Spiritual Gift Inventory
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there
are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are
varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of
them in everyone.”
-Paul in his First Letter
to the Corinthians (NRSV)
Dear Cathedral Parishioner,
What Paul wrote more than 2000 years ago is still true today. The
spiritual gifts among us are many and varied, and the services and
activities that may benefit from those gifts are equally varied, but
all must be led by the Holy Spirit.
On the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday, the Cathedral Moving
Forward group met with almost all of our discussion centered on
spiritual gifts. At that meeting, we agreed that, much like the
community discernment that took place in the March 1 Cathedral
Gathering, an individual discernment of spiritual gifts is important
in moving forward.
To that end, you will find a questionnaire that we hope will be a
comfortable guide and tool in your discernment. We hope that you
will take time to complete the inventory. Your answers will be
tabulated and you will receive a profile and a description of the
spiritual gifts and their possible application at the Cathedral.
Most of all, we hope that you will then use the profile to share
your insights with us. We believe that our planning for the future
of the Cathedral will best be done when we can consider all of our
resources, including the spiritual gifts of our parishioners and
your willingness to put those gifts into action, now and in the
future.
Thank you for your thoughtful and prayerful assistance.
Yours in Christ,
The Very Rev. Terry White
Dean
Dr. David Rice
Senior Warden