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• God equips each of us with powerful ministry tools.

  
  In this assessment are questions to help you identify your shape for ministry. Take a few minutes to pray through each section and identify what you see as your strengths, interests, familiar experiences, and temperament.
  
  After completion, you'll be emailed your answers, and if you've indicated ministry areas you're interested in, we will be in contact with more information.

• Gifts

• Which gifts do you believe you have? (Check all that you think apply.)
  • Preaching (1 Cor. 14:3)
  • Evangelism (Acts 8:26-40)
  • Discernment (1 John 4:1)
  • Apostle (Rom. 15:20)
  • Teaching (Eph. 4:12-13)
  • Encouragement (Acts 14:22)
  • Wisdom (1 Cor. 2:1, 6-16)
  • Missions (1 Cor. 9:19-23, Acts 13: 2-3)
  • Service (Acts 6:1-7, 1 Cor. 12:28)
  • Mercy (Rom. 12:8)
  • Hospitality (1 Pe. 4:9-10)
  • Pastoring (1 Pe. 5:2-4)
  • Giving (2 Cor. 8:1-7)
  • Intercession (Col. 1:9-12)
  • Music (Ps. 150)
  • Arts & Crafts (Exod. 31:3-11)
  • Healing (Jas. 5:14-16)
  • Miracles (Mark 11:23-24)
  • Leadership (Heb. 13:7, 17)
  • Administration (1 Cor. 14:40)
  • Faith (Rom. 4:18-21)

• Interests

• The people I would like to serve most are . . . (Check all that apply.)
  • Children
  • Homeless
  • Single Parents
  • College Students
  • Hospitalized
  • Singles
  • Youth
  • Disabled
  • Infants
  • Teen Moms
  • Poor
  • Divorced
  • Men
  • Unemployed
  • Elderly Parents
  • Widowed
  • Empty Nesters
  • Prisoners
  • Women
• The issues or causes I feel most strongly about are . . . (Check all that apply.)
  • Abuse/Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Homelessness
  • Sanctity of Life
  • Alcoholism
  • Education
  • Injustice issues
  • Sexuality
  • At-risk children
  • Environment Law/Justice system
  • Spiritual apathy
  • Compulsive behavior
  • Ethics
  • Marriage/Family
  • Deafness
  • Finances
  • Parenting
  • Disabilities
  • Health/fitness
  • Policy/Politics
  • Divorce
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Poverty/Hunger

• Familiar Experiences

• Think about the following experiences in your life.
  • Spiritual experiences: meaningful decisions, times with God, times you felt especially close to God
  • Painful experiences: problems, hurts, trials, etc.
  • Educational experiences: favorite subjects in school, special training, etc.
  • Ministry experience: how you’ve served in the past

• Temperament

• Extoverted vs. Introverted
  Please selectExtrovertedNeutralIntroverted
• Self-Controlled vs. Self-Expressive
  Please selectSelf-ControlledNeutralSelf-Expressive
• Routine vs. Variety
  Please selectRoutineNeutralVariety
• Cooperative vs. Competitive
  Please selectCooperativeNeutralCompetitive

• Stengths

• What do you believe are your strengths? (Check all that apply.)
  • Adapting – The ability to adjust, change, alter, modify
  • Administering – The ability to govern, run, rule
  • Analyzing – The ability to examine, investigate, probe, evaluate
  • Building – The ability to construct, make, assemble
  • Coaching – The ability to prepare, instruct, train, equip, develop
  • Communicating – The ability to share, convey, impart
  • Competing – The ability to contend, win, battle
  • Computing – The ability to add, estimate, total, calculate
  • Connecting – The ability to link together, involve, relate
  • Consulting – The ability to advise, discuss, confer
  • Cooking – The ability to prepare, serve, feed, cater
  • Coordination – The ability to organize, match, harmonize
  • Counseling – The ability to guide, advise, support, listen, care for
  • Decorating – The ability to beautify, enhance, adorn
  • Designing – The ability to draw, create, picture, outline
  • Developing – The ability to expand, grow, advance, increase
  • Directing – The ability to aim, oversee, manage, supervise
  • Editing – The ability to correct, amend, alter, improve
  • Encouraging – The ability to cheer, inspire, support
  • Engineering – The ability to construct, design, plan
  • Excelling – The ability to be the best and make my team the best, setting and attaining the highest standard
  • Facilitating – The ability to help, aid, assist, make possible
  • Forecasting – The ability to predict, calculate, see trends, patterns, and themes
  • Implementing – The ability to apply, execute, make happen
  • Improving – The ability to better, enhance, further, enrich
  • Influencing – The ability to affect, sway, shape, change
  • Landscaping – The ability to garden, plant, improve
  • Leading – The ability to pave the way, direct, excel, win
  • Learning – The ability to study, gather, understand, improve, expand self
  • Managing – The ability to run, handle, oversee
  • Mentoring – The ability to advise, guide, teach
  • Motivating – The ability to provoke, induce, prompt
  • Negotiating – The ability to discuss, consult, settle
  • Operating – The ability to run mechanical or technical things
  • Organizing – The ability to simplify, arrange, fix, classify, coordinate
  • Performing – The ability to sing, speak, dance, play an instrument, act out
  • Persevering – The ability to see things to completion, persisting at something until it is finished
  • Pioneering – The ability to bring about something new, groundbreaking, original
  • Planning – The ability to arrange, map out, prepare
  • Promoting – The ability to sell, sponsor, endorse, showcase
  • Recruiting – The ability to draft, enlist, hire, engage
  • Repairing – The ability to fix, mend, restore, heal
  • Researching – The ability to seek, gather, examine, study
  • Resourcing – The ability to furnish, provide, deliver
  • Serving – The ability to help, assist, fulfill
  • Shopping – The ability to collect, or obtain things, getting the highest quality for the best price
  • Strategizing – The ability to think ahead, calculate, scheme
  • Teaching – The ability to interpret, decode, explain, speak
  • Traveling – The ability to journey, visit, explore
  • Visualizing – The ability to picture, imagine, envision, dream, conceptualize
  • Welcoming – The ability to entertain, greet, embrace, make comfortable
  • Writing – The ability to compose, create, record

• Almost Done!

  
  Please reflect on the answers you provided. (You may go back if you need to review.)
  
  Which area(s) of ministry do you think you would like to be involved in or learn more about? Make your selection(s). Then, pick the campus you attend, provide your name and email address, and someone will be in touch with you.
• Which area(s) of ministry interest you or would you like more information about? Check all that apply.
  • Adults
  • KidStuff
  • Students
  • Community Groups
  • Hospitality
  • Missions (Local)
  • Missions (Global)
  • Worship/AV
  • Young Adults
  • Other
• Which other ministry are you interested in that is not listed?(Required)
• Name(Required)
  First Last
• Email(Required)
• Tell us which CityRise campus you attend.(Required)
  Please selectCityRise Missouri CityCrosspoint Church - BellaireWest U BaptistOnline