Spiritual gift Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Social meaning == The word is also used in secular circumstances within [[social psychology]]. In that context, charism is defined as personal influence on other people individually or as a [[Group (sociology)|group]]. [[Religious order]]s {{anchor|religious charism}}(including [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]], [[Catholic church|Catholic]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] and [[Methodism|Methodist]]) use the word "charism" to describe their spiritual orientation and any special characteristics of their mission or values that might be exhibited as a result of the vows that they have taken and the orientation of the order to which they belong. An example might be the works of a [[teaching order]] compared to that of a [[missionary order]] or one devoted to the care of the poor or the sick and those in need of help. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page