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

Thank you Mark Baker 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:

25%

93%

65%

37%

37%

78%

43%

21%

84%

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:
My lifelong concern for people has been their eternal destination. I have also spent the past eight years studying how to present the Gospel as an apologist to the unchurched, atheists and skeptics.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been an elementary and middle school teacher for 20 years. I can naturally explain difficult concepts in terms that can be easily understood.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
As part of my concern for for the eternal salvation of others, I want to do my part to explain how Christ is the answer to their eternal destiny.

[H]eart

1. Having accounts/ business settled and complete

2. Reading on the porch with a cup of coffee

3. Having an engaging conversation and discussion with thoughtful people

People of any age who can carry on an intelligent conversation, who are able to encounter a dissenting point of view without being personally offended

Opportunities to pass along to others the spiritual truths I have learned in my personal studies

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Insurance salesman

Teaching elementary and middle school special education

I am a contemplator. I am able to reason through situations and motives behind peoples’ actions. I am a student of apologetic as a means of promoting the Gospel.

Tactics in Defending the Faith by Greg Koukl, Gods at War by Kyle Idleman, The Book of Daniel, Generational IQ by Hayden Shaw, Ephesians

My confidence to talk to others about Jesus and Biblical issues

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Solo

Routine

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

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

[E]xperience

I was raised in a Christian family and I accepted Christ as my Savior as a very young child. With that foundation, I grew into a deeper understanding of His value and importance in my life during my years in college when I actively looked into understanding Jesus more deeply.

Teacher in church settings and coach in the sports ministry at First Friends Church in Canton, Ohio

Teacher and a variety of support positions at Whipple Heights Alliance Church in Canton, Ohio

My pastor at Whipple Heights C&MA church for 17 years. Very solid and clear teaching of Pastor Burt Wilkins

Eight years a a youth counselor at Beulah Beach Children’s Camp in Vermilion, Ohio

My 26-year marriage with my wife, Elizabeth. I don’t want to forget the influence of my father, Charles Baker, in raising me to be a man of Christian faith.

Numerous years of job difficulties and disappointments

My personal struggles with perfectionism and anxiety

Financial difficulties through the years

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 more effective in presenting the Gospel to others.

4. Have more down time to engage in personal study/ reading

5. Being an effective, tireless prayer