THE VILLAGE CHURCH

What Kind of Follower Are You?

Jesus calls us to follow him with our whole lives. The New Testament uses several pictures for what that following looks like. This quiz looks at five: soldier, servant, student, athlete, and citizen.

Answer as you actually tend to live. Do not choose the answer you think a Christian is supposed to give. Think about your ordinary behavior over the last several months.
1When I know something needs to be done, I usually move toward it even if I would rather avoid it.
2I tend to notice practical needs around me before someone asks for help.
3When something in Scripture confuses me, I am likely to keep working at it rather than move on.
4I continue practices I believe are good for me even when I do not feel particularly motivated.
5I regularly think about how my ordinary choices affect the people and community around me.
6I often ask questions because I genuinely want to understand how another person sees something.
7When a difficult decision becomes clear, I can act without waiting until I feel completely comfortable.
8I feel some responsibility for the health and unity of communities I belong to, even when I am not in charge.
9I am willing to change my plans when someone near me has a real need.
10I am more likely to grow through a simple repeated practice than through a burst of inspiration.
11When competing loyalties pull at me, I consciously ask what faithfulness to Jesus requires.
12I can accept correction about my habits without immediately defending myself.
13I can do useful work without needing people to notice that I did it.
14I pay attention to people whose lives I respect and try to learn from how they actually live.
15Once I have committed myself to a worthwhile task, I usually stay with it when it becomes inconvenient.
16When someone is being overlooked in a group, I am likely to notice and move toward them.
17I think Christian faith should become visible in how we live together, not only in private belief.
18Pressure usually makes me look for the next faithful action rather than freeze while searching for a perfect answer.
19I am willing to remove a distraction when I see that it is interfering with the person I want to become.
20I am willing to revise an opinion when Scripture, wisdom, or good evidence shows me I have been wrong.
21My spiritual practices tend to have enough regularity that I return to them after disruption.
22I usually want to understand why a Christian practice is formative rather than simply being told to do it.
23I can follow good leadership even when I would have chosen a different approach.
24Helping someone with an ordinary burden often feels like meaningful work to me.
25I notice opportunities for mercy, reconciliation, hospitality, or justice in the places where I already live.