Use an inventory or questionnaire. A
number of different versions of a paper “test” have been developed over the
years to help followers of Jesus organize their thoughts about how their past
experience may indicate the direction God has for their life and service. This works
only as well as you are completely honest in answering the questions, and it
should never be considered as conclusive. It is simply one more source of
information.
These inventory tools work best if you have had some
experience in the church. Often the questions presume long experience in the
church. In fact, some of the questionnaires can be confusing to a new believer
because so much “insider” terminology is used. This is probably a tool to use
after you’ve spent a year or more experimenting with several different
ministries. It will help to organize your thoughts about the experiences you
have had and show you some trends that you would not otherwise be able to see
without the objective input of the instrument.
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