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And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. – Acts 2:42

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Worship Address: 2092 Church Road, Harleysville, PA 19438
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SHAPE Ministry Inventory Profile

An original concept from Saddleback Church, the acronym SHAPE represents: Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experience

“Your ministry will be most effective and fulfilling when you are using your gifts and abilities in the area of your heart’s desire in a way that best expresses your personality and experience.” – Rick Warren

Please print and complete the form, indicating those gifts you believe are active in your life. The following Internet URL(s) provide online gift assessments that may be helpful as you consider your gifts, particularly if this is a new concept for you.

  1. www.umc.org/what-we-believe/spiritual-gifts-online-assessment
  2. mintools.com/spiritual-gifts-test.htm
  3. elmertowns.com/?page_id=203
  4. www.spiritualgiftstest.com/test/adult
  5. gifts.churchgrowth.org/cgi-cg/gifts.cgi?intro=1

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was given to all believers (Acts 2:3-4), and the Spirit continues to be given to every person who believes in Jesus (Acts 2:38; Romans 8:9). At the same time, that is, at conversion, God gives at least one spiritual gift to every believer (1 Corinthians 12:7, 11; Ephesians 4:4-7). These gifts can be, and often are, strongly related to our pre-conversion talents and abilities, but they don’t have to be. Three good tests for the presence of a spiritual gift are: (1) you will enjoy using this ability; (2) you will be effective in using this ability; and (3) other people will confirm that God is using you in this way.

No believer has every spiritual gift, and no single gift is given to everyone (1 Corinthians 12:27-31). Our different sets of spiritual gifts complement each other to accomplish God’s purposes through the church (Romans 12:4-6; 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, 12:4-7).

While knowing your spiritual gifts is helpful, this is not as important as making sure that your life is a blessing to others. Love is the most important factor in spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Matthew 22:39-40), and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives turns our-lives-as-a-whole into gifts!