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

Thank you Pat Smith-Martin 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):

28%

56%

53%

56%

56%

40%

53%

59%

62%

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 never taught. I have assisted. I am a good second ( a couple of times in charge by default). I have lived for 36 years as a Christian. I have had good instruction myself, and ample time to read, study and experience.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I prefer being out of the limelight.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel that most people think they know what Christianity is but do not know.
I haven’t ever felt like this is my strong point.

[H]eart

1. I love the age 2-7 set. Whether with children that I worked with, my own children and now grandchildren, or kids at church, I feel that they bring out Joy and creativity in me.

2. I enjoy connecting one on one with people.

3. I enjoy nature.

Young children and old people. LOL

I always feel that churches major on families and not people who are “other”.
Yet singles – young, old, middle; the divorced, widowed and unequally yoked
probably make up half the church population. I have spent much of my Christian life feeling like a square peg in a round hole at church.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
At-risk children
Other – Unequally yoked

[A]bilities

I am retired

I spent 40 years as a physical therapist. 16 of those years with children.
That’s all I have done except for working the doughnut counter or at the drug store in ancient history

None. Don’t ask me to cook, you will regret the result.

Reliability – I will show up

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Solo

Routine

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

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

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

[E]xperience

I decided to read the Bible (New Testament) to try to figure out why Jesus came. I already believe that the resurrection had actually happened. I stopped at John 14:6. I told Jesus that I was sorry that I thought that it didn’t matter what you believed as long as you were sincere. I told Him that if He would lead me, I would follow Him. That was 36 years ago. He led me.

Calvary Bible Baptist Church, Rochester NY 1988 to 1995
Church Nursery

Lighthouse Bible Baptist Church, Sanford FL 1996-2001
Wednesday night primary grades

First Baptist Church Oviedo, Oviedo FL 2001-2015
Joy Ministry ( developmentally challenged kids, many with autism)

Having a loving upbringing, in a large (yet unsaved) family.

Being a Physical Therapist

Seeing my spouse come to Christ.

Being unequally yoked for 16 years.

Losing a spouse to a terminal disease.

I know that God made me an introvert, even so it has caused me difficulty throughout my life.

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 llike get rid of abortion. I think the more Christians there are the less abortion there would be.

4. I would like to grow the group that meets at my house (though I do not lead it). The group leader and I have discussed it.

5. I’d like to write a book.