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

Thank you Ben Croston 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:

56%

50%

90%

50%

68%

56%

62%

43%

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 have been used to encourage and exhort others to take steps forward in their walk with Christ. I come alive when i get the opportunity to get so.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been drawn to people and situations that need Mercy. I care for people’s mess.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I seem to get opportunities to teach and encourage when I have interacted with the Body of Christ throughout my adult life. I like and enjoy and get empowered to open up the Bible and instruct others from my understanding of it.

[H]eart

1. I love to work with others and encourage them to build a sense of community for myself. And on my unselfish days, for them.

2. I like to play with people of all ages. It is a joy to stir up joy.

3. I like to work in God’s creation.

I love to work with people that like people and want to get stuff done. I really enjoy working with teens, but I also like working with all ages.

I am concerned encouraged about intergenerational interaction, the Church praying, visitation ministry, singing, counseling believers, mobilizing gifts, the church eating together, and activities that bring unity to the community.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational
Other – community building

[A]bilities

I a a middle school director at a church

Construction, Facilities, Medical Care, and Aiding those in Crisis

I am able to stir up a room toward a direction of joy. I can also encourage those who are disheartened through listening and counsel.

marriage and interacting with the Bible

encouraging others

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

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

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 grew up in a small church environment with a lot of extended family who were in the faith. When I was young I asked Jesus into my heart, if I remember correctly. But my faith really got rooted when I was in college. I went through a season where I did not really know what I believed. Through seeking, community, and friend confrontation I cam to a place one night where I told God that I did not trust HIM or love HIM. And that if He wanted me to, He needed to show me something. I had a unique experience where a passage from the Bible entered my mind. I do not recall that ever happening before. When I looked up the passage, it spoke to my condition. My faith crossed a bridge that day.

Barberton Friends Church as a youth intern and youth pastor
2 years

First Friends Canton
Middle School Director for 3 years
I have also served in the children’s department, high school youth ministry, young adult ministry, and facilities. I have also helped coach in the sports ministry.

I passed through 2 intense spiritual attacks with the help of community. I have experienced people, including family, standing by my side.

Being a part of a family and team.

Reading

I passed through 2 intense spiritual attacks that lead to seasons of mental health issues.

I was cut from my high school baseball team.

One of my best friends going on a path in life that I was not willing to support him on.

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. helping to build an interactive camp that functioned as a church that served a near by city.

4. I would go on more mission trips with families

5. work in a school or hospital as a nurse/counselor.