Gifts of the Holy Spirit, called charismata by St. Paul, are abilities given by God to members of the Body of Christ, the Church, to benefit the life and ministry of the Church.
The most thorough passage in Holy Scripture about the Gifts of the Spirit may be found in chapters 12 through 14 of St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. You can read these chapters in the New Revised Standard Version by clicking here: 1 Corinthians 12-14
Another important passage is in St. Paul's letter to the Romans, where he also lists gifts of the Holy Spirit. You can read it by clicking here: Romans 12:4-8
The Gifts of the Spirit are discussed many places on the Web, some more helpful than others. Deacon Cindy Fribourgh of our diocese has studied many of these and suggests these two:
Click here to go to a site provided by the United Methodist Church. It includes an online gifts assessment tool.
Click here to go to a site with a great deal of information from Holy Scripture and Church tradition.
Click here to go to another gifts assessment tool provided by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), with whom the Episcopal Church is in communion.