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SERVICE

Time & Talent

Stewarship is a spiritual concept that is about much more than money--it is about an understanding that all we have comes from God and that we have a need to share what we have with others through our time, talent, and treasure. 
Spiritual Gifts Discernment
The Spiritual Gifts Inventory will help you determine what spiritual gifts you have been blessed with and challenge you to discover how to use these gifts to build up God’s kingdom!

What are Spiritual Gifts?
  • They are special abilities given to Christians to enable us to be powerful channels of God’s love and presence in the world.
  • We do not choose our own gifts but rather receive these gifts from God.
  • When used, these gifts bear results that are above and beyond our natural abilities.
  • When we use these gifts, we feel energized. We feel that we’ve found our “place” and “fit”.  

How do we know what Spiritual Gifts we have been given?
  • It is through the process of discernment that we identify our spiritual gifts.
  • The Spiritual Gifts Inventory is a very useful on-line tool to help us identify our spiritual gifts.

How do I take the Spiritual Gifts Inventory?
  • Click this link:  https://churchdb.com/icdurha
  • Give yourself about 15-20 minutes to take the inventory.
  • It includes 100 statements that assess your relative strengths for gifts in twenty different areas. 
  • When you are finished you will be presented with a “My Score” summary table. Note that you are the only recipient of this summary - it is all yours to act upon. 

What happens next?
Once identified the excitement begins!
  • Prayerfully consider the spiritual gifts for which you scored the highest. 
  • We've provided links that will connect specific gifts with current parish ministries.   
  • We encourage you to explore the possibilities of using your gifts in one of these ministries.
  • Contact the ministry leader listed for more information about joining their ministry.
Some of you may choose to continue your discernment in a group setting. If so, contact the Director of Stewardship Margie Burton (ext. 260) or Coordinator of Stewardship Olga Rodriguez (ext. 275) to sign up for a small group discussion.

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