Based on findings from 15 years of research on promoting spiritual growth, this brief assessment provides you with insights on where your congregants are in their spiritual journeys. It focuses on the catalysts of spiritual growth that have emerged through analysis of REVEAL’s database of over 2,300 churches and more than 500,000 congregants. REVEAL’s database comparisons show your results relative to those of a diverse group of churches representing many denominations, sizes, styles, and geography. Knowing where your congregants are makes it possible to guide them in taking their next step. REVEAL Individual also provides individualized feedback to respondents immediately after completing the assessment that they can choose to share with their mentor or small group.

The results are divided into twelve total possible outcomes, divided into four stages and each stage having 3 possible tiers based on responses to the questions relating to Love of God and Love of Others.The four stages are Exploring, Growing, Close, and Centered. Exploring has the lowest responses to the questions related to Love of God, as the responses to those questions go up, the outcomes moves up into the Growing, Close, and Centered stages.The three tiers in each stage are Forming, Maturing, Thriving. These tiers are determined by combining the responses to questions pertaining to Love of God and Love of Others. The higher the results of each will move from Forming being the lowest, up to Thriving being the highest.

Based on your responses, it seems that you are at an intellectual tipping point, wrestling with whether or not to believe fully in God’s existence and Christ’s redemptive promise. There is no more important step in a person’s spiritual journey than choosing to believe that God is real and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came to earth to provide us with a pathway to eternal life. Determining whether or not to embrace these beliefs is the key issue that characterizes your spiritual condition and the primary focus for you in moving forward on your spiritual journey.

Based on your responses, you are someone who cares about people who cross your path and tries to respond with kindness to those in difficult circumstances. This is an admirable approach to life, and one that mirrors the heart of Jesus Christ. When it comes to your spiritual life, you seem to be struggling to accept fully Christ’s promise of salvation by grace and the idea that God is actively involved in your daily life. These doubts have you at the starting gate of your spiritual journey, ready to explore putting your full trust in God’s love for you in Christ.

Based on your responses, it seems like you care very much about people you encounter every day (whether you know them well or not), responding to those in need with kindness and encouragement. While you continue to struggle with uncertainty about putting your trust in Jesus Christ, your love for others reflects the love God has for you. This great love for the whole world led him to send Jesus Christ to bring eternal life to all who chose to trust him. As you continue to explore what it means to have a relationship with God through Christ, let your love for others lead you to understand better the love that Christ has for you.

Based on your responses, it seems like you have a firm grasp of the essential beliefs of the Christian faith, but may struggle with doubt and feel a little unsure about what’s next. You rely on the church as a spiritual rudder to help guide your path. Connecting with other Christians though church activities and making an effort to incorporate spiritual practices, like prayer, into your life will build your spiritual confidence and helping you experience the joy and hope that come from a growing relationship with Christ. One area of opportunity for you is to increase your awareness of the needs of others and learn to put others first, regardless of who they are or whether or not you know them well.

Based on your responses, it seems like you’re going through a major transition in your spiritual life—from depending almost exclusively on the church for your spiritual development, to shouldering more of that responsibility yourself. You’re moving from a basic friendship with God—a relationship that was nice but somewhat irrelevant to daily life—to an intimate, personal relationship that directly impacts your daily experience. As you continue to grow in loving God, it might be time to stretch in expressing love of others by making a regular commitment to serving the church and those in need.

Based on your responses, it seems that you are fully on board with the core beliefs of the Christian faith. This means that you know that God is actively involved in your life and that he speaks through Scripture to guide your direction and decisions. To continue to grow, you may need to look beyond church activities for experiences that will challenge you. Experiences like short-term missions or local serving opportunities would be a natural fit for someone like you, given your strong faith and your growing empathy for others. This empathy is reflected in your willingness to put others first, no matter what the circumstances or whether or not you know the people involved.

Based on your responses, it seems that you are fully on board with the core beliefs of the Christian faith. This means that you know that God is actively involved in your life and that he speaks through Scripture to guide your direction and decisions. To continue to grow, you may need to look beyond church activities for experiences that will challenge you. Experiences like short-term missions or local serving opportunities would be a natural fit for someone like you, given your strong faith and your growing empathy for others. This empathy is reflected in your willingness to put others first, no matter what the circumstances or whether or not you know the people involved.

Based on your responses, your love of God is growing in parallel with a love for others. Your faith is built on a rock-solid foundation of beliefs, which means that you rarely doubt that God is actively engaged in your life. Your love of others is also growing, meaning that you are more and more likely to put the needs of others in front of your own, even if you don’t know them well. These signs show that God’s love is bearing fruit in you.

Based on your responses, it seems like you are increasingly finding that God is transforming you from the inside out. In fact, you likely would say that you love God more than anything and that you would be willing to make significant sacrifices for the sake of Christ. As a result, your heart for all people—believers and non-believers alike—is expanding quite rapidly and beginning to impact your daily choices. Your faith is inspiring you to give away your time and resources to causes that break the heart of God.

Based on your responses, your love of God seems to be accelerating at a rapid pace, fed by the time you invest in personal spiritual practices. You fully embrace the core Christian beliefs, which help you to lean into God’s faithfulness when facing life’s challenges. However, your spiritual maturity as it relates to loving and serving others reflects a spiritual depth more consistent with those who are in the early stages of a walk with Christ. In other words, your love and willingness to serve others seems to be lagging behind your undeniable devotion to God.

Based on your responses, it seems like you are beginning to experience true transformation as your deep devotion to God expands your heart for others. Spiritual practices are daily rituals for you, demonstrated by your commitment to pray for God’s guidance and seek his help in overcoming the human failings that threaten to knock you off track. The Bible is your anchor. Your desire to grow more and more like Christ is creating in you an increased willingness to love and serve others, suggesting that there is potential for further spiritual growth through service and sacrifice on Christ’s behalf.

Based on your responses, your daily life seems to bear witness to your deep love of God and others and a genuine submission to the authority of God’s Word. Jesus Christ is your role model and your central purpose in life is to be a living example of his values and commandments. Your willingness to put others first, whether or not you know them, springs from this commitment. One significant contribution you can make to the Kingdom may be through mentoring others, to challenge them, as you challenge yourself, to grow in their intimacy with God and to increase their sacrificial love for others.