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What are the Spiritual Gifts?

No list of spiritual gifts in the New Testament is uniformly agreed upon by the Church across the ages. The following list is meant to be suggestive, rather than all inclusive.

Again, this is not meant to be an inclusive list. Spiritual gifts suggested by other Christian writers include missionary, suffering, celibacy, martyrdom, service, music, exorcism, humor, and voluntary poverty. (Note: The gifts of healing, speaking in and interpreting tongues, and working miracles are gifts clearly identified in the New Testament. They are not on this list because they tend to be self evident.)

Spiritual Gifts

Administration
Apostleship
Craftsmanship
Creative Communication
Discernment
Encouragement
Evangelism
Faith
Giving

 Helps
Hospitality
Intercession
Knowledge
Prophecy
Leadership
Mercy
Shepherding
Teaching
Wisdom
Spiritual Gifts Definitions
  1. Administration: Divine enablement to understand what makes the body of Christ function, having special abilities to assemble and deploy resources - including persons - for effective ministry. (See Exodus 18:13-26; Luke 14:28-30; Romans 12:8; Acts 6:1-7; and 1 Corinthians 12:28)
  2. Apostleship: Divine enablement to start and oversee the development of new ministries with new people in new places. (See Acts 15:1-2; Galatians 2:1-10; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 3:1-13; 4:11; 2 Corinthians 12:12)
  3. Craftsmanship: Divine enablement to work with the hands using ordinary materials like wood, cloth, paints, glass, etc. to creatively design and/or construct items to be used for ministry. (See Exodus 35:20-35; 36:1-3)
  4. Creative Communication: Divine enablement to communicate God’s truth creatively through a variety of art forms, such as photography, dance, drama, music, art, etc. in ways that speak not only to the mind but also the heart and will. (See Psalm 150:3-5; 2 Samuel 6:14-15; Mark 4:2, 33)
  5. Discernment: Divine enablement to distinguish between truth & error, good & evil, right & wrong, and ability to use this knowledge for the protection and health of the body of Christ. (See Matthew 7:6; 16:21-23; Acts 5:1-11; 8:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 4:1-6)
  6. Encouragement: Divine enablement to present truth so as to strengthen, comfort, inspire, motivate, encourage or urge to action people who are discouraged or wavering in their faith. (See Acts 4:36; 11:19-26; 14:22; 15:30-32; Romans 12:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 4:13; Hebrews 10:25)
  7. Evangelism: Divine enablement to communicate effectively the gospel of God’s love in Jesus Christ in word and/or deed so that people are motivated to respond in faith and move toward discipleship. (See Ephesians 4:11; Acts 8:5-6; 26-40; 21:8; Luke 19:1-10; 1 Corinthians 3:5-6; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 4:5)
  8. Faith: Divine enablement to trust God to answer prayer and encourage others to do so; an extra-ordinary confidence in God’s presence and willingness to help, even in the face of opposition. A faith that goes beyond basic, saving faith. (See Matthew 17:19-21; Mark 9:23; Acts 11:22-24; Romans 4:18-21; 1 Corinthians 12:9; Hebrews 11)
  9. Giving: Divine enablement to manage his or her resources of money, time, energy, skills and resources to exceed what is normally considered a reasonable standard for giving to the work of ministry and to do so with cheerfulness and liberality. People with this gift do not ask “How much money should I give to God?” Rather they ask, “How much money should I keep to live on?”; above and beyond all believers’ call to support the work of ministry. (See 1 Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 8:1-3; 21:1-4; Acts 4:32-37; Romans 12:8; 2 Corinthians 6:8; 8:1-7)
  10. Helps: Divine enablement to work behind the scenes to support the work of others; to accomplish practical and necessary tasks which free up, support, and serve others. (See Psalm 21:1; Mark 15:41; Luke 8:2-3; Acts 6:1-4; 9:36; Romans 12:7; 16:1-2; 1 Corinthians 12:28)
  11. Hospitality: Divine enablement to welcome and care for people beyond one’s circle of intimate friends; to tangibly demonstrate to the stranger the unlimited and inclusive companionship of Jesus Christ. (See Matthew 25:35; Acts 16:14-16; Romans 12:13; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8; 1 Peter 4:9-10; Hebrews 13:1-2)
  12. Intercession: Divine enablement to know when, for whom, and for what to pray on behalf of others, seeing frequent and specific results. (See Luke 22:41-44; John 17:9-26; Acts 12:5, 12; 16:25-26; Romans 8:26-27; Colossians 1:9-12; 4:12-13; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; 4:5; James 5:14-16, 17-18)
  13. Knowledge: Divine enablement to carefully study and research something one wants to understand more fully; sharing insights with others when asked; sometimes seeming to gain information about the present situation without knowing how. Focal point of this knowledge is either in the present or the past, vs. the future. (See Mark 2:6-8; John 1:45-50; Acts 5:1-11; Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 12:8; 2 Corinthians 11:6; Ephesians 3:19; Colossians 2:3)
  14. Prophecy: Divine enablement to speak with conviction to bring change in the lives of others; willingness to speak the truth even when it is not popular; to reveal truth about the future and proclaim it in a timely and relevant manner for understanding, correction, repentance, or edification. (See Acts 2:14-36; 11:28; 15:32; 21:10ff; 21:9-11; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28; 13:2; 14:3, 6, 24ff; Ephesians 3:1-6; 4:11-14; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
  15. Leadership: Divine enablement to cast vision, motivate, capture the imagination, energies, skills, and spiritual gifts of people and direct them to effectively accomplish the purposes of God. (See Luke 10:16; 22:25-26; Acts 7:10; Romans 12:8; 1 Timothy 3:4; 5:17; Titus 3:8, 14; Hebrews 13:17)
  16. Mercy: Divine enablement to identify with and feel the physical, emotional, and/or spiritual pain of others and to offer practical help to those who are suffering to relieve that pain. (See Matthew 5:7; 20:29-34; Mark 9:41; 10:46-52; Luke 10:25-37; Acts 11:28-30; 16:33-34; Romans 12:8)
  17. Shepherding: Divine enablement to nurture, care for, and guide people over the long haul toward spiritual maturity and Christ-likeness; to patiently but firmly nurture others in their spiritual development. (See Matthew 18:12-14; John 10:1-30; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11-14; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 1 Peter 5:1-4)
  18. Teaching: Divine enablement to analyze, understand, clearly explain, and help others apply spiritual truth in matters of just and righteous living, leading to greater Christ-likeness in the lives of listeners. (See Acts 13:1; 18:24-28; 20:20-21; Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11; 2:2; James 3:1)
  19. Wisdom: Divine enablement to bring simple, wise, practical truth to situations, even in the midst of conflict or confusion; giving helpful advice to others who face complicated life situations. (See Jeremiah 9:23-24; Acts 6:3, 10; 7:10; 1 Corinthians 1:18-27; 2:3-14; 3:18-19; 12:8, 18; Colossians 1:28; 3:16; James 3:13-18; 2 Peter 3:15)