Fivefold Ministry Questionnaire questions

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I am good at listening and taking in what people say.
People say I am good at presenting information and ideas.
When I’m excited about something, I get others interested in it too.
I can accurately assess a person based on first impressions and know instinctively if they are being real with me.
I can be counted on to contribute original ideas.
I see more value in building up something meaningful and useful than always striking out into new territory.
I try explaining things in different ways if people are finding a concept difficult to grasp or understand.
People with different value systems have said that they feel comfortable when they are around me, and that I have a positive effect on them being open to new ideas.
People comment that I am unusually creative.
People describe me as entrepreneurial.
When I communicate truth to others in love, I see resulting changes in their knowledge, attitudes, values or conduct.
I love to share information with others.
I like to tell stories, especially my own.
I have just suddenly known something about someone.
I’ll be the first to try new things out if it will encourage others to do the same.
I like to create safe places for people to flourish and grow.
People have told me that I have helped them learn important truth in a meaningful way.
I like to share what I believe.
Sometimes I just intuitively know things that others seem to miss.
I can clarify goals, develop strategies, and cast a vision to accomplish tasks.
I remember names or at least where I first met someone.
I generally appreciate hard facts more than theories.
I enjoy relating to people, sharing personally in their successes and their failures.
I sometimes get frustrated and even depressed at the lack of faith or understanding of others around me.
I like change even when it makes others uncomfortable.
I get concerned, and maybe even upset, at other people’s difficulties and problems even if I haven’t experienced them myself.
I share what knowledge I have with others.
I think I would do well selling a product I really believed in.
I am sensitively able to discern the real meaning behind things.
I love new challenges that require me to stretch and change.
I am quick to help when help is needed and often do things which I see need to be done without even being asked.
I love to show people how to do things that I do well.
I mix easily with a wide variety of people without having to try to be one of them.
I sometimes feel compelled to speak the truth even if it makes others feel uncomfortable.
I enjoy coming up with new and original ideas, dreaming big and thinking about visions for the future.
I like to provide a safe and comfortable environment where people feel they are welcome, that they belong, are listened to and cared for.
I enjoy relating stories and sharing my experiences.
People say I get passionate about the things I believe in and it shows.
I enjoy meditation and thinking deeply about spiritual things.
I’ve always wanted to build a business/organization from the ground up so I can give my specific vision to it.
I am faithful in providing support, care and nurture for others over long periods of time, even when others have stopped.
I get great satisfaction in accomplishing the details of a task.
I look for opportunities to socialize and build relationships with people that are different from me.
I have expressed my spiritual feelings as pictures or analogies.
Others have suggested that I am a person of unusual vision.
I find that people trust me and come to me regularly, wanting to chat, and looking for my advice and help.
I enjoy taking notes when someone is speaking and pay close attention to the details of what they are saying.
I don’t mind getting on a soap box for things that are important to me.
I have had dreams that I know were more significant than regular dreams.
I like to help organizations, groups and leaders become more efficient and often find myself thinking about how things function.
I have a real aversion to gossip and often stop it when I hear it.
Friends often ask me to help clarify a situation or issue.
When I like a movie or a restaurant, everyone will hear about it.
I sometimes have an urge to share my thoughts with people, and I have been told they meant something or were relevant to the person’s current situation.
People tell me that the things I say often help them to try new things.
People sometimes tell me that I care too much for others.
I enjoy coming up with the best, most efficient way to do a task right.
I find myself talking about things I’m passionate about to the people I meet.
Social justice for the poor and marginalized means a great deal to me.
Despite not enjoying the nitty-gritty details of leadership, I still often end up leading.
I think before I speak.
I like to create safe environments where people can learn and mature.
I don’t shy away from controversial subjects if they are important to me.
I have a strong sense of what to say to people in response to a particular situation.
When in a group, I am the one others often look to for vision and direction.
I am willing to challenge or confront people in order to help them mature.
I enjoy digging out information and ideas or metaphors to explain a concept.
In my enthusiasm, I push my views too far with people.
My inspired thoughts surprise me with their clarity and unexpected direction.
I have a clear vision and others have said that they feel confident to go along with me.
I sometimes have difficulty setting boundaries with needy people.
I try to think of different ways of expressing the truth.
I am interested in living and working overseas or among people from a different culture.
I regularly like to be alone for long periods of time to reflect and think.
I get frustrated when I feel I’m not experiencing new things in my life.
I empathize with those who are hurting or broken and can support them through their pain to wholeness.
I see more value in building up something meaningful and useful than always striking out into new territory.
I love to meet new people and get to know their story.
Sometimes I am able to reveal specific things which have then happened or meant something at a later date.
When reading, it is easier for me to grasp the wider picture or message than the specific details.
I have enjoyed relating to a certain group of people over a period of time, sharing personally in their successes and their failures.
When I communicate truth to others I notice that they understand and some even put it into practice.
I remember the faces of most people I meet.
People have told me that I have communicated timely words or pictures which must have come directly from some higher plane.
I delegate tasks to others in order to achieve more with my time.