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:

68%

62%

59%

59%

56%

65%

62%

53%

84%

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

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been teaching for years and also have developed some of my own studies

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am able to do many things and can see pathways to being more effective. I am not happy to do what needs to be done – and will go out of way to make it happen.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
To see the world as God sees it and to not be afraid of the daily news – knowing that God has ordained it and if God did not allow it – it would not happen. The future is Eternity with God and that is the offer for all to choose.

[H]eart

1. I love spending time in prayer – by myself and with groups of others. I believe that prayer is the language of God – and He bends his ear to us as we talk to Him – He desires to see us – ASK, Seek, Knock and the door will be open to us. It is the key to contentment and also blessing it it the key to heart broken and praise and worship. It has been the only reason that I have been able to handle life with all that has come our way. It is one of my highest passions.

2. I love to hear stories of how God is working in the world and others lives. I would love to videotape stories so others could share the same experience.

3. I would love to develop ministries that would draw others in and then see that ministry grow where there were 2nd and 3rd generations of believers practicing that gift and talent for the kingdom.

I do not have a preference for age group – I have served in many places – not sure about this one . need more time to think about this ….

I love seen God working in the body – I am concerned with the way the church is structured so that it can operate with the least amount of confusion and the greatest efficiency – not spending alot of time figuring things out – but a clear path to serving and growing the Kingdom of God. Many times folks drift out of the church – because they have not found their value in the body and have no direction – this is a great step forward – calling others to find their gifts and a call to serve – but also to live God in all parts of our lives.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Compulsive behavior
Spiritual laziness
Divorce

[A]bilities

Electrician – Also own an Electrical contracting firm – that is doing part time work – as needed.

Sales / Energy Efficiency / Audio Visual

Audio visual and videos – Love to develop this – still not very good at it – but would love to have the resources and time to develop this area in the church.

Bible Studies

Versatile – Willing to serve – even if it is out of my comfort Zone.

[P]ersonality

High Risk

Project Driven

Leader

Variety

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

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

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

I Lived as a missionary Kid in South Africa – till I was 12. On one of the last trips to America to raise support – we were in our home church and I do not remember the sermon – or even what it was about -. But I do remember going home and asking my Dad about salvation and the fact that I had never asked Jesus in my heart. He explained it a little more and there in our house – I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.

Audio / Visual – Sound Systems etc. –
My home church – ran sound for all kinds of services – weddings and many other youth activities – did slide shows and sound for youth group through out High School. – Judson Baptist Church.

NPBC – have had several positions – including children’s sunday School – teaching classes – sound and produced audio visual shows. Have been deacon and also on the buildings and grounds team.
Woodland Baptist Church – Awana leader / Sunday school for adults and also Deacon.

Moving from Chicago to this area – this is now home for my family. Moving into a house that needed to be repaired and renovated from top to bottom – to make it home that can be shared and used for groups of people. taught me That God owns it all and that He alone will supply all that we need – Dependence on God.

Becoming a contractor and business owner – I have learned a-lot and also – what not to do . Taught me discipline and persistence.

Marriage – the most important – to love my wife and my children – is my passion – they are in my heart and my mind all the time. This has taught me to love – despite the failings of my self and to love despite the stumbling of my children and has taught me to love my wife – with all my heart and mind and soul.

I have been involved in several church splits and this tested my faith and belief in God – but going through this help me realize that sometimes God Disciplines a church – cleans it out of those that have strayed – because He wants to do a work through that church – and He cannot do it with the Shape that is in. Everyone of the churches that I had these experiences – are being used of God more than I could of imagined.

I have my children go astray and it has caused great conflict and heart brokedness with Kim and I – But have loved them and got them back on their feet – and God is working in their lives. This was a real testing point in Kim and Me and stretched us to some almost breaking points.

Loss of Our parents – to be in our fifties and have lost both of our parents – it is still hard. But it has taught us great dependence on God and a new love for each other – as we served together in their end of this life – look forward to seeing them and also Kim’s Brother in heaven.

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. I would develop a ministry where – I could help people – tell their story of how they came to Christ

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