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

Thank you Jessica Bentley 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:

Administration

65%

Evangelism

68%

Exhortation/Encouragement

50%

Giving

46%

Mercy Showing

28%

Prophecy

68%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

68%

Teaching

75%

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, Pastoring/Shepherding (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I can connect to others and lead them towards a relationship with God and others

#2 Gift, Teaching (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I felt called to be a teacher after prayer so I feel like I am able to explain ideas and concepts well to others and in a way that makes sense to them.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel comfortable talking to people of all ages about the gospel and my testimony

[H]eart

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

1. I love to teach — which is why I am a teacher. Being able to connect with people and deepen their understanding of concepts makes me fulfilled.

2. I love to spend time with family and loved ones. Investing in their life and seeing my impacts pours into my self-esteem and self-love.

3. Making Matthew stronger. This can be by making him happier, have a wider breadth of understanding, growing in a relationship, or being more secure as a friend, husband, and man.

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

I can work with others well. I work best with people who allow me to take charge and delegate tasks. I like to be efficient and do things in the most time conscious way.

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

I am concerned people my age and younger are not as invested in the Lord and in a church— or have not relationship with God at all. I love youth group; it gives me hope.

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Teaching and coaching

Other jobs I have experience in:

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Weekly bible study with my tennis team and some other students –

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Being organized and having a plan

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Routine

1. 4 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	4 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
35 Total	21 Total	27 Total	36 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I had a difficult few years in high school. I was in a bad place with my parents—especially my dad— which made me hate God. I had two years where I was not close to Him at all and had a lot of resentment towards my situations. One night I really just broke down because of frustration and prayed and started back on my walk. It was reassuring at that time because I knew God had never left me or stopped loving me. He never cast me out but let me wander to come back.

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

I help facilitate bible studies at my school.

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

Meeting my future husband 💕

Getting my job as a coach and having a strong mentor to teach my about my job and my faith

Losing my first job at Lubbock High

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:

Losing my job

Breaking up with an exboyfriend

Resenting people close to me

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. To lead my husband and my children towards a faith based, fulfilling, comfortable life

4. To live up to my potential

5. To be as positively impactful with people I interact with in my career