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often encouraged others in a deliberate way, I am drawn to come alongside people to strengthen, comfort, and call them forward in Christ, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
8. Teaching
Faithfully handing on God's truth so disciples are formed
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I can explain biblical truth clearly so others understand and apply it. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. Mature believers and teachers have recognised and affirmed this teaching capacity in me. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. People bring me questions about Scripture and doctrine, and find my answers helpful. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Studying Scripture in depth — hard passages, original languages, historical context — is genuine recreation for me, whether or not I am asked to teach. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I instinctively check sermons, books, and teaching for biblical accuracy, and care deeply about not misrepresenting God. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet taught regularly, I am drawn to study Scripture carefully and make God's truth clear so that disciples grow, and would consider teaching in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
9. Pastoring / Shepherding
Knowing, feeding, protecting, and leading the flock
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. People I have walked with over time testify to real growth in their walk with Christ. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. In caring for others, I balance comfort, teaching, protection, and challenge — not just one. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I notice when someone in my circle is straying, struggling, or in danger — and move toward them to help. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. I willingly bear burdens with people through the long, slow work of spiritual growth. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I am drawn to know and care for a particular group of people over time — through seasons, not just in passing. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet pastored anyone over time, I am prompted to know, feed, protect, and walk with a particular group of believers, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
10. Word of Wisdom
Spirit-given counsel for specific situations
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Such insight has the character of something received — not generated by my own thinking. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. When I pray about someone's situation, I sometimes sense a clear word of guidance from God for them. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I test what may be Spirit-given counsel against Scripture and other counsel before sharing it. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Others have sought my counsel in difficult situations and testified it was timely and Spirit-given. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. At times I have been given specific counsel for someone's situation that I could not have reasoned out myself. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often received Spirit-given counsel for particular situations, I am prompted to seek God for it for the building up of others, and would consider this in the future under wise oversight. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
11. Word of Knowledge
Spirit-given understanding for the building up of others
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. At times I have known something about a person I could not have known by ordinary means, and they confirmed it. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I weigh carefully how, when, and whether to share what may be Spirit-given understanding about someone. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I can sense the difference between my imagination and what the Spirit may be showing me about someone. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. When shared with care, such knowledge has built others up rather than embarrassed or harmed them. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. Mature Christians who have walked with me over time have recognised a pattern of receiving Spirit-given knowledge about people or situations. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often received Spirit-given understanding about people or situations, I am open to it for the building up of others, and would consider stepping carefully into this in the future, with the testing of mature believers. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
12. Discernment of Spirits
Distinguishing the genuine from the counterfeit
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. A spiritual sensitivity has been recognised in me by mature believers, especially in moments of crisis or controversy. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. In spiritual settings, I instinctively test what is taught or done rather than accepting it at face value. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I have a settled grasp of Scripture by which to weigh spiritual claims and teachings. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. At times I have sensed evil or deception where others did not, and this was later confirmed. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. In teachings or spiritual practices, I sense the difference between what is truly of God and what is counterfeit. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often weighed spiritual claims for others, I am prompted to test what is truly of God against Scripture and to distinguish the genuine from the counterfeit, and would consider this in the future, in submission to the church. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
13. Apostleship
Pioneering and laying foundations for new gospel work
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I have laid foundations — churches, ministries, movements — that others have built on. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I am drawn to pioneer new gospel work rather than maintain established work. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I can take responsibility for forming new churches or ministries among those who have not heard the gospel. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Mature Christians and leaders have recognised a church pioneering pattern in me. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I am willing to suffer hardship — financial, relational, physical — for the gospel's advance into new territory. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet pioneered any gospel work, I am drawn to take the gospel where Christ is not yet named and to lay foundations others can build on, and would consider this in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
14. Evangelism
Heralding the good news of Jesus Christ
Dispositional gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I carry a settled burden for those who do not know Christ, and find natural opportunities to share the gospel. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I have led others to faith in Christ — and have done so more than once. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Non-Christians have told me our conversations about faith were meaningful and clarifying. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. In everyday life and relationships, I am alert to opportunities to speak about Jesus. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I find joy in explaining the gospel and inviting non-Christians to come to Christ. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often shared the gospel, I am prompted to look for natural opportunities to invite those who do not know Christ to come to Him, and would consider this more deliberately in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
15. Prophecy
Speaking forth God's Word for upbuilding, encouragement, and consolation
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I share such words humbly, subject to testing, never as authority over Scripture. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. At times I have spoken what seemed a Spirit-given word for the upbuilding, encouragement, or consolation of others. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. I sense the difference between my own thoughts and a word the Spirit may be giving me to share. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Mature believers and church leaders have recognised a pattern of timely, Spirit-given words in me. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. What I have spoken has been weighed by mature believers and found true and helpful. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often spoken a word from God to others, I am open to speaking what He may give for the upbuilding, encouragement, and consolation of the church, and would consider this in the future, subject to the testing of others. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
16. Tongues and Interpretation
Spirit-given prayer and worship, with interpretation in the gathered church
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Spirit-given prayer in a language I did not learn has been recognised and affirmed in me by mature Christians who know me well. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I have experienced Spirit-given prayer or worship in a language I did not learn. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Where I have used Spirit-given prayer publicly, I have submitted to Paul's order in 1 Corinthians 14, with interpretation. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. Spirit-given prayer in a language I did not learn has built me up in private prayer and intimacy with God. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I hold Spirit-given prayer in a language I did not learn with humility, not as a mark of spiritual maturity over others. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet experienced Spirit-given prayer in a language I did not learn, I am open to it as God may give, in submission to Paul's order in 1 Corinthians 14, and would consider this in the future. (If you hold a cessationist view, answer "Never".) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
17. Faith
Spirit-given trust for what God will do in particular situations
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I distinguish the everyday faith all Christians share from Spirit-given convictions for particular situations. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. I have sometimes been wrong when stepping out, and have learned humility — I do not claim infallibility. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Others testify that my confidence in God's promises has carried them through difficulty. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. In particular situations — not as a general personality trait — I have known a settled certainty that God would act, and this certainty did not come from my own willing or wishing. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. In particular situations, I have had settled, Spirit-given confidence that God would act — stepped out on it, and seen Him act. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet often stepped out on a specific God-given conviction, I am drawn to a settled, Spirit-given trust for what God will do in particular situations, and would consider stepping out more boldly in the future. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
18. Miracles / Workings of Powers
God's Power acting through His people for His glory
Manifestation gift
| Statement | Never | Sometimes | Often |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. When I have prayed in situations where God might act in extraordinary ways, it has been with seriousness, faith, and submission to God's will. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. When I have witnessed extraordinary acts of divine power, this has been confirmed and weighed by mature Christians who recognised it as God's hand, not as something self-generated or imagined. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Extraordinary acts of divine power I have been part of have served the gospel, the kingdom, and the love of God for people — not spectacle or self-promotion. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4. On rare occasions I have witnessed extraordinary divine power through prayer or ministry I was part of, recognised by mature believers as God's hand. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5. I hold the possibility of God's extraordinary Power with humility — neither chasing nor dismissing it. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Calling indicator · Even though I have not yet witnessed God's extraordinary Power, I am open to Him acting through His people for His glory, and would consider stepping into this carefully in the future, under proper oversight. (If you hold a cessationist view, answer "Never".) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
After each gift, the online assessment combines your five experience answers (out of 15) with the calling indicator to rank all eighteen gifts and surface your top 5 — all worked out for you. On the printable version, the answer key and scoring steps show you how to do the same by hand.
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