Why Have (Most) Churches Stopped Using Spiritual Gift Inventories?

The Church Answers Podcast · Oct 7, 2026 · 24m

Thom reviews the history of a tool that received widespread use for three decades. He looks at the reasons why it has almost faded away.

Skepticism about their precision

Discover through serving

The fading of the infrastructure

Unintended consequences

Functional gifts versus sign gifts

Simple church concerns

Resources:

Wesley Biblical Seminary, Master of Ministry

Church Answers University

“Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples” by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger (affiliate link)

Church Equip

The Hope Initiative

Church Answers Central

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