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

Thank you Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah 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

90%

Evangelism

59%

Exhortation/Encouragement

50%

Giving

59%

Mercy Showing

53%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

37%

Serving

71%

Teaching

75%

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, Administration (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am a very organized person and I am good with logistical tasks. I am also experienced in process improvement.

#2 Gift, Teaching (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Education is one of my passions.

#3 Gift, Serving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to help people out however I can. At events I’m involved in, I’m usually running around more than enjoying the event.

[H]eart

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

1. Dance

2. Working with young people

3. Solving problems

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

Young girls (ages 8 to 19)

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

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

Poverty/hunger
Educational
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Civil engineering consultant

Other jobs I have experience in:

Research, day care

Special talents/skills that I have:

Critical thinking

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Infrastructure management

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My mind

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Routine

1. 3 Likes Control	1 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	1 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	1 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	2 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
38 Total	13 Total	30 Total	39 Total

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

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was born into a Christian family so for the first years of my life I did what I was “supposed to do”. My first personal encounter with Christ was as a teenager while I was attending a church camp. Through the sermons and worship, I realized that I needed to stop being a Christian through my parents and start developing my own personal relationship with God. Before the end of that camp, I had made the decision to accept God as my personal Savior and take the time to learn who He is so that I could have my own relationship with Him.

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

Blueprint Church, Atlanta, GA – Children’s ministry

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

The positive parts of going through graduate school – being able to finish.

When someone I had interacted with very briefly years before came up to me out of nowhere and told me that it was because of me that he decided to go to graduate school and was getting ready to graduate.

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:

Losing my oldest brother to death

The negative parts of going through graduate school – the struggles and those moments where I felt like I wasn’t enough.

Being in a relationship with a non-believer which was emotionally exhausting.

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. I would start a faith-based mentoring program for young girls in Ghana.

4. I would worship God with song regularly (i.e. join the worship team)

5. I would work more to minister to the people who I am close to who don’t have a relationship with God.