Personal Assessment Tool

Spiritual Formation Ministry of Neighborhood Church

 

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _________________  

 

 

1. How long ago did you make a definitive commitment to follow Christ?

• I haven’t yet made that definitive commitment
• I’m not sure whether I have
• Less than 5 years ago
• 5-10 years ago
• 11-20 years ago
• 21-30 years ago
• Over 30 years ago

 

2. Which of the following best describes you right now:

• A spiritual seeker
• A spiritual infant
• A spiritual adolescent
• A young spiritual adult
• A mature spiritual adult
• Move over Mother Theresa… a very mature adult!

 

3. What was your spiritual background before coming to Christ?

• Atheist
• Agnostic
• Buddhist
• Muslim
• Hindu
• Cult: ___________________
• Other non-Christian:______________________
• Catholic
• Orthodox (Eastern, Russian, Greek, Armenian, etc.)
• Mainline Protestant (Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist)
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic
• Reformed
• Baptist
• Evangelical
• Other Christian:________________________

 

4. What kind/s of spiritual influences have helped shape your understanding and practice of the Christian life?

• Catholic
• Orthodox (Eastern, Russian, Greek, Armenian, etc.)
• Mainline Protestant (Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist)
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic
• Reformed
• Baptist
• Evangelical
• Other:________________________

 

5. Name three to five authors/speakers/pastors who have helped shape your understanding of the Christian life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Which is/are your Spiritual Pathway/s?

• I don’t know: haven’t taken the test
• I’m not sure: taken test but still not certain
• Contemplative
• Nature
• Intellectual
• Relational
• Service
• Activist
• Worship

 

7. What is/are your Spiritual Gift/s?

• I don’t have a clue!
• I’ve taken an assessment but am still not sure
• Prophesy
• Serving
• Teaching
• Encouraging/exhortation
• Giving
• Leadership
• Mercy
• Administration
• Evangelism
• Hospitality
• Shepherding/pastoring
• Physical healing
• Emotional healing
• Speaking in tongues
• Other:________________________________

 

8. Where and how often are you using your gift/s?

• Where?

 

 

 

• How often?

 

 

 

10. What is your Meyer-Briggs Temperament? (circle one)

I don’t know

ISTJ                            ISTP                       INTJ                       INFJ

ISFJ                            ISFP                       INTP                       INFP

ESTJ                           ESTP                      ENTJ                      ENFJ

ESFJ                            ESFP                       ENTP                      ENFP

 

11. Which of the following spiritual disciplines do you now regularly practice?

• Daily “quiet time”
• Spiritual reading
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Frugality
• “Watching” (prayer through the night)
• Confession (to another Christian/spiritual mentor)
• Small group fellowship
• Spiritual direction/mentorship/discipleship
• Regular accountability (to one or more Christians)
• Scripture meditation
• Scripture memory
• Journaling
• Private worship
• Weekly church attendance
• Significant financial giving
• Spiritual service
• Periodic private retreats
• Other:____________________________________

 

12. How would you describe your experience in the following areas?

 

• Your assurance of salvation?

 

 

 

• Your assurance of answered prayers?

 

 

 

 

• Your freedom from fear, guilt and other forms of bondage?

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you have completed as much of the assessment as you are able, phone Tom Mount for a personal interview (530-343-6006, x2107). He will arrange a time to meet to discuss the results and develop a personal action plan.