What is Spiritual Assessment?

Understanding oneself and one's faith journey is vital for personal spiritual growth and connection with others. Spiritual assessment, though sometimes misunderstood, can play an essential role in this process. Spiritual assessment is the process of exploring and understanding a person's spiritual personality. It is important to emphasize that spiritual assessment is not about evaluating a person's spiritual maturity or ranking their relationship with God. Only God has the authority to judge one's spiritual growth and maturity.

Instead, spiritual assessment focuses on identifying a person's unique spiritual traits and tendencies, helping them understand who they are spiritually. By gaining insight into their spiritual personality, individuals can enhance their spiritual growth, improve communication with others, and foster stronger relationships within their personal and professional life. Spiritual assessment can be conducted by faith-based counselors, coaches, and spiritual directors who are working with those wanting to deepen their spiritual growth. It can also be done with oneself through personal reflection, reading, and prayer.

The Christian DISC® can be a powerful and valuable tool for doing spiritual assessment. This tool categorizes personalities into four main types and integrates scripture and emotional intelligence to provide a comprehensive understanding of an individual's spiritual personality. The four main personality types in the Christian DISC® model are Dominant, Influencing, Steady, and Compliant. Each type has its own unique strengths, challenges, and spiritual characteristics. By identifying their type, individuals can gain a deeper understanding of their spiritual nature and leverage their strengths to foster spiritual growth and connection with others. They can also focus on improving their weaknesses, or what the Christian DISC® calls "growth areas." This allows a person to unlock their full potential, with deeper insight on how to grow personally, relationally, and spiritually. 

The Christian DISC® not only helps individuals understand their own spiritual personality but also allows them to appreciate the spiritual diversity within their faith community. Recognizing and embracing the unique spiritual personalities of others promotes empathy, understanding, and unity. This makes it a powerful assessment tool for groups and entire congregations.

Spiritual assessment is an essential process for gaining insight into one's spiritual personality and nurturing personal growth. While it is not a measure of spiritual maturity, it provides valuable information about an individual's unique spiritual traits and tendencies. The Christian DISC® can be a valuable tool in this process, offering insights into the different personality types and fostering a deeper understanding of oneself and others within Christian community.