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

Thank you Allison Grokowsky 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):

25%

78%

71%

59%

59%

50%

53%

25%

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’m not sure that I have this gift, but I do feel a deep concern for every random person that I run into that they need to know Him.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I constantly want to uplift others the way that I know I need to be encouraged.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I want people to understand why they believe what they believe.

[H]eart

1. Singing

2. Writing songs (or writing anything)

3. One on one conversations with people

People who are struggling that are around my age (25) and also people who are physically suffering.

Those who are struggling with their health. Prayer and worship ministry.

Marriage/family issues
Spiritual laziness
Other – Physically/Mentally Suffering

[A]bilities

Office work (submitting insurance claims)

Eye doctor assistant, receptionist, manager

Singing, writing, playing piano

N/A

My commitment to people

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, 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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

I had been in the church my whole life, but never truly followed Christ. I went to a bible study and I saw two people pray with each other during the study, and I had never seen that my entire life. And when I went home that night, I broke down and told God that I wanted that. I wanted what I saw that night between those two people praying.

First Free Church Onalaska WI (prayer team, worship team 2018-present)

Emerging Sound 40 Week Program (State side missionary, songwriting intern) (2017)

Through a bible study I met my now friend/mentor, and she has consistently encouraged me through my good and bad seasons.

Through the internship that I did, I learned to praise God even when I didn’t feel like it.

I met my soon to be husband, and am reminded of God’s faithfulness and how He does answer prayers…on His timeline.

I found out at age 23 that I have Chronic Lyme Disease. I knew something was wrong health wise my whole life and no one really believed me, not even my family. So I really have compassion for those who struggle with illness and don’t have any answers or feel like they’re not heard.

I’ve also struggled with a lot of anxiety through the years- partially related to Lyme disease, but anxiety nonetheless, so I really can relate to people who struggle in that area.

My dream is to be a recording artist, but I don’t know how to get there. It’s been a prayer for many many years, and has yet to be answered. There have been a lot of experiences with music that have not worked out, and it has felt like a door slammed in my face. I have compassion for those who want to follow their God given dream.

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. Be a recording artist. Writing songs from my personal life experiences with God

4. Write and publish a book for those suffering from chronic illness to remind them of God’s faithfulness

5. Create a space to connect people with the right people to make their dreams happen.