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

Thank you Andrew Brown 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):

46%

46%

81%

65%

78%

28%

31%

68%

59%

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 know what it feels like to be low in life. I once needed encouragement in my life so now I enjoy giving others encouragement in return.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I also know what it like to be in need of mercy. I can relate to people who mess up and just need a second chance.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy serving those who are less fortune and just need a little boost. For example, I have multiple friendships with homeless people in downtown Nashville and enjoy helping them whenever I get the chance.

[H]eart

1. Serve my wife and do whatever I can to make her happy

2. I enjoy going to a church that doesn’t judge me, but supports me and helps me grow in my walk with God

3. Soccer is a big part of my life

People who are more focused on the well-being of the group, rather than just their own personal goals

Small group discipleship is something that excites me and something that I feel will personally help me a lot by being more personal and keeping me accountable

Homelessness
Drug abuse/recovery
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

I am a foreman at a contracting company, mostly doing road work

Marketing

Able to relate to people in a one-on-one setting
Photography

I have taught sales/marketing classes

My compassion

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

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 grew up in church. My parents always took me to church every time the doors were open. When I was young I talked to my parents about salvation and they went through the plan of salvation with me and I said a prayer and “accepted Christ” and got baptized. But as I got older I always doubted what happened when I was younger and didn’t know if I really meant what I did. So when I was 14 I talked to my Youth Pastor and got assurance of my salvation.

Volunteered in a Bus Ministry for close to two years at South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield.

Volunteered for around five years in a live stream/media ministry at South Haven Baptist Church.

Getting married.

Restoring a relationship that I had once lost with my mother.

Being promoted to a supervisor role at work.

I once became addicted/dependent on marajuana. But I have recovered from that and I am now able to look back and realize what made me become dependent to it and I can relate to others in similar situations.

I suffered for almost three years with depression and anxiety. I was ready to commit suicide a few times and even wrote a note saying goodbye to my family. I can strongly relate to people who suffer from depression. I know what its like feel like you’re nothing.

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 those who are struggling with depression or other mental problems.

4. Help homeless people get back on their feet.

5. Go on a mission trip, whether across the country or across the world