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

Thank you Melissa Franck 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):

46%

84%

93%

59%

68%

87%

62%

62%

75%

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 feel internally when these things begin to work within me and I see it manifest physically; affirmed by others who are around me at that moment.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Ive seen countless messages from God while I dream, realize in my waking life since I was small.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been told since I was small that I have a talent of bringing people together.

[H]eart

1. Laugh

2. Inspire others

3. Share good things with those who need them

Curious individuals, open minded individuals, reserved individuals

Creating an authentic sense of community and belongingness

Drug abuse/recovery
Policy/politics
Other – Community

[A]bilities

Im a Communications Specialist; I work with code.

Baby sitting

Creating positive and comforting atmosphere, making people feel good

I find myself lecturing people who will listen on self improvement often

My ability to bounce back

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

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 have hit rock bottom several times in my years. The reason I know Im always able to get out of anything and into better places is because when my back is against the wall and I call on Him… He always, always answers. I would be lying to myself and everyone I have ever encountered if I didnt attribute it to my faith.

Experiences that had a big impact on who I am today are all basically negative, but it’s important to know that it’s always how things were handled after the fact that helped me become better. Its the Christ loving people in my life when I was small who planted the seeds necessary to keep me safe from starting too far from Christ when awful kinds of abuse and neglect that I experienced…

Its the Christian hospital that took me in during my early 20s when I was diagnosed with a mental illness, and treated me with therapy, medication, and spiritual encouragement the whole way through..

Its knowing that now in my late 20s, I would be a completely different person if I didnt know about all that Jesus has done for us… I look back and I know that the things that I had to heal from would not have been restored without the influence of Christ on the people around me.

For whatever reason my own naivety has gotten me in a lot of trouble. but I know that this means my own desires to believe that everyone has good intentions means that I dont look for negativity around me, making me see the good in everyone.

I notice with younger people I know, they sometimes copy negative behaviors I exhibited in the past. I learned that for whatever reason I have some influence over others so I should be careful about what I associate with and what it represents to others to prevent the spread of negative things.

For 4 to 5 years I put my trust in a man that was not of God… I expect that I will have to pay for this for another 4 to 5 years minimum. But I look at this upcoming journey as an opportunity to put my love, trust, and faith into Jesus; who has been there alongside me the whole time and won’t ask me to do terrible things that dont align with His will.

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. Never stop learning and growing/changing

4. Sharing things that helped me with other so they have the power and know-how to also become better and change

5. Create a safe haven or community for people who feel they’re alone or have nothing