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

75%

Evangelism

93%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

87%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

56%

Pastoring/Shepherding

53%

Serving

84%

Teaching

81%

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 (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My life has been blessed by God’s faithfulness, my personal relationship with Jesus, promptings of the Holy Spirit, involvement in church & desire to keep learning.

#2 Gift, Giving (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe it is the right thing to do: To love God with my whole mind, heart, and soul; and love my neighbor as myself.

#3 Gift, Serving (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
St. Teresa of Avila wrote, “Christ has no body now on earth but yours: no hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which He looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, your are the eyes, you are His body with which He blesses all the world.”

[H]eart

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

1. Sing praise, give thanks, love and glory – so much so, that I am lost in worship, in awe, and in adoration of God; and knowing nothing else on earth compares with His unconditional love, goodness and mercy.

2. Spending time with my family – telling stories, playing games, laughing so much it hurts and enjoying the antics of our loveable, huggable dogs.

3. Spending time with my dearest friends, doing much of the fun I mentioned above, and praying together, ministering to others together and being grateful.

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

Married couples through Worldwide Marriage Encounter Ministries. Also, faith-filled, like-minded adults, who are seeking, curious and motivated.

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

Small groups, bible studies, fund-raisers for youth, parish festivals, women of St. Dennis events, hosting WWME romantic dinners and community meetings

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

Marriage/family issues
Compulsive behavior
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Grandma

Other jobs I have experience in:

Teaching children grades K-8 in both public and Catholic schools

Special talents/skills that I have:

Teaching children for 40 years

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Presenter for Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends to married couples

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Caring

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	2 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
16 Total	36 Total	40 Total	29 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

Baptized as an infant into the Catholic Church as an infant. Attended Catholic schools from Kindergarten through Graduate School

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

Religious Education Teacher, Eucharistic Minister, Volunteer for Parish Events – Good Shepherd, Menomonee Falls, WI ( 3 years)

Religious Ed Teacher, Cantor, Lector, Welcoming Committee, Liturgy Committee, Small Group Leader, Parent Volunteer at SFC Catholic School, Parishioner Volunteer for Parish Events – St. Frances Cabrini Parish, West Bend, WI (35 years)

Small Group Leader and Volunteer for Parish Events at St. Dennis Parish, Madison, WI (2 years)

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

Attending a Life in the Spirit Seminar leading to Baptism of the Holy Spirit, August 18, 1983; creating a prayer group for children after Sunday Mass, participating in family service outreaches in the the West Bend community and and taking on active roles in our parish, St. Frances Cabrini, from 1978-2016, when we moved to Madison and became parishioners of St. Dennis Parish

Attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in 1978, creating an I.M.A.G.E (I Marriage and God Encounter) group of encountered couples to continue the journey; attending another WWME weekend around 2011, forming another I.M.A.G.E group serving encountered couples in nine different parishes

Selected to become Presenting Team Leaders, sent to Houston, Texas, to go through a discernment process to become members of Presenting Teams. Taking Leadership Positions and presenting many weekends in the Rockford, Madison and Milwaukee dioceses until 2016, when we moved to Madison

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:

Sudden death of my father and tragic deaths in my brothers’ families

Repeated bouts of major depression

Rough times in our marriage

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. To see our children choose to return to their Catholic Faith