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

Thank you Alyus B. Nelson 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

65%

Evangelism

90%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

84%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

93%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

62%

Teaching

87%

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, Prophecy (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love sharing the message of Jesus Christ with people, to me it is one of the greatest things I will ever be able to do.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love reaching out to the lost, and sharing the light that is Jesus Christ.

#3 Gift, Teaching (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have always felt called to teach and I truly believe that teaching is a major part of discipleship.

[H]eart

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

1. Help lead young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ

2. Share God’s word through preaching and teaching

3. Singing out praises to Jesus.

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

Teenagers, college-age, young adult, prime timers

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

Youth and children ministries are vital in my opinion. The issue of our young people leaving the Church has been on my heart. We always need more lay people to volunteer for things.

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Poverty/hunger
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Youth Pastor

Other jobs I have experience in:

Retail and Food Service

Special talents/skills that I have:

I can sing, relate to people, I am empathetic, I am good with numbers, I am very plan flexible and go with the flow.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Teen Sunday School

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My ability to go with the flow and not be rigid.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
19 Total	38 Total	40 Total	23 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

Recognized feeling the Holy Spirit for the first time when I was 23, the very first time I went to help with the teenagers on a Wednesday night. From there, Pastor Age and Pastor Nate helped shepherd me to Christ.

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

Longview First Church of the Nazarene, Longview/ TX, Youth worker/NYI President/Youth Pastor, 3 and a half years.

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

My Grandmother investing in my Spiritual life at a young age

Joining Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity

Having younger brothers ( taught me how to be a brother)

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:

Failing at living life for myself and dropping out of college in the process

getting into the party lifestyle (drugs/ alcohol/ lude behavior

evading the law for over 2 years during college.

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. Help lead my family to a better relationship with Jesus Christ

4. help build up a youth ministry that is not dependent upon me.

5. Be more active in hospital and nursing home visitations.