S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you for taking the SHAPE Assessment. We encourage you to meet with a Church Leader that you respect, to go over your results, so that they can help you discover a place to serve in the church and/or community, and also to help you fine-tune your 5 Main Focuses/Priorities listed at the bottom of this email under the ‘Wrapping it up’ section. May God Bless You!

[S]piritual Gifts

Here is how your spiritual gifts scored:

Administration

Evangelism

53%

Exhortation/Encouragement

50%

Giving

31%

Mercy Showing

56%

Prophecy

31%

Pastoring/Shepherding

25%

Serving

40%

Teaching

25%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

#1 Gift, Mercy Showing (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It’s been given to me. Ihave always had a forgiving nature.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (53%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I can share what God has done in my life.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (50%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I can call on past experience to show what God can do for you in tough times.

[H]eart

Three things I love to do that bring joy and fulfillment in my life:

1. Spending time with my family.

2. Sharing my love for crafts and books with others

3. Attending C group.

Who I love to work with most, and the age or type of people:

Senior citizens, developly disabled.

Church issues, ministries, or possible needs that excite or concern me the most:

Reaching out to shut ins, hospitals, and prisoners.

*Mark the Top 3 from the list, that Trigger a Passion in You

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Abuse/violence
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired, last job was delivering meals to patients in the hospital. Before that, working in a home for developly disabled adults.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Housekeeper, food service, dental assistant

Special talents/skills that I have:

Several kinds of crafting and drawing.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Dental assisting

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Compassion

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
21 Total	33 Total	43 Total	22 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Golden Retriever- Good at making friends. Very loyal. Retriever personalities do not like big changes. They look for security. Can be very sensitive. Very caring. Has deep relationships, but usually only a couple of close friends. Wants to be loved by everyone. Looks for appreciation. Works best in a limited situation with a steady work pattern.

Strength: Accommodating, calm, affirming
Weakness: Indecisive, indifferent, unable to express emotional, too soft on other people
Limitation: Seeing the need to be more assertive, holding others accountable

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I always believed as my mom taught us about Jesus even though we rarely went to church. But it wasn’t until moved back home following my second divorce, when I was in my 40s that I really, truelly learned just who Jesus really was and could be in my life by watching and learning from my sister. The turning point came when she took me to see Heavens Gates and Hells Flames. The spirit moved me and I went to the alter and truely accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior. I’ve not been the same since.

Ministry Experience (Where I have served in the past, if applicable, including ChurchName, City/State, Position, Years Involved):

Youth worker. Lutheran church in Grand Forks ND in 1974, 1 year

Barber Avenue United Methodist church in Terre Haute. Vacation bible school teacher. 2 years. Around 1998

Cross Tabernacle in Terre Haute. I volunteered for several church outreach projects, like filling backpacks and going to the projects for a church run fun fest doing face painting.

List 3 Positive experiences from the past that made a big impact on who you are today:

Seeing how much my sister life has been impacted by her love and passion for Christ.

Seeing God perform a miracle healing in my son when he had a severe head injury and the drs gave us no hope of recovery. The outpouring of support and help from churches throughout the city was overwhelming while he lay in a coma. He woke up 4 days later and through he had to relearn to read he made a complete recovery with no lasting effects. The neurologist said Michael was beyond his help. He told us his healing was a miracle.

To be honest, getting counseling for a lot of past hurts.

List 3 Negative Experiences from your past that have helped to Shape me, but also have given you great compassion for others going through similar circumstances:

Surviving physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

A husband who was addicted to porn, who also had an affair and left me. A second husband who came out of the closet after 10 years of marriage and declared he was gay.

Single motherhood.

Wrapping It Up

The Challenge: Based upon your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment above (the way God wired you), If you knew you couldn’t fail … and ‘lack of money, or time’ was not an obstacle… list your Top 3 Things you would ‘Focus’ your Life on, next to #1 Loving God & #2 Loving Your Neighbor (these would be your ‘3 God-Sized Dreams’ for your life)?

1. My Relationship with GOD

2. My Relationship with Others

Putting Your Spouse First
Your Kids Second
Everyone Else After those

3. to work with