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 (in alphabetical order):

Administration

81%

Evangelism

84%

Exhortation/Encouragement

59%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

62%

Prophecy

68%

Pastoring/Shepherding

68%

Serving

56%

Teaching

78%

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, Evangelism (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Heart for reaching people for Christ.

#2 Gift, Administration (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Comes pretty natural with experience. Find means to make difficult/complex issues manageable. Enjoy solving problems and making decisions. Enjoy helping others become successful.

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Enjoy facilitating learning experiences for others.

[H]eart

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

1. Travel. Being active.

2. Work. Help where needed/serve.

3. Meeting and talking with others. Enjoy listening (interested in others) and helping them feel comfortable.

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

Adults.

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

Facilitate learning/growth opportunities for others.

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

Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Management, working with people, facilitating/teaching

Special talents/skills that I have:

Solving problems, making decisions, anticipating potential problems. Global thinker (see the Big Picture) as compared to a detail person.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Management principles, financial planning/stewardship, Bible and theology

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Out going personality.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
44 Total	35 Total	20 Total	20 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

Have one page written testimony I’d be glad to share under separate cover.

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

Church Elder, adult SS facilitator/teacher, church SS superintendent, numerous foreign mission trips, youth & children’s ministries leader, various church committee member, small group leader, new member/spiritual gifts class facilitator, drama participant/various acting roles, choir member, financial stewardship class facilitator (Crown Ministries), Board member/Board secretary, Vice Chairman church related Christian school (preschool thru grade 12), PTO chairman church related school, chairman annual fundraiser church related school, construction coordinator Living Christmas Tree, kitchen prep/dishwashing.

see above lengthy listing

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

Foreign mission experiences

Church Elder responsibilities

Christian school leadership related responsibilities

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:

Our daughter’s process of going through a marital separation.

My brothers hurtful and unethical handling of parents senior care and estate settlement issues.

Experiencing dishonesty, deception, false accusation by pastoral leadership.

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