S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you Amy Flanagan 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:

68%

62%

65%

46%

65%

46%

15%

84%

65%

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 enjoy serving in various ministries of the church including long range planning, pastor search committee, greeting team, and church directory team

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love working with and am more than proficient in computer applications including typing, note-taking, organizing, videography, and other graphics. Church committee service as well as leading a team of students each year at school to produce a yearbook which have helped me grow in administration and effective leadership.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
In communicating with people, I tend to do more listening than talking. I enjoy hearing peoples’ stories and gaining insights into their lives. I feel more comfortable listening to others’ than sharing my own stories. In listening to people talk who are having trouble, I have learned that what they need most from me are my open ears and closed mouth. After I listen, I love offering encouragement in the best way I can with the words the Lord puts in my mouth.

[H]eart

1. Creativity–refinishing/repurposing furniture, arts, etc.

2. Home projects–organization, painting, decorating

3. Shopping

senior citizens, young adults, teens (in that order)

church growth; harvesting Christ followers; moving the church to meet the needs of today’s congregation and issues thereof (divorced deacons, etc.).

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Policy/politics
Divorce

[A]bilities

High school library media specialist

typing, note-taking, media, computer literacy, photography, graphics, videography, arts/crafts, refinishing furniture

yearbook publishing

ability to relate to wide range of people and ages

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Otter’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Retriever’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

[E]xperience

I have never has been a time in my life when I didn’t know that Jesus loved me. I was raised in the church, from the nursery at BDBC to my present involvement at CBC. It has been difficult for me to boldly recognize my testimony because it is neither profound nor extraordinary. I recall no life-changing event, but felt the strong pull at VBS when I was 9 years old to accept Jesus as my Savior. The routine of my life did not change with my decision, but I soon sensed a greater awareness of my spiritual growth and personal sin in my life. I am a conflict-avoider and learning to face problems head-on has been my greatest challenge as an adult. Through the love and grace of my parents, the Lord has seen my extended family through some painful life events. This has given me greater sensitivity to others’ who are struggling in areas of life that others might consider shameful or embarrassing. In this, I am still a work in progress.

CBC Long Range Planning Committee

CBC Pastor Search Committee

CBC other ministries–church directory planning team; adult choir; led Bible Study session at women’s retreat

Being born into my birth family

Marrying into my extended family

The career journey the Lord led me through

Having a loved one go through a painful life situation that is difficult to talk about

Solitary parenting due to frequently absent spouse

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. early retirement and refurnish furniture as a side job

4. Travel–home and abroad

5. missionary experience with spouse to do vocational-related ministries