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A picture of this season

This is a self-check, not a verdict. Many people find a cluster of two or three gifts rather than one clear winner. Hold the picture lightly, try it in real serving, and expect it to change as you grow.

A small cluster of gifts is clearest this season: Teaching and Encouragement. Together, treat these as your main lane; the full picture is set out below.

Clearest this season

Teaching

22/25

Making God's truth clear and understandable, so people grow into it and live it out.

Encouragement

20/25

Speaking words that strengthen people, so they take heart and keep going.

Your profile

Strong now

Teaching22/25
Encouragement20/25

Emerging

Mercy16/25
Shepherding15/25
Administration14/25
Giving13/25

Quiet for now

Wisdom and Discernment10/25
Service9/25
Leadership8/25
Evangelism7/25
Hospitality6/25

Every gift, in full

Teaching

Strong now22/25

Making God's truth clear and understandable, so people grow into it and live it out.

About this gift

Making God's truth plain so that people can understand and live it (Romans 12:7; Ephesians 4:11). Where this gift is at work, hearing turns into understanding, and understanding into obedience.

One step this week

Teach one short lesson this week to one person or a small group.

One shadow to watch

Over-talking, and leaving no room for others to discover.

Scripture

Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 4:11, 2 Timothy 2:2

Encouragement

Strong now20/25

Speaking words that strengthen people, so they take heart and keep going.

About this gift

Coming alongside people with words that strengthen (Romans 12:8). Barnabas carried this as his very name: son of encouragement (Acts 4:36).

One step this week

Write one specific, honest word of encouragement to someone this week.

One shadow to watch

Flattery, and softening a hard truth that needed saying.

Scripture

Romans 12:8, Acts 4:36, Hebrews 10:24-25

Mercy

Emerging16/25

Moving towards people in pain with gladness rather than duty.

About this gift

Moving towards people in pain, with gladness rather than duty (Romans 12:8; Luke 10:33-37).

One step this week

Visit or sit with one hurting person this week.

One shadow to watch

Rescuing without boundaries; carrying pain that is not yours to carry.

Scripture

Romans 12:8, Luke 10:33-37

Shepherding

Emerging15/25

Walking closely with people over time, so they grow steadily in Christ.

About this gift

Walking with people over time so that they grow in Christ (Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:2-3). Less about the platform, more about the path.

One step this week

Follow up this week with one person you have been carrying.

One shadow to watch

Holding on to people you should release, and burnout.

Scripture

Ephesians 4:11, 1 Peter 5:2-3, John 21:15-17

Administration

Emerging14/25

Bringing order and structure so that good work actually gets done well.

About this gift

Bringing order so that good work actually gets done (1 Corinthians 12:28; Acts 6:1-4). Quiet structure that lets others flourish.

One step this week

Organise one small task from start to finish this week.

One shadow to watch

Control; serving the system instead of the people it was built for.

Scripture

1 Corinthians 12:28, Acts 6:1-4, Exodus 18:21-23

Giving

Emerging13/25

Releasing money and resources gladly for God's work and God's people.

About this gift

Releasing money and resources gladly for God's work and God's people (Romans 12:8; 2 Corinthians 9:7).

One step this week

Give one gift this week that no one but God will know about.

One shadow to watch

Strings attached; measuring people, or yourself, by money.

Scripture

Romans 12:8, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 2 Corinthians 9:7

Ask one trusted person. Show this picture to someone who knows you well and ask: where have you seen God use me? Where their answer and this picture agree, trust it more. Where they differ, take it back to prayer.

Quiet for now

Wisdom and Discernment

Quiet for now10/25

Weighing choices and teachings by Scripture, and speaking with care.

Service

Quiet for now9/25

Meeting practical needs quietly and readily, wherever they are seen.

Leadership

Quiet for now8/25

Setting a clear direction and drawing people into it, with steady diligence.

Evangelism

Quiet for now7/25

Sharing the good news of Jesus naturally with people who do not yet know him.

Hospitality

Quiet for now6/25

Welcoming the stranger and the guest so they feel at home.

This is a made-up example, so you can see what a finished result looks like. Yours will be built from your own answers.

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