Within the Church we need people who believe God can move mountains, that He can do that which is seemingly impossible. These people spur others on to trusting God for great things, often taking us out of our comfort zones and shaking up our status quo. They often have one of the following gifts. Click on the gifts to learn where these gifts are listed in Scripture and possible definitions. (Use the browser’s back button to return to this post.)
These gifts come with a persuasion that God is all-powerful. Consequently, people with the above spiritual gifts usually spend much time in prayer asking God to accomplish that which He is able to do. These gifts are therefore being grouped together as intercessory types of spiritual gifts.
The Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use describes how the focus of their prayers is what tends to distinguish these gifts from each other. The resource also look at the other gifts listed in Scripture and helps you determine the different ministries for which the gifts may be best suited.
Thought prayer itself (intercession) was a spiritual gift.
Chet, some do list it as a spiritual gift but intercession itself does not appear in any of the main passages listing spiritual gifts. See: Why do different Bible scholars come up with varying numbers of spiritual gifts?