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Sacred Pathways Inventory
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1. I feel closest to God when I’m surrounded by what He has made - the mountains, the forests, or the sea.
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2. I enjoy attending a "high church" service with incense and formal Communion or Eucharist.
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3. The words tradition and history are very appealing to me.
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4. I would enjoy taking an overnight retreat by myself at a monastery where I could spend large amounts of time alone in a small room praying to God and studying His Word.
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5. I would like to awaken the church from its apathy.
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6. 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 beside the bed of someone who is lonely or ill or taking a meal to someone in need. You can count on me to offer a ride or volunteer for helping activities.
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7. God is an exciting God, and we should be excited about worshiping Him. I would not enjoy a somber and stoic church experience.
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8. The words lover, intimacy, and heart are very appealing to me.
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9. 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 discuss with a small group.
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10. I feel cut off if I have to spend too much time indoors. Nothing helps me connect with God better than being outside.
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11. I find it easier to worship in a church building that has a sense of awe or majesty rather than one that is plain. I most enjoy worshipping through first-rate Christian art or music.
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12. Participating in a formal liturgy or prayer book service, having symbols in my car, home, or office, and following a Christian calendar for our family are activities I would enjoy.
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13. I would really enjoy spending time on a night watch, taking a short vow of silence, and simplifying my life.
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14. I connect with God best when I’m cooperating with Him in standing up for His justice: writing letters to government officials and newspaper editors, picketing at an abortion clinic, urging people to vote, or becoming familiar with current issues.
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15. I grow weary of Christians who spend their time singing songs while a sick neighbor goes without a hot meal or a family in need doesn’t get help fixing their car.
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16. The words celebration and joy are very appealing to me.
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17. I really enjoy having thirty minutes of uninterrupted time a day to sit in quiet prayer and enjoy His presence.
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18. I spend more money on books than music.
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19. I would prefer to worship God by spending an hour beside a small brook than by participating in a group service.
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20. The words sensuous, colorful, and aromatic are very appealing to me.
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21. I would really enjoy developing a personal rule (or ritual) of prayer.
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22. I feel closest to God when I am alone, and there is nothing to distract me from focusing on His presence.
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23. I would like to see apathetic Christians become active. I want to drop everything else I’m doing and help the church overcome its apathy.
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24. The words service and compassion are very appealing to me.
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25. I would enjoy attending a workshop on learning to worship through dance or different styles of worship music.
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26. When I think of God, I think of love, friendship, and adoration more than anything else.
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27. I connect with God best 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.
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28. If I could escape to a garden to pray, walk through a park, or take a trip by myself to the mountains, I would be very happy.
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29. I would really enjoy using drawing, exercise or art to improve my prayer life.
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30. 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.
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31. I would describe my faith as more "internal" than "external."
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32. The words courageous, confrontation and social activism are very appealing to me.
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33. 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 Mexico.
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34. I spend more money on music and worship songs than books.
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35. I would rather be alone with God, contemplating who He is, than other worshipful activities like participating in a formal liturgy or taking a walk in nature.
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36. I get frustrated when the church focuses too much on feelings and spiritual experience. Of far more importance is the need to understand the Christian faith and have proper doctrine.
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37. Seeing God’s beauty in nature is most moving to me. I would rather enjoy nature than understand new concepts, participate in a formal religious service, or participate in social causes.
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38. I feel closest to God when I’m in an environment that allows my senses to come alive - when I can see, smell, hear, and almost taste His majesty.
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39. Individualism within the church is a real danger. Christianity is a corporate faith, and most of our worship should have a corporate expression.
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40. The words silence, solitude, and discipline are very appealing to me.
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41. Activities like confronting a social evil, attending a meeting to challenge the new curriculum before the local school board, and volunteering on a political campaign are important to me.
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42. I would rather help someone, like nurse them to health or help repair their house, than teach an adult Sunday school class, go on a prayer and fasting retreat, or take a lonely walk in the woods.
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43. I connect with God best when my heart is sent soaring, and I feel like I want to burst, worship God all day long, and shout out His name. Celebrating God and his love is my favorite form of worship.
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44. The most difficult times in my faith are when I can’t feel God’s presence within me.
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45. The words concepts and truth are very appealing to me.
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