SPIRITUAL GIFT DEFINITIONS
I. RELATIONAL GIFTS
1. ENCOURAGEMENT
the gift of uniquely knowing when & how to
“breathe in courage” for another person’s spiritual
benefit.
2. HOSPITALITY
the gift of consistently & effectively making people
feel at home with space to be and food to eat.
3. GIVING
the gift of joyfully contributing beyond a tithe
to financially support gospel ministries.
4. VOLUNTARY POVERTY
the gift to live contentedly and voluntarily with only
basic physical needs being met, and using one’s
additional financial resources for Christian ministry.
5. MISSIONARY
the gift to feel comfortable in a culture different
from one’s own native culture, and to effectively
do ministry in the adopted culture.
6. SHEPHERDING
the gift to spiritually guide and provide spiritual care
for a group of believers. The group may be small,
like a New Testament house church, or large, like
the size of a typical American congregation--80
people.
7. HELPS
the gift to provide support & assistance so other
people may better use their spiritual gifts.
8. CELIBACY
the gift to live contentedly without having sexual
relations and to transform that energy into other
expressions of spiritual living.
9. MERCY
the gift empowered by a unique capacity to help
people who have unusual levels of need, whether
the needs be physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or
spiritual.
II. ORGANIZATIONAL GIFTS
10. ADMINISTRATION
the gift to organize human & physical resources so
the spiritual gifts of the church can be used most
effectively.
11. APOSTLESHIP
the gift to lead several churches and/or at-large
groups in ministry.
12. SERVICE
the gift of gracefully & consistently helping others to
fulfill task needs in their life and/or work.
13. LEADERSHIP
the gift of effectively guiding people by creating a
community consensus & direction to fulfill God’s will.
14. BUILDING
the gift to create and construct buildings and
building resources for spiritual purposes.
III. COMMUNICATION GIFTS
15. TEACHING
the gift of uniquely understanding communicating
biblical truths for spiritual living.
16. EVANGELISM
the gift of effectively and consistently knowing with
whom, how, and when to share Jesus Christ with
seekers.
17. WRITING
the gift to communicate consistently & effectively
Christian truths through the medium of writing.
18. CRAFTSMANSHIP
the gift of using one’s hands and mind to make or
repair crafts used for gospel ministry.
IV. WORSHIP GIFTS
19. MUSIC
the giftedness of one to communicate through the
language and instruments of music so people may
better worship God.
20. INTERCESSORY
the giftedness of one to pray with frequency,
duration, and effectiveness for God’s will to be
performed in a particular matter.
21. PREACHING
the giftedness of one to communicate scriptural
truths by making God--revealed as the Creator,
Christ, and the Spirit--to be more spiritually
experienced by worshipers.
22. ART
the gift to use the media of art e.g., drama,
painting & interpretive movement, to communicate
spiritual truths.
V. REVELATORY GIFTS
23. PROPHECY
the gift of uniquely bringing clarity from confusion
by understanding & communicating God’s will. The
person is informed by Scripture and the Spirit; his or
her prophecy is to be discerned by the church.
24. EXHORTATION
the gift to stir up people into gospel actions by
clarifying for them their God given potential &
responsibility.
25. KNOWLEDGE
the gift to learn biblical truths that reveal profound
insights for spiritual living, and to research
information from society which help people to
apply the gospel.
26. WISDOM
the giftedness of knowing how to clarify &
communicate spiritual truths for the church during
times of confusion and/or crisis.
27. FAITH
this gift is clustered with other gifts and is the unique
capacity for trusting God to accomplish a Divine
promise in a particular matter.
28. DISCERNMENT
the giftedness of one to perceive whether an idea
or action operates with Christ-centered motivation.
29. MARTYRDOM
the giftedness of one to sacrifice his or her life
and/or reputation in order to fulfill God’s will during
a time of crisis.