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

Thank you Brandy Ward 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):

90%

100%

93%

65%

71%

81%

81%

93%

100%

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 love to share my testimony with non-believers. I love to let them know that God is giving them a free gift of eternal life if only they’ll receive it. I like to tell them that they are saved by grace and not by the things they have done in this life. I like sharing with them that Jesus died on the cross so that we may be forgiven for our sins – even the worst of our sins. I love sharing my joy with others and telling them what I know about Heaven.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to teach the Word of God. Before Covid (and after Covid) I taught (will teach) in the children’s ministry. I enjoy teaching the 4-5 year olds the most because they are just starting to learn the foundations of God’s word and they are sponges at this age. However, teaching the third and fourth graders is an honor as well because my teaching may lead a child to Christ. I feel like I have a gift for it. I have learned to make my lesson plans interesting enough to hold the attention of a young audience.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have always been an encouraging person. I often lift the spirits of those who have begun to give up. I have always taken the underdogs under my wings and lifted them up. Someone could be having the most terrible day, and it’s amazing how just the slightest bit of encouragement can completely change their outlook on their day, and possibly their life. I know how much even a little bit of encouragement means to me, so I feel it’s my calling to encourage others. It’s such a simple thing to do. I’ll never forget a true story I was told many years ago:
A Simple Gesture
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.”
-John W. Schlatter
You see, just the smallest words of kindness and encouragement can literally change not only someone’s day, but also their life. And being encouraging to others is such an easy thing to do. It just takes just seconds to make someone’s day.

[H]eart

1. Brighten other people’s day. It’s as simple as a smile, a compliment, words of encouragement, a paid-for meal in the drive-thru line, etc.

2. Teach the 4-5 year olds their Bible lesson, and listen to them answer questions from the lesson and say their Bible verse. Just watching their childlike faith warms my heart.

3. I love spending time with my daughter who is almost 5. Hearing her laugh hysterically makes my entire day. I could record it and listen to it all day long. I love to read books to her and act out the different characters. Just being silly with her makes my heart overflow with joy.

Children: Ages 4-5 (teaching God’s Word)
The Elderly: Ages 80-100 (sitting with the lonely or the sick)
Outcasts/Misfits: All Ages (those who often feel left out and alone; suicidal)

Ministries:
I would be passionate about reaching out to new visitors and new members to make them feel welcome, I would also be passionate about helping with the Care ministry – letting those who are grieving know that I’m there for them as I have been through extreme loss as well; and lastly, I’d be passionate about being a part of the Global Missions team. I remember about 12 years ago when I was in the Hope Singles group (before I married), the Global Ministry team showed us a slideshow of a missions trip they made to Kenya. I remember thinking it was the most powerful thing I had ever seen. My heart filled with love for the children while my eyes welled up with tears – happy tears. Ever since that day, I’ve wanted to be a part of something special like that.
Possible Needs: I would be excited to volunteer in the church office doing administrative work for any staff member needing help. I thoroughly enjoy administrative work, and it is one of my top spiritual gifts. I did a lot of administrative work before I left the working world to raise my daughter. She’s in school now, so I have a lot of free time.

Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Wife and Mother (Homemaker)

Journalism (Writing)
Advertising/Marketing
Project Management
Administrative
Managing Budgets
Legal Assistance

Creativity
Communication
Business Acumen
Leadership
Teamwork
Organization
Problem Solving
Analytical Skills
Negotiation Skills
Motivation
Resilience
Perseverance

Direct Mail

Loyalty

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

I am blessed to have been raised in a Christian home with a Christian mother and Christian grandparents. We went to Sunday school and church every Sunday morning and Bible study and church every Sunday and Wednesday nights. I was an active GA, and I attended Vacation Bible Schools and Christian camps all over town. When I was nine years old my grandmother taught me the ABCs of Salvation:
A – Admit that you have sinned.
B – Believe in Jesus.
C – Confess that Jesus is Lord.
During church the next day, I prayed the prayer the pastor led us in. “Dear Jesus, I admit that I’m a sinner, and I ask that you forgive me. I believe that you died on the cross to save ME from my sins. I thank you for sacrificing your life so that I may be saved. I ask that you come into my heart today, and make me a new person in you.” About a week later I was baptized. (I grew up Baptist.).

LaBelle Haven Baptist Church, Olive Branch, MS
Children’s Ministry Volunteer, 5 years
Vacation Bible School Leader, 3 years
Assistant Coach Girls Basketball Team, 2 years
Hope Presbyterian Church, Cordova, TN
Hope Singles Community (HSC) Social Coordinator, 2 years
Hope Singles Community Greeter, 2 years
Children’s Ministry Leader Jump 3-5s, 2 years
Stirring Kids Ministry Volunteer, 0-2s, 2 years
Kids Small Groups (Wednesday nights), 4s, 2 years
Children’s Ministry Leader Third Grade, 6 months
Door Greeter, Weekly Rotation
Bulletin Greeter, Weekly Rotation
Other activities as needed (i.e. Fall Festival, Prom for Teens with Disabilities, Christmas Services, Women’s Christmas Dinner, etc.)

The morals & values my parents and grandparents instilled in me

Marrying my wonderful husband

The birth of my daughter

Losing my dad and grandmother just 2 weeks apart

The emotional, psychological & physical abuse I suffered at the hands of my dad who was an alcoholic

The sexual abuse I suffered at the hands of my step-grandfather

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 get my Masters in Biblical Studies & tour Israel

4. To lead a small Bible study group

5. To help lead a missions trip – one in a foreign country.