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

Thank you Ben Petersen 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

21%

Evangelism

28%

Exhortation/Encouragement

34%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

40%

Prophecy

18%

Pastoring/Shepherding

21%

Serving

46%

Teaching

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, Giving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Everything I have is God’s. Giving makes me feel good.

#2 Gift, Serving (46%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Again, makes me feel good

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (40%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Being respectful for the situation others are in.

[H]eart

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

1. Spend time with my children and family

2. Talk to my grandfather

3. Taking pictures for church

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

kids

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

photography, kids care

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

Spiritual laziness
Other –

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Insurance Sales

Other jobs I have experience in:

Special talents/skills that I have:

Photography, having fun with kids

I have taught a class or seminar on:

insurance

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

humor and helping

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Solo

Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	1 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
35 Total	37 Total	23 Total	25 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

Introduced to church with my mother and grandmother, and neighbors. Going to church with Lynn in college and it just became what I did, and I started following God.

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

2006 – kids ministry as chaperone to St. Louis with 25,000 kids for catholic church

Photography club – baptisms, kids musicals, website pics

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

Spending summers with my grandparents.

Praying to God about adoption possibility and his response.

Summerhill farm – I gained confidence in myself from Jeff Stone

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:

family alcoholism

infertility – adoption journey

moving as a child / divorce

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. Foster Care

4. Give more to God’s mission

5. Be a good role model for kids