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

Thank you Brita Bishop 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):

68%

50%

50%

71%

68%

31%

28%

40%

68%

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’m fortunate to have enough to live on and constantly see people where I volunteer who do not.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have in my work been in charge of some major projects. However, they were in my specific are of knowledge and ability.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Not sure I’d call it that. I enjoy visiting those who can’t come to church and volunteering at WRCH.

[H]eart

1. Time with those I love–especially my youngest granddaughter who constantly teaches me the joy and excitement of simple things like bugs, birds and dandelions.

2. Music, especially when played by my oldest granddaughter.

3. Visiting shut-ins–except now. I miss so many people so much.

I used to love working with young children and teenagers, but don’t have the energy for that (one at a time works). Visiting older people.

Good programs for children, especially teenagers. I have seen how important that is along with their parents for my teenage granddaughters.

Poverty/hunger
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Doing something useful at church. Making sure my youngest granddaughter is raised in the church. Cooking lots of meals for my older daughter & family!

Nothing that applies to church. I used to teach Sunday School and help with acolytes, but I’ll leave those to younger people.

I’m organized and efficient.

Sunday school ages ago (I don’t think teaching math counts!)

I’m willing to take on any useful task.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

[E]xperience

I don’t remember not being one–but officially became one at age 16 (when I was baptized in the Mennonite Church)

St. John’s: altar guild, greeter, prayer ministry, birthday cards, Steven’s Ministry (when we had that briefly), flowers

Transfiguration: Steven’s Ministry, greeter

St. James: Sunday School Teacher, helped with acolytes, helped with EYC, altar guild

The biggest: whole experience of my husband dying, leaving me with minimum money, need to move & find a job. I felt God was with me the whole time.

Working with children and youth.

Visiting parishioners who are homebound.

Feeling ‘different’ from others–being an immigrant and also belonging to a not-so-common denomination at one time.

Lack of money at times.

Being the only girl I knew who had to start making her own clothing when in 8th grade.

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. Now I’m concentrating on my grandchildren & their dreams.

4. none

5. none