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

Thank you Barb Schneider 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):

75%

68%

53%

75%

43%

37%

43%

81%

68%

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 enjoy doing things in support of ministry.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy working on projects, evaluating effectiveness and finding ways to be more effective

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that God has blessed me with much – I am just a steward of what he has entrusted me with.

[H]eart

1. meet new people and get to know them in either small groups or one on one

2. research – reading/studying

3. spend time with family

I enjoy working with most people – prefer adults most of time, but also enjoy teens

Financial stewardship
Policy/politics
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

HR

Risk Management Consulting/Managing
Early Childhood

child safety – years ago

discernment

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I became a Christian as an adult. When dating my husband, he invited me to his church. I felt the Spirit in the middle of service and after the service met with the Pastor, Roy Wheeler who answered my many questions. He boiled it down – Following Christ is not about religion – its about a growing relationship with Him. I started reading scriptures for the first time, and between my husband, Pastor Wheeler, they helped me understand God’s Word.

All at Bedford/Highland Meadows/Compass: Youth Group Sponsor 3 years; Missions Team 6 years; Childrens/Early Childhood 20 years; Administrative (HR) 5 years. Covenant Christian – 3 years Assist in Drama/Music Dept.

Serving in Missions –

Serving in Children’s Ministry

Serving in HR

Loving my sister through her battles with alcoholism. She lost that battle. I feel deeply for both those suffering with alcohol dependency; and their loved ones who deal with the issues and consequences.

Still walking through this – my mom suffering with Alzheimer disease. The emotional turmoil on my dad and family & me; gives me great compassion for those who have a family member with the disease.

Growing up, my dad was often out of town, my mom was not expressive at all with us – I don’t recall hugs or “I love you”. There isn’t a day that I don’t tell my family “I love you” or hug them. While I’m not as demonstrative as some, I feel I’m much more demonstrative than I was when I was much younger, because I know the importance of knowing you are loved. – without conditions.

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. mission trips

4. teaching stewardship

5. Give more to mission organizations – both local and foreign