The key to discovering your gifts is twofold: (1) examining what gifts you think you may have, and then (2) serving in various roles to see which ones bring the greatest fulfillment for you and the greatest results for God. Taking tests designed to identify your gifts and abilities cannot take the place of actually experimenting with different types of service. Rick Warren says, “Many books get the discovery process backwards. They say, ‘Discover your spiritual gift and then you’ll know what ministry