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):

43%

53%

81%

62%

84%

56%

53%

81%

68%

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 show compassion for others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Edifying others and helping to build them up, is one of my positive characteristics.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy serving others.

[H]eart

1. -Art.
I love to do art projects. Art projects that I have enjoyed include drawing, making collages, finger painting, making arts and crafts projects, decorating office spaces, etc.

2. -Being around nature and water.
I love taking hikes in the wilderness. I love being around water and swimming.

3. -Being around animals.
I love to be around domesticated animals, as well as wilderness animals.

I enjoy being around elders and very young children.
Also, having been a social worker for twenty years, I have enjoyed working with young adults and with people in crisis.

Issues that excite and/or concern me include-
-Poverty.
-The basic needs of Native American Tribal members are not being met.
-Racial injustice.
-Lack of affordable housing.
-The change process and guiding others to make life decisions based on Biblical principles.
-The need for education regarding healthy relationships.
-Exploring the spiritual needs of others in small group settings.

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Other – Concern that local Native American Tribes do not have enough resources to meet their basic needs.

[A]bilities

Receptionist at a DES office.

Social work, secretarial work, home health aide, waitress

I enjoy being of service to others. I have a master’s degree in social work. I have experience in social work counselling and assisting other to assess community .resources

I have taught workshops in the following areas:
-Introduction to Hospice Services
-Advance directives
-Reporting child abuse and neglect
-Providing training to Hospice Volunteers

Empathy, compassion, listening and providing understanding affective responses

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I had a conversion experience while listening to Christian teachings by Sister Tessa Bierlecki, a Carmelite nun.

I have been a member of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson for approximately seven years.

Recently, I have not been involved in any ministries.

-Studying art and social work

-Previously employed as a Home Health and Hospice social worker

-Having worked in the field of Child Safety

-I was married for ten years. My ex-husband abused alcohol. In my marriage, I was also a victim of domestic violence. This negative experience motivated me to attend Al-Anon groups regularly for five years. These groups, as well as the emphasis on the 12-Step program, has been a very positive influence in my life. Also, I have much empathy and understanding towards others in similar circumstances.

I am a compulsive overeater. This negative characteristic has led me to reach out to helpful programs, including Overeaters Anonymous and a Wellness Weight Loss Support Group.

I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. This negative experience has given me empathy towards others who have experienced similar circumstances. This experience has also lead me to search for childhood sexual abuse treatments.

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. Facilitating art groups that focused on spiritual growth and a closer walk with God.

4. I would like to be a part of a mission group that focused on decreasing poverty in Tucson.

5. I would like to facilitate art groups that focused on spiritual growth and on our walk with God.