LIVEfree Church + URBAN Youth

Spiritual Temperaments

 

Score these statements on a scale from one to five stars - with '1' being Not true and '5' being Very True. 

I feel closest to God when I’m surrounded by what He has made — the mountains, the forests or the ocean.

A book called 'Nature’s Sanctuaries: A Picture Book' would be appealing to me.

Seeing God’s beauty in nature is more moving to me than understanding new concepts, participating in a formal religious service or participating in social causes.

I feel closest to God when I’m in a church that allows my senses to come alive — when I can see, smell, hear and almost taste His majesty.

I enjoy attending a “high church” service with incense and formal Communion or Eucharist.

I’d have a difficult time worshiping in a church building that is plain and lacks a sense of awe or majesty. Beauty is very important to me, and I have a difficult time worshiping through second-rate Christian art or music.

The words sensuous, colourful and aromatic are very appealing to me.

I feel closest to God when I’m participating in a familiar form of worship that has memories dating back to my childhood. Rituals and traditions move me more than anything else.

The words tradition and history are very appealing to me.

Participating in a formal liturgy or “prayer book” service, developing symbols that I can place in my car, home or office, and developing a Christian calendar for our family to follow are activities I would enjoy.

A book titled 'Symbolism and Liturgy in Personal Worship' would be appealing to me.

I get very frustrated if I see apathetic Christians who don’t become active. I want to drop everything else I’m doing and help the church overcome its apathy.

The terms courageous confrontation and social activism are very appealing to me.

The book written by Franky Shaeffer 'A Time for Anger' (or a book like it) would be an important book for me to read.

I would describe my faith as more “internal” than “external.”

The words silence, solitude and discipline are very appealing to me.

Taking an overnight retreat by myself at a monastery where I could spend large amounts of time alone in a small room, praying, studying God’s Word and fasting for one or more days are all activities I would enjoy.

I would enjoy reading the book 'A Place Apart: Monastic Prayer and Practice for Everyone'.

I feel closest to God when I see Him in the needy, the poor, the sick and the imprisoned. I feel God’s presence most strongly when I am sitting quietly by the bed of someone who is lonely or ill or when I am taking a meal to someone in need. You can count on me to offer a ride or to volunteer for helping activities.

I grow weary of Christians who spend their time singing songs while a sick neighbour goes without a hot meal or a family in need doesn’t get help fixing their car.

The words service and compassion are very appealing to me.

I sense God’s power when I am counseling a friend who has lost a job, preparing meals for or fixing the car of a family in need, or spending a week at an orphanage in a third-world country.

A book titled '99 Ways to Help Your Neighbour' would be very appealing to me.

I would rather nurse someone to health or help someone repair someone’s house than teach an adult Sunday school class, go on a prayer and fasting retreat or take a lonely walk in the woods.

God is an exciting God, and we should be excited about worshiping Him. I don’t understand how some Christians can say they love God, and then act like they’re going to a funeral whenever they walk into church.

The words celebration and joy are very appealing to me.

I would enjoy reading the book 'The Mystery and Excitement of Walking With God'.

I feel closest to God when my emotions are awakened, when God quietly touches my heart, tells me that He loves me and makes me feel like I’m His closest friend. I would rather be alone with God contemplating His love than participating in a formal liturgy or being distracted by a walk outside.

The most difficult times in my faith are when I can’t feel God’s presence within me.

The words love, intimacy and heart are very appealing to me.

I really enjoy having 30 minutes of uninterrupted time each day to sit in quiet prayer and “hold hands” with God, writing love letters to Him and enjoying His presence.

I would enjoy reading 'The Transforming Friendship'.

I feel closer to God when I learn something new about Him that I didn’t understand before. My mind needs to be stimulated. It’s very important to me that I know exactly what I believe.

The words concept and truth are very appealing to me.

I feel close to God when I participate in several hours of uninterrupted study time — reading God’s Word or good Christian books and then perhaps having an opportunity to teach or participate in a discussion with a small group.

A book on 'Church Dogmatics' would be appealing to me.