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

40%

Evangelism

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

59%

Giving

59%

Mercy Showing

46%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

40%

Serving

46%

Teaching

56%

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 (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that everybody, no matter how confident they may appear to be needs encouragement .

#3 Gift, Giving (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Everything that we have is from God and I believe that his gifts to us should be shared to help others.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with my husband and children

2. Serving: donating time and resources to others

3. Spiritually growing through reading His Word., prayer,, classes, spending time with others

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

No specific age group or people, just others who are uplifting

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

Outreach programs such as Family promise and Connect Cafe.

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

Homelessness
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Housewife

Other jobs I have experience in:

Retail, teaching, various forms of volunteer work

Special talents/skills that I have:

I love to serve through hospitality

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Caring, listening

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	1 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
28 Total	30 Total	39 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 grew up in. Christian home and accepted Christ when I was in grammar school after a sermon.

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

teaching Sunday school, serving hospitality with various events, helping with youth events such as Harvest Festivals, Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) program

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

Growing up with Christian parents

Marrying a Christian

attending Christian based classes

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:

People attending church with me acting mean and using unkind words towards me and my family

Broken confidentiality

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. Finding a cure and teaching compassion for