Leadership Meeting Notes - September 25, 2011

This is the handout that was given at the leadership meeting with Pastor Paula White on September 25, 2011: Leadership Meeting Notes for Sept 25 and the Leadership Meeting Slides

This is the Spiritual Gifts Test which is referenced in Pastor Paula's leadership meeting on Sunday, September 25, 2011. These files are in PDF format. Download them:

• Leadership - 7 Spiritual Gifts Test
• Leadership - 7 Spiritual Gifts Instructions
• Leadership - 7 Spiritual Gifts Scoresheet

These are the questions contained within the Spiritual Gift Test

1. I am able to sense the direction God desires for His people to move and share it with others.
2. I enjoy pitching in on service projects in the church.
3. I am able to organize my thinking in such a way as to systematically present a Bible lesson to others.
4. People often come to me with their personal problems for counsel.
5. I enjoy giving to those in serious financial need.
6. People seem to respect me and follow my lead.
7. I have a tender heart toward the needy and will often do what I can to help those who are in distress.
8. I speak up for what is biblically right even when people think I am narrow-minded and oppose my principles.
9. I usually volunteer to help with tasks that need to be done.
10. I enjoy diligent study so as to accurately teach the Word.
11. I enjoy encouraging those who are discouraged and down-hearted.
12. I cheerfully give well above a tithe to the work of the Lord.
13. I am good at setting goals and seeing the direction a group of people should take.
14. I enjoy visiting the sick and shut-in.
15. I feel compelled to communicate God's message from the Word so people know what God expects of them.
16. I am willing to work at a task regardless of how simple or trivial it may seem.
17. Others comment on how much they have enjoyed, learned, or grown under my teaching.
18. I often challenge others to reach their potential in Christ.
19. I am known for my generosity and sometimes sacrificial giving.
20. I am able to guide and motivate people to join in the achievement of my goals.
21. I tend to look out for those who are neglected and alienated.
22. I am not afraid to announce God's judgment on sin.
23. I feel a sense of satisfaction in seeing a job through to completion.
24. I am able to thoroughly study Scripture and share my findings with others.
25. I make myself available to talk with others.
26. I often give anonymously to those in need.
27. If in a group where there is no leader, I will assume leadership.
28. I empathize with those who are embarrassed and humiliated and seek to comfort them.
29. I speak boldly and with conviction what I believe God wants people to know.
30. I am very dependable for getting things done.
31. I am able to make the Bible clear and relevant for others.
32. I encourage others to go on with the Lord.
33. I am willing to lower my standard of living in order to help out.
34. I am a goal-setter.
35. I like to spend time with those who are lonely and hurting to cheer them up.