OBSERVATION ASSESSMENT

Your spouse, family member, or friend is seeking to better understand who God has made him/her to be. Your perspective observations can be helpful in that process. Thank you for your time in completing this questionnaire.

This pertains to:

Observations by:

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the description’s below. Using these definitions, mark one of the following letters in each of the spaces provided.

D=Definitely true, yes. Certain gift

P=Possibly true, maybe, potential gift

O=Does not have gift

?=I don’t know, have not observed.

____Administration: The divine enablement to understand what makes an organisation function, and the special ability to plan and execute procedures that increase the church’s organisations effectiveness.

____Counselling: The diving enablement to effectively listen to people and assist them in their quest for wholeness.

____Craftsmanship: The divine enablement to facilitate ministry throughout the creative construction of necessary tools for ministry.

____Creative Communication: The divine enablement to communicate God’s truth through a variety of art forms.

____Encouragement: The divine enablement to reassure, strengthen, and affirm those who are discouraged or wavering in their faith.

____Evangelism:The divine enablement to effectively communicate the message of Christ to unbelievers so they can respond in faith and discipleship.

____Giving: The divine enablement to contribute money and material resources to the work of the Lord with cheerfulness and liberality.

____Helps: The divine enablement to attach spiritual value to the accomplishment of practical and necessary tasks which support the body of Christ.

____Hospitality: The divine enablement to care for people by providing fellowship, food, and shelter.

____Leadership: The divine enablement to instil vision, to motivate, and to direct people to accomplish the work of ministry.

____Mercy: The divine enablement to minister cheerfully and appropriately to people who are suffering.

____Prophecy: The divine enablement to proclaim God’s truth with power and clarity in a timely and culturally sensitive fashion for correction, repentance, or encouragement.

____Shepherding: The divine enablement to guide, care for, and nurture individuals or groups in the Body as they grow in their faith.

____Teaching: The divine enablement to understand, clearly explain, and apply the Word of God to the lives of listeners.

  1. Do you have any other observations or insights that would help this person to understand his/her strengths or abilities?
  1. List in order the top two gifts you marked with a “P” (possibly true) and explain why.
  1. Look back at those gifts you marked “D” (definitely true). List them from most apparent to least apparent and explain why you think this person has these gifts.