Organization Version: Online Catholic Charism Inventory
Are you ready to ready to recognize more readily the charisms present in your organization in order to entrust tasks more wisely? Are you ready to go beyond the mere planning of activities in order to plan pastoral paths that are anointed by the Holy Spirit?
XVI ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS First Session (4-29 October 2023
Uncover the Gifts of the Spirit
in Your Diocese, Parish, Ministry,
Apostolate, Chapter, Religious Order,
or Covenant Community!
The Charism Inventory for Catholics is a powerful online tool designed to help your organization or group discover, nurture, and activate the charisms alive in your members.
With this resource, you and your team gain a Spirit-led view of how the Holy Spirit is moving within your community—igniting passion, strengthening ministries, and guiding mission.
The Online Inventory System includes an inspiring Organization/Group Dashboard, giving leaders a real-time look at members' spiritual gifts. With it, you can call forth and organize members’ roles and responsibilities for greater impact in forming Intentional Disciples for Christ.
Your Organization's Custom Charism Access Link
At the heart of the system is your organization's unique Charism Access Link, embedded with a secure code.
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This link is the digital doorway for you to learn about the charisms of your members.
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Every organization receives ONE Charism Access Link to launch your Charism Inventory.
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Your Secure Access Link ensures that all your people's registrations, payments, and results are tied exclusively to your organization's dashboard.
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Customized Secure Access Link should only be shared with members via your usual communication channels (website, bulletin, or personal invitation.
The Charism Admin Dashboard
Along with your customized secure access link, your organization receives one admin account to access the Admin Dashboard. The Dashboard Administrator and up to three trusted staff members can oversee all completed Inventories.
Key Features:
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View Completed Inventories – First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Inventory Date Started, Inventory Date Completed, and Optional Subgroup Data such as title, ministry, apostolate, council, chapter, etc.)
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Charism-Based Results View – Sort your people according to their highest ranked charisms or sort for example, all those who ranked "Teaching" as one of their top four charisms. You can sort to meet the needs of your organization and call people forth to use their charisms in ministry.
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Download Charism Results and share with relevant leaders in your organization.
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Print Results – For ministry planning and discernment.
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Confidential Access – Charism data is only accessible to your organization; no other organization can access it.
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Shared Admin Account – One account, multiple users allowed, limited to 2–3 trusted staff.
Your Charism Organization's Charism Dashboard
The Charism Dashboard is your organizations tool to sort members' data according to their top charisms, emerging charisms, and specific charisms needed or requested by your leaders.
Your Custom Charism Inventory provides your organization the ability to gather parishioner sub groups at the time they complete their Profile. For example a diocese might sort according to diocesan departments, a parish might sort according to office staff, council members, ministries, and/or apostolates, an apostolate might sort according to chapters.
What Are The Benefits of Charism Discernment?
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Identify Hidden Talents: Quickly uncover the spiritual gifts of each member so you can see who is naturally inclined to teaching, leadership, service, hospitality, or other charisms.
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Stronger Volunteer Engagement: Assign members to ministries, projects, or roles where their charisms align, making service joyful instead of burdensome.
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Reduce Burnout & Increase Retention: People thrive when they serve in areas that match their God-given gifts, leading to less frustration and longer-term commitment.
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Faster Ministry Growth: Build teams around complementary charisms (e.g., pairing teachers with encouragers, leaders with administrators) for stronger collaboration and effectiveness.
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Smarter Pastoral Planning: Use the Dashboard to sort members by charisms and subgroups, making it easier to plan parish missions, retreats, and events with the right people in the right roles.
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Targeted Training & Formation: Know exactly which charisms are most active in your community so you can design ongoing formation around real strengths—like evangelism, healing, or discernment.
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Increase Parish Involvement: Encourage those who might not otherwise step forward to volunteer by personally inviting them to serve in areas where their charisms shine.
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Better Communication with Leaders: Export and share results with ministry heads so they can confidently recruit and develop their teams based on members’ unique gifts.
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Spirit-Led Community Building: Foster unity by recognizing and celebrating the diversity of gifts within your parish, creating a stronger sense of belonging and mission.
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Faithful Stewardship of Gifts: Answer the Church’s call to recognize, call forth, and wisely entrust ministries according to the charisms present in the community.
How It Works for Your Members
Step 1 – Members Access the Charism Link: Members click on your organization's Custom Charism Inventory link.
Step 2 – Register with Email: Members may only use one email for their Charism Inventory. Once that email is used the system will not allow it to be used again by anyone else. This means every Charism Inventory must be linked to a unique email in order to secure the results and prevent duplication.
Step 3 – Secure Payment: Members complete a simple, secure online payment tied to their email. Voucher Codes: If your organization wishes to cover the cost of the Charism Inventory, you may do so by contacting MAPS for life to secure a "Voucher Code". This process will bypass the payment process and connect the user directly to their Charism Inventory. In this event, MAPS for life will invoice your organization with a list of "UNPAID" with their demographic data. Administrators can contact MAPS for life to activate and deactivate the voucher codes at any time.
Step 4 – Create Login Credentials: After payment, users will create their email logon and password. This information becomes their permanent logon.
Step 5 – Complete User Profile: Users must complete the simple and easy Profile Page immediately or they will be permanently locked out of the system. When this happens they will no longer be able to use their same email.
Step 6 – Take the Charism Inventory:
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There are 100 questions across 10 pages.
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Users can return at any time to complete it.
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Progress saved automatically.
Step 7 – Receive Results
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Immediate personal results ranked in order.
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Option to download PDF reflection materials.
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Results stored in their account and your organization's dashboard.
A Message for Organization Administrators
1. Share your organization's unique Charism Inventory Access link with your members.
2. Let the Dashboard management everything for you - Registration, Payment, Login, Emails, and RESULTS!
3. With your secure Admin Dashboard you can easily...
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View and sort all users by demographic data, subgroups, and charisms - the possibilities are endless
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View and use members according to their charism rankings
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Export charism results
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align member's charisms with the greatest needs of your organization
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use charism ranking to inform ongoing formation topics related to charisms such as teaching, pastoring, writing, administration, giving, hospitality, evangelism, craftsmanship, etc.
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The Online Charism Inventory is a dynamic tool - and a gift that you give to yourself as shepherd and a gift for God's people to uncover and learn about their God-Given Gifts called Charisms.
If you are ready to recognize more readily the charisms present in your organization in order to entrust tasks more wisely to your members, and if you are ready to go beyond the mere planning of activities in order to plan pastoral paths that are anointed by the Holy Spirit, CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SET UP A TIME TO TALK.