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

Thank you Blake Carpenter 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

68%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

93%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

84%

Pastoring/Shepherding

71%

Serving

68%

Teaching

93%

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, Evangelism (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#3 Gift, Teaching (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

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

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

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

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Other – Hospital/ Hospice

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Hospice/Health Care Chaplain

Other jobs I have experience in:

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Grief

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My ability to relate to others

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	1 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
34 Total	35 Total	23 Total	27 Total

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

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 accepted Christ at age 10, strayed to the world in my late teens till age 38, when I began maturing and growing in my spiritual walk. Accepted the call to ministry in the summer of 2000 and answered the call to full time vocational ministry in 2005. I began my vocational ministry in 2009.

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

Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, Burleson, TX in various committee and lay positions. 1991-2004

Oak Grove Baptist Church, Burleson, TX
2004-present, served on several committees & Chaired the Evangilism and Mission committees. Also serve as a prayer partner and Section Pastor during worship services. Licensed to the Gospel Ministry in 2008, Ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 2012, Ordained as Deacon in 2016.

Served in local church leadership positions with the Billy Graham Evangilistic Events in North Texas. With Cedar Ridge and Oak Grove Baptist Churches.

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

Service in the U. S. Army as an Airborne Ranger, Recondo/LRRP Team member.

Employed as a Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Marshall

Foreign Mission Trips to East Asia and Central Mexico
Inner City Missions to Amarillo, Fort Worth, Houston
Motorcycle Ministry trips to Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

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:

Hypocrisy in the local church, assumed an older person was a mature Christian leader.

Strayed from the fellowship of believers in the local church.

Learning the hard way that people are not perfect and good people will fall hard and can be hypocritical at times.

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 be a Full time National Motorcycle Evangilist

4. Provide spiritual support to all Terminally ill persons.

5. To be able to significantly provide financially for my church’s ministries for all