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

Thank you Brad Grinstead 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

56%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

25%

Giving

59%

Mercy Showing

15%

Prophecy

31%

Pastoring/Shepherding

28%

Serving

84%

Teaching

50%

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, Serving (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I serve in a variety of ministries, including the A/V ministry

#2 Gift, Giving (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I faithfully and cheerfully tithe, and give above that to worthy programs and the needy

#3 Gift, Administration (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I sit in front of a computer all day working with spreadsheets and writing papers. Yeah.

[H]eart

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

1. Serve in church

2. Love my family

3. Help in my community

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

I almost wrote “all people, all ages” but in reality, kids and the mentally ill/disturbed really aren’t my thing.

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

A/V all the way

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

Other – None of those. Does that make me a lukewarm Christian?

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

COO of a software development company

Other jobs I have experience in:

programming, finance, tech support, research

Special talents/skills that I have:

electronics, programming, spreadsheets, woodworking, electrical work

I have taught a class or seminar on:

electronics, giving presentations, public speaking, math

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

intelligence

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	3 Good Listener	4 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
34 Total	34 Total	21 Total	31 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in the Church. We were there every time the doors were open. My dad and grandad were both deacons. I didn’t know any other life. I accepted Christ at 6, then basially did nothing with my Christianity until college, when I started to focus on Christ’s love.

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

Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Durham, NC. 16 years. A/V volunteer, deacon, mission trips, general service

FBC Seymour, TN. 5 years. Choir, mission trips, general service

Indiana Rd. Baptist Church, Lubbock, TX. 5 years. General service

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

Married a wonderful Christian woman

Mission trips to Haiti

Ran a food collection ministry for Katrina survivors

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:

My wife went though 5 miscarriages between our live birth children

One sexual encounter as a teenager ended with the girl telling her parents I raped her because she was embarrassed

Got caught cheating on a major project in college

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. Ministering to my community

4. Growing my wife’s business

5. Ministering around the world