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

Thank you Betti Los 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:

25%

43%

71%

56%

62%

40%

34%

59%

46%

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 enjoy meeting with people who are feeling their is no hope, or who are hurting or downtrodden, and who are looking for some direction in their lives. I love to help them explore their feelings and find some positives in their lives. I like to be able to share my story with them to demonstrate what God can do, and to give them hope. I believe people can work out their own problems, by asking them the right questions they are able to get some clarity, and understanding of how they can change their situation for the better.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel empathy and compassion for people who are doing it tough. I enjoy helping them.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy helping people when I can.

[H]eart

1. Bring hope into people’s lives.

2. Help people find their way through troubling times.

3. Share what God has done in my life.

Adults who are open and willing to make positive changes, even if they are only small changes. People who need encouragement.

Social groups for people who are lonely, or in need. I believe everyone needs to feel connected, and accepted. For example: single people, or over 60’s, etc. Everyone has something to give, and it makes us feel more worthwhile when we can give to others. Groups are great for getting to know people better too.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Poverty/hunger

[A]bilities

Carer support

Family support.
Disability

Parenting support, counselling, group facilitation,

Caring roles, and how to support someone with mental health problems.
Craft work classes. Bible study groups, children’s Sunday school lessons,
Awareness and understanding of mental illness.

My faith in God to provide for me.
My life experiences, and what I have learnt from them.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I have always believed in God. I had an emptiness, and a lot of hurts and betrayal in my life, and I knew God was the only one who could help me, so i reached out and put my hope and trust in him. It was a process, not an instant conversion. God gave me a revelation of his love when I reached out to him.

Ararat CRC – Sunday school, youth group leader, women’s ministries, worship leading, preaching, church oversight, praying for people, visiting the aged and the sick, and prayer counselling, for about 10 years altogether.
Portland AOG – preaching, worship leading, and leading bible study group. 2 years
Maryborough AOG. Leading worship, communion message, Sunday school 3 years.
cleaning., greeting people, and hospitality in these churches.

Being set free from hurts, and demonic possession and oppression .

Bible school, and leadership training through the CRC.

Renewing my mind through the word of God.

Working my way through the pain of Having been abused as a child, and also in adulthood, and having had 2 of my children also being abused has given me compassion and understanding of those who have gone through similar experiences.

The experience of marriage breakdown and divorce, has given me hindsight and a passion to encourage others to work through their marriage problems,

Having lost a grandchild, a close friend, a parent, and others has been heart breaking, but also an experience that has given me understanding and empathy for others.

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. Start a counselling service at the church.

4. Start a meal program for needy people, maybe a cafe where they can come and

5.