Over the past month, we've been exploring a simple but radical idea: you were designed before you were damaged. Created with purpose before anything went wrong. Made in the Image of God — not as a theological footnote, but as the starting point for everything.
If you followed the Designed Before Damaged series, you've walked through what that means — that God started with design, not damage. That your identity as an Image-bearer isn't something you earn or recover. It's something you were given before you ever needed rescuing.
But here's the question that series was always building toward: If you were designed on purpose, what were you designed to do?
Not in the vague, "everyone has a purpose" sense. Specifically. Concretely. How do you — with your particular wiring, your recurring passions, the things that break your heart and the things that make you come alive — how do you uniquely reflect the Image of God?
That's the question the Imago Assessment was built to help you answer.
Why I Built This#
I've been in ministry for over twenty years. I've sat across from hundreds of people who love God but feel stuck — not because they lack faith, but because they've lost sight of what they were made for. They know the gospel. They believe the theology. But somewhere along the way, purpose got buried under obligation, and calling got replaced by routine.
What I've found is that most people don't lack knowledge about God. They lack clarity about what He designed them to do with that knowledge — specifically, how they were made to carry His Image into the world. That's not self-help. That's theology you can live from.
The Imago Assessment is a tool I built to make that discovery practical. In about 15 questions, it identifies your top three Calling Profiles — your Primary, Secondary, and Supporting callings — from nine biblical profiles rooted in Image-bearer theology. Profiles like the Creator, the Healer, the Builder, the Liberator, the Connector, the Truth-Teller, the Nurturer, the Celebrator, and the Servant.
Each one reflects a distinct way that human beings carry the Image of God into the world. And your unique combination of three reveals something about how you were designed to live, serve, and make an impact.
An Invitation, Not a Finished Product#
I want to be honest about something: this is an early access release. The assessment works — you'll get real results and a personalized report you can download. But I'm still refining it. The questions, the scoring, the way results are presented — all of it gets better with feedback.
So this isn't just a launch. It's an invitation. Take the assessment, see what resonates, and tell me what lands and what doesn't. Your experience will directly shape what this becomes.
I believe this tool can help people rediscover what God built into them from the beginning. But it won't get there without people like you helping me make it better.
It takes about 7–9 minutes, and your results include a downloadable PDF with all three of your Calling Profiles.
What's Next#
Next week, I'm launching a new series: Being Human in the Age of AI. It explores what happens when machines can do more and more of what we once thought made us special — and why that makes understanding your design and calling more urgent than ever.
The Imago Assessment is one way to start that discovery. The series is another. Together, they're an invitation to stop asking "What can I still do?" and start asking "What was I made for?"
I'd love for you to be part of both.