Spiritual Gifts:
• Service - "The special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to identify the unmet needs involved in a task related to God’s work, and to make use of available resources to meet those needs and help accomplish the desired results."
This gift is a practical gift. Those with the gift of service enjoy doing routine tasks around the church regardless of how they effect others. Those with this gift enjoy menial tasks and do them cheerfully. Service-oriented people would rather take orders than give them. Scripture: John 12:26; Acts 6:1-7; Romans 12:6-7; Galatians 6:2, 9-10; 2 Timothy 1:16-18; Titus 3:14.
• Administration - "The special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to understand clearly the immediate and long-range goals of a particular unit of the body of Christ and to devise and execute effective plans for the accomplishment of those goals."
This gift is a leadership gift and is often characterized by people who lead the body by steering others to remain on task. These people generally are concerned with the details of how to accomplish tasks, and tend to be masters at delegating specific tasks to other people according to their gifts and talents. Scriptures: Luke 14:28-30; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Titus 1:5.
• Faith - "The special ability that God gives certain members of the Body of Christ to discern with extraordinary confidence the will and purposes of God for His work."
This gift is a practical gift. Those with this gift often scare other people with their confidence. People with this gift are often very irritated by criticism, as they consider it to be criticism against God and His will. Probably the biggest danger for those with this gift is that they often try to project their gift onto other people. Scriptures: Acts 11:22-24; 27:21-25; Romans 4:18-21; 1 Corinthians 12:9; Hebrews 11.
• Giving - "The special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to contribute their material resources to the work of the Lord with liberality and cheerfulness."
This gift is a practical gift. While all Christians should practice the discipline of giving through the minimum of 10% (tithe), God gifts certain members of the body to give remarkably greater amounts of their income with liberality and great joy. These people have an acute awareness that all they have belongs to the Lord and they are merely stewards, therefore they know that God will supply their needs and richly bless them in their giving.Scriptures: Matthew 6:2-4; Mark 12:41-44; Romans 12:8; 1 Corinthians 13:3; 2 Corinthians 8:1-7; 9:2-8; Philippians 4:14-19.
• Leadership - "The special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to set goals in accordance with God’s purpose for the future and to communicate these goals to others in such a way that they voluntarily and harmoniously work together to accomplish those goals for the glory of God."
This gift is a leadership gift. People with this gift are often focused on the greater goal of the group and are not overly concerned with the details. Leaders delegate tasks and details to others to accomplish the greater goal. Leaders are visionaries. Leaders have followers-a visionary without followers is not a leader. Scriptures: Luke 9:51; Acts 6:1-7; 15:7-11; Romans 12:8; 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17.
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Heart (Passions):
Bowling, running, looking at houses/floor plans, Habitat for Humanity
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Abilities (Strengths):
• Achiever – People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.
By nature, you frequently engage in laborious tasks. You yearn to dedicate yourself to worthy causes or noble purposes. Fortifying the bonds between yourself, the people you know, or even those you will never meet gives your life special meaning. Driven by your talents, you are an enterprising person. You effortlessly launch new ventures. You are likely to measure your progress on a regular basis. This information probably inspires you to work even harder. Because of your strengths, you usually work earnestly for an authority figure who takes an interest in you are a human being. You probably just do what is expected when teachers, coaches, or supervisors treat you like an underling. Instinctively, you find the act of work naturally pleasurable. You routinely recharge yourself physically as well as mentally by toiling for hours on your tasks, projects, or assignments.
• Focus – People who are especially talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.
Driven by your talents, you sometimes improve your chances of reaching desired goals by making a list of them, perhaps you progress more efficiently when you take time to attach a written explanation to each objective. Instinctively, you sometimes work hard to reach specific personal or professional goals. These include, but are not limited to earning a pay raise, winning a promotion, receiving a degree, acquiring something you value, or completing a certification program. Perhaps challenges related to status motivate you more than others do. Chances are good that you like to set goals when you are alone, but can enjoy team goal-setting. All you ask is that objectives are reasonable. You probably expect the final objectives to be clearly defined and logical. It’s very likely that you sometimes become a bit frustrated with people who have few clear goals. Perhaps these individuals remind you that ill-defined objectives seldom are realized. Because of your strengths, you thrive in environments where goal-setting discussions are commonplace and clearly defined objectives are agreed upon.
• Futuristic – People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
It’s very likely that you may generate numerous ways to enhance, upgrade, revise, correct, or revamp certain processes, action plans, or itineraries. Sometimes your suggestions influence how a project will unfold in the coming months, years, or decades. You might find fault with your own or another person’s talents, skills, or knowledge. To some extent, fixing people or things ranks in the top half of your list of favorite activities. By nature, you sometimes share your ideas about what can be accomplished in the coming months, years, or decades. The different kinds of people you invite into your life are sometimes inspired by your forward looking plans, proposals, inventions, or suggestions for change. Instinctively, you sometimes envision mental pictures of what you want your world or yourself to look like weeks, months,years, or decades from now. Because of your strengths, you invest considerable time creating the future of your own choosing. You frequently share your ideas about what will be possible in the coming months, years, and decades. You probably capture people’s attention whenever you describe in vivid detail what you imagine. Driven by your talents, you may sense that your life has deep meaning. With remarkable vividness, you occasionally imagine where you will be, what you will be doing, and what you will have the ability to accomplish in the coming months, years, or decades. To some degree, your dreams of tomorrow are alive in your mind today. Perhaps you strive to transform these possibilities into reality.
• Competition – People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.
Chances are good that you labor tirelessly when you know your performance and results are being compared to those of other people. You probably find it hard to recall a time when you failed for lack of effort. You are naturally motivated to be the very best — not merely one of the top finishers. Your satisfaction comes from being “number one.” Instinctively, you are quite clever about many things. You typically outmaneuver or outthink most individuals. Why? You probably are a lot more persistent, unyielding, and energetic than they are. Because of your strengths, you typically are friendly and responsive to people, especially when doing so positions you to capture the top prize and the championship title. It’s very likely that you may aspire to hold the top job in a huge organization. Perhaps you study the leader to find out what sets him or her apart from executives who applied, but were not chosen, for the position. By nature, you probably register for the most difficult rather than the easiest classes. You likely take courses from teachers who have a reputation for being tough and demanding. You ordinarily have great faith in your ability to earn the top grade in these instructional situations.
• Significance – People who are especially talented in the Significance theme want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
Because of your strengths, you occasionally encourage or prod people to excel. Perhaps they heed your message when they hold you in high esteem. Chances are good that you are sometimes thrilled when individuals reach a desired goal. You might have special ways of highlighting the importance of each person’s accomplishments. Instinctively, you now and then desire to advance personally or professionally. To meet your high expectations, you might identify specific things about yourself or a project that you want to upgrade or do better. Driven by your talents, you gravitate to people whose work ethic is rock solid. You like to associate with individuals who are driven to excel and highly productive. By nature, you sometimes sense you are a bit overzealous making a name for yourself, advancing your career, or promoting your projects. Perhaps you question your sense of priority when work, studies, or some other activity consumes the majority of your time. Perhaps you wonder if your zeal distresses or displeases certain individuals
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Personality (DISC Test results):
Type Csd
From C: Accurate, Analytical, Careful, Fact-finder, Percise, High Standards, Tactful
From S: Good Listener, Steady, Dependable, Patient
From D: Problem Solver, Self-Starter, Goal Oriented, Responsible
Logical Thinker/Analytical/Objective One
Individuals who are Logical Thinkers exhibit a practical, proper, and discrete nature. They are self-evaluating and may be critical of both themselves and others, though they seldom voice it, being quiet and reserved. As criticism is their greatest fear, they are constantly striving for perfection. Logical Thinkers internalize information, analyzing information, analyzing issues over and over again. At times they may appear cool ad blunt due to their constant analyzing but by becoming al ittle more sensitive and adaptable, Logical Thinkers can be seen as more perceptive to the feelings of others. They make decisions slowly based on facts and logic, not emotion, asking “how” and “why” questions. In the eyes of a Logical Thinker, neatness equates with high quality and anything less is unacceptable. They like to plan and organize every area of their life. A stable environment is best for Logical Thinkers as they prefer to be slow and deliberate in their changes, not spontaneous. They require guidelines in their task-oriented work style. Logical Thinkers hold to high standards and constantly strive to meet them.
