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

Thank you Beverly Cox 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:

75%

71%

68%

59%

53%

68%

68%

46%

81%

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 felt called to help others in their pursuit of knowledge and to help explain things in terms others can understand.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am able to work with others cooperatively, and delegate tasks to ensure that everything gets done. I see the “big picture”.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I want others to be happy in Jesus; to be able to survive this world because of Him.

[H]eart

1. I love to sing and be creative for Jesus and for fun.

2. I enjoy writing and creating curriculum that teaches children.

3. I like to plan events and carry them out with friends and family.

I love to work with family, friends, and children. I enjoy being with people who share my interests, and may or may not have the same gifts I do. I want to be with people I can have fun with. I like to laugh.

I want to be part of the growth of the church – to be able to be creative in spreading the Word.

Parenting
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I’m an elementary school teacher

I’ve worked in Children’s Ministry, Hallmark card shops

I can sing, and am fairly crafty. I’m pretty good with people.

I’ve taught academics and Bible to children, and many classes on various subjects to teens at Youth camp, parents at Open Houses, Adult study at church, etc.

I’m a people person.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Variety

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

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

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 am a Timothy. I have been a believer all my life, but have had several times in my life when my faith made leaps at a time, but mostly, I have grown steadily throughout my years as a Christian.

At First Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, where I was baptized and attended for the first 46 years of my life, I taught Sunday School, VBS, Youth Group, and was the leader of Women’s Ministries. I also sang in the choir and served as the Director of Children’s Ministry for a time.

Since attending Grace Church, I have served in the Choir, on the Praise Team, as a Youth Leader, and Children’s Ministry Director.

Working with Youth and being part of their Mission trips has given me insight, compassion, and practical skills.

Being healed by Jesus as an early teen has made my faith unshakable.

Growing up with a strong foundation (Grandma), a close family, and a sense of community has grounded me.

My dad’s alcoholism made me aware and understanding of illnesses that are often unseen, but treatable. His death made me more like him – wanting to pass on his love of God, family, and country.

Living through a dear friend’s battle with cancer gave me an appreciation of how short life is and how important it is to take care of yourself.

A failed marriage has given me a new perspective on “normal” family life and an urgency to help kids live up to their potential no matter what family life they come from.

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.

4.

5. I would go into full time ministry. I would write curriculum, open a school of some kind, and maybe record a music CD of hymns.