Comment: Monte,

The "Connections" curriculum has the same root problem that I have found in all other gifts discovery programs: they start with the misconception that there must be a discovery of gifts before a person can begin ministering. The example of this is what the believers began doing after Pentecost. But that approach overlooks that one of the first things Jesus did was send His disciples out to minister in His power. The disciples were ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit more than two years before Pentecost when they received additional power.

I used to teach gifts discovery classes but quit because of the extreme failure rate. So I now tell people to ask God to reveal their ministry and they will discover their gifts through their experience working with God. IT WORKS!