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

68%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

75%

Prophecy

18%

Pastoring/Shepherding

18%

Serving

21%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe in the ultimate goodness of every person.

#2 Gift, Giving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I give what I am able to give financially.
I am able to give of myself.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I hurt for people.

[H]eart

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

1. Being with my family and friends.

2. Being able to share what I know and have experienced about alternative healing and healthy ways of eating, drinking and living.

3. Doing what I can to help others.

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

Youth from 6th grade through high school.

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

That in every aspect of the church every person is listened to well without being interrupted in any way shape or form and is given ample time to express themselves.

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

Homelessness
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

Retailing/Sales
Special Education
Mystery Shopping

Special talents/skills that I have:

Listening well
Organizing household things

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Natural Foods

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Listening well without interrupting

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	4 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
32 Total	35 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 was Christened as an infant. I believed in Jesus as a little girl. I accepted my baptism as an infant when I was 12 and have continued to grow in Christ Jesus.

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

St. Matthew Presbyterian (now Pathway) since 1979

I have served as an Elder, Deacon, Stephen Minister, Youth leader, Team leader, Sunday School teacher, small group leader, Marriage Enrichment leader and when the church was small cleaned the bathrooms.

I created and directed the Bereavement Ministry. Helped begin and lead THE LOGOS Ministry for children and youth. Helped begin and lead Celebrate Recovery.
Created and led “The Tuesday Thing”, a summer program for 1st-6th grade. Created a one night a week support group for high school students.

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

Being guardian, along with my husband, of a niece. Gaining full custody, along with my husband, of our great nephew when he was 11 years old.

Having parents who loved me unconditionally and raised me in a Christian home filled with love and respect for each other.

Marrying a Christian man who loved and respected his family and loved and respected my family.

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:

I had only been married two years when my little sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and given 6 weeks to live. That was the negative. The positive was that she refused all “medical’ advice and chose alternative medicine. We supported her non stop and now 46 years later she continues her international work. This is how I have learned to listen, not interrupt and let anyone in my midst have time to express themselves. That is how deep down ideas are born.

Financial pitfalls.

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. Create an effective Grief Share

4. Be able to financially help people in my family as well as others close to me to be totally out of debt.

5. Run a