…a life-giving journey

ONLINE TOOLS

• A Spiritual Gifts Inventory - Woodbury Lutheran Church in Minnesota offers this test. There are considerable resources regarding spiritual gifts on this site, too. We highly recommend this site.

• Gifted 2 Serve - has a basic and quick spiritual gifts test.

• Ministry Tools Resource Center - is another quick test.

• Your Personalized Spiritual Gifts Analysis - features a more extensive spiritual gifts test. You hit the FREE gifts test area and take the test. At the end it will ask for your name and title – this is for their research only – they also ask if you want to have their newsletter and you can decide – if you hit no, results will still tally and you still print them.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FROM THE LCMS
ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS

• The Lutheran Church and The Charismatic Movement - A Report of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod- 1977
• Spiritual Gifts - A Report of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod - 1994
• The Charismatic Movement and Lutheran Theology - A Report of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod - January 1972

AGE SPECIFIC DEVOTIONS 

• I have had a request for sources of age-specific devotions. You can find devotions written for adults at: http://www.lhm.org/dailydevotions.asp  
• You can find devotions written for teens and young adults at: http://www.lifeloveandfaith.org/
• You can find devotions written for teachers at: http://www.lea.org/devotion.htm
• You can find devotions for children at: http://www.cph.org/forms/Devotions.asp

Enlightened with His Gifts  - A Bible Study on Spiritual Gifts, by Rev. David W. Hoover and Rev. Roger W. Leenerts (Lessons 1-10 and supporting documents below.

Statement of Purpose: This Bible Study is available to assist God’s people in more effectively carrying out their God given mission through the utilization of their spiritual gifts.

• Lesson 1 - Have You Heard
• Lesson 2 - What is the Church?
• Lesson 3 - Me a Priest?
• Lesson 4 - What Does the Word Say?
• Lesson 5 - What Are Spiritual Gifts?
• Lesson 6 - What Are the Special Gifts?
• Lesson 7 - What Are the Speaking Gifts?
• Lesson 8 - What Are the Serving Gifts?
• Lesson 9 - What Are the Sign Gifts?
• Lesson 10 - What Are My Gifts?

Let's Share Our Faith

This study by Rev. Martin Lundi is intended to be a series of brief, systematic lessons in motivation and instruction toward leading individuals, small groups, or congregations to learn that they can share their faith in an easy, relational and meaningful way. Full eight week studies and leaders guide.

Exploring God’s heart

God’s heart is for the lost. Through this study it is our prayer that you will discover God’s plan for you in heart to heart ministry that will reach those who are lost and bring them into His eternal love and kingdom. Provided by LCMS World Mission. Click here for this 4-8 week study.

Tracking the Spirit through Prayer:   

• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2
• Lesson 3
• Lesson 4

God’s Missionary Kingdom:   Lessons 1-6

A thought provoking study and reflections about the mission of the Christian in their community and the world.  Provided through LCMS World Mission

• God's Missionary Kingdom - The Center of Our Faith and Life 

• God's Missionary Kingdom - Needed By Everyone 

• God's Missionary Kingdom - Providing Compassion, Justice and Mercy 

• God's Missionary Kingdom - Nurturing and Equipping God's People 

• God's Missionary Kingdom - Discipling the Nations 

• God's Missionary Kingdom - Empowering Us to Be World Christians 

Bible studies on the book of ACTS
by Rev. Dave Hoover:    16 weeks

• An Introduction-Bible Studies on Acts by Rev. David Hoover 

• Acts Lesson 1 

• Acts Lesson 2

• Acts Lesson 3

• Acts Lesson 4

• Acts Lesson 5

• Acts Lesson 6

• Acts Lesson 7

• Acts Lesson 8

• Acts Lesson 9

• Acts Lesson 10

• Acts Lesson 11

• Acts Lesson 12

• Acts Lesson 13

• Acts Lesson 14

• Acts Lesson 15

• Acts Lesson 16

The Way of Life: a Beginning:     5 weeks

This is an excellent, basic study for home groups and those seeking definition of God in their lives. This study is provided by Synod in a nice presentation packet. We have them here at the district office and will send a sample or multiples (you will be billed for postage for multiple copies). Call or email Vicci Henderson at VicciH@nowlcms.org