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.
- Do you have any other observations or insights that would help this person to understand his/her strengths or abilities?
- List in order the top two gifts you marked with a “P” (possibly true) and explain why.
- 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.