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

Thank you Benjamin Green 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):

Administration

62%

Evangelism

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

71%

Mercy Showing

62%

Prophecy

62%

Pastoring/Shepherding

56%

Serving

65%

Teaching

87%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

#1 Gift, Teaching (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love reading and gaining knowledge. I want to share that with others.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I know it must be done and I want to share what was shared to me.

#3 Gift, Giving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I want to give my time because time is so important, it’s the most valuable thing I have.

[H]eart

Three things I love to do that bring joy and fulfillment in my life:

1. My children bring me joy and I love guiding them and being with them.

2. Being a part of my small group and meeting each Sunday is the highlight of my week. It recharges me and rejuvenates me.

3. Exercising, keeping my mind and body ready for anything.

Who I love to work with most, and the age or type of people:

Young adults, people college age who are facing what I have faced.

Church issues, ministries, or possible needs that excite or concern me the most:

I just want to do something, I’m tired of being a partaker.

*Mark the Top 3 from the list, that Trigger a Passion in You

Marriage/family issues
Policy/politics
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Cardiac Cath Lab Scrub/X-RAY

Other jobs I have experience in:

Carpentry, Logistics, Military service

Special talents/skills that I have:

Medical, Military

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Sunday school for young adults and a youth group.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Hunger for knowledge and passion to share it.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
24 Total	33 Total	33 Total	27 Total

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was raised in the church, my grandfather was a minister in the inner city church in Nashville. He was my role model and he taught me the gospel. I came to Christ young but I yielded my life to him after divorce in 2017.

Ministry Experience (Where I have served in the past, if applicable, including ChurchName, City/State, Position, Years Involved):

Harmony Baptist Church, Adams TN
Sunday school teacher and youth group leader x2 years

List 3 Positive experiences from the past that made a big impact on who you are today:

Service in the military, experiencing combat in two tours.

Being a father of two sons.

Working at the children’s hospital in the Cath Lab.

List 3 Negative Experiences from your past that have helped to Shape me, but also have given you great compassion for others going through similar circumstances:

Divorce, the separation of families.

Relationship struggles, family and love.

Being injured in ranger training in the military and having to quit when my body failed but my heart didn’t want to.

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 trip

4. Sharing the word as it was shared with me.

5. Helping others make a difference.