Do You Love Your Neighbor? (Take this Self-Test to Find Out)

love-your-neighborA Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2013

“Love your neighbor as yourself” is the “Royal Law” of Scripture (James 2:8-17). Learn by relying upon Christ to keep this law from your heart and everything else in life falls into place.

Love God and love your neighbor as yourself — the two sides of Jesus’ Greatest Commandment go together so that you can’t truly do one without the other (Mark 12:30-31). I can’t love my neighbor unless I’m standing in the Kingdom of God, enjoying a love relationship with Jesus Christ and his Father, by the Holy Spirit. And I might think I’m [...]

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February 2nd, 2013 | Tags: | Category: Self-Assessments

Sacred Pathways Survey

A Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2012 *

Understanding which Sacred Pathways best help you to connect with God and experience the presence of Christ is very helpful to your spiritual growth and your ministry to others. It’s a wonderful blessing in soul friendship to share our experiences with the Lord — how we’re connecting with him or how we’re struggling to make the connection.

This Sacred Pathways Survey will help you to better understand yourself and your relationship with God, your strengths and your weaknesses, what to do in times of stress, and how to challenge yourself. Our Sacred Pathways Survey is inspired [...]

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September 15th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Self-Assessments

Psalm 23 Outline of your Journey

A Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2005, 2011, 2012

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” So begins the journey of a lifetime! (Psalm 23:1). But for the first years of my walk with Christ I didn’t understand the journey of Psalm 23. I had not discovered it’s deepest meanings and most important applications.

I found the key to the treasure store in Psalm 23 many years ago when I read Phillip Keller’s classic devotional book, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. He got me started on how to meditate on the David Psalm and a whole new world opened up to [...]

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August 20th, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: Self-Assessments

Anxiety Test

A Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2000, 2012

Are you overwhelmed with anxiety, fear, or panic? Our free Anxiety Test can help you understand if you’re internalizing your stress and need help.

The questions for our Anxiety Test are organized in the acronym “A-N-X-I-E-T-Y.” This is a simple screening tool to identify key symptoms of anxiety disorders. Keep track of your “yes” answers, circling any of the seven symptoms that have one or more yes answers.

1. A gitated? Are you easily frustrated or irritated or upset? Do you lose your temper often?

2. N ot sleeping? [...]

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July 24th, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: Self-Assessments

Life Events Stress Test

Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment: Life Events Stress Test by Holmes and Rahe

Discussion and Application by Bill Gaultiere, Ph.D.

How is your stress level? What changes have you gone through in the last year that may be affecting your health and well-being? The Life Events Stress Test can help you understand.

At Soul Shepherding we care for pastors and other ministry leaders and find that they are especially vulnerable to stress overload and burnout. Parents and other caregivers have a similar risk. The first step to help is to assess how you are doing. The highly researched Life Events Stress Test has helped countless people assess [...]

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July 24th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Self-Assessments

Stress Overload Inventory

A Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2003, 2012

Pastors and other leaders are especially vulnerable to stress overload, as well as to burnout, because it’s difficult to set boundaries when leading a ministry or caring for people in need pastors. Research on pastors and pastor’s wives have shown that they suffer from extreme stress, painful struggles, and often burnout.

Stress Overload is from being chronically overstressed or going through a series hardships. People suffering from stress overload are living under constant pressure that saps their energy, leaves them anxious or depressed, and can cause health problems.

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July 24th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Self-Assessments

Perfectionism Test

A Soul Shepherding Self-Assessment

By Bill Gaultiere © 2000, 2012

Many people have perfectionistic tendencies but for some perfectionism causes big problems. People who are earnestly seeking to follow Christ and serve him in ministry seem to be more prone to struggling with perfectionism.

Perfectionism is a response to anxiety that can be damaging to your relationships and your performance. Our Perfectionism Test can help you assess if you’re struggling with this.

Perfectionism Test

For each question below answer “yes” if it’s generally true of you and “no” if it’s generally not true of you. (You may want to ask a close [...]

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July 24th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Self-Assessments
 
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