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

Thank you Anna-Marie Penn 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:

34%

46%

40%

37%

25%

59%

71%

15%

87%

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 have always enjoyed teaching others. I used to tutor other students in school. I taught several Bible studies in college, taught the Bible overseas for a year, and am now a school teacher.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy helping other believers strengthen their walks with the Lord. Meeting one-on-one or in a small group is one of my favorite activities. I love applying the truth of the Bible to their lives individually.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like to make the Bible as simply as possible so that people can understand it for themselves. I had a lot of adults poor into me as a child so that I knew the Word of God. Then I had more adults help me learn how to understand how the Bible applies to daily life.

[H]eart

1. I love meeting with younger women one-on-one or in small groups.

2. I love having groups of people over to my home for dinner or just to hang out.

3. I love writing.

I love working with people close to my age.

Women’s Bible studies, Women’s small groups for discipleship

Marriage/family issues
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Middle school reading teacher

Teaching all ages, Fundraising and Grant reviews for a non-profit, nanny, Bible teacher

Writing, photography, cooking and baking

orphan & adoption ministry, the Bible, children’s ministry

My ability to communicate and relate to people

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Solo

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

[E]xperience

I came to know the Lord at the age of seven after being in church my whole life. I have continued to grow since then in my knowledge and experience of what it looks like to accept the free gift of salvation and be patient in the process of sanctification.

Calvary Chapel, Jonesboro/AR, nursery volunteer, 7 years (as a teenager)

Harvest Church, Memphis/TN, nursery volunteer & kitchen volunteer, 1 year

I got to spend time working as a nanny for the same family for 9 years. The mom became a mentor to me and the girls in the family still feel like sisters.

I spent a year overseas in Africa after graduating college. I loved learning about the culture and getting to spend the majority of my time doing ministry.

I had the opportunity to work for a non-profit that worked to care for orphans and gave adoption grants. I was exposed to systems that I had never known and was able to work alongside adoptive families.

I had to have major surgery as a 13 yr old. I have been in chronic pain since that time and was no longer able to participate in my usual activitites.

I worked as a nanny for 9 years for a couple going through separation and eventually divorce.

I have walked closely with a friend who’s husband was unfaithful. I have learned a lot about what the Bible says about marriage and have learned by watching them in the reconciliation process.

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. Meet regularly with women to study the Bible

4. Host a gathering in my home to bring women together to discuss the Bible and our questions

5. Raise awareness for children waiting to be adopted out of foster care