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

Thank you Caleb Gardner 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):

56%

50%

53%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

59%

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:

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

1. Playing with my dog.

2. Speaking. I get excited when I have the opportunity to speak to large audiences.

3.

I love to work with High School Kids. To watch them develop into adults and to help shape and disciple them.

Student ministry is what I get excited the most about. However, I have growing concerns that we are not doing enough to reach students. That we have started to focus only on discipling the students we already have and we are not concerned with doing things to reach the ones we have not yet reached.

Marriage/family issues
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

Manager of internal technical support. Meaning my team handles all the technical issues that employees have.

Audio/Visual, live production, Summer Camp Staff

I am really good with technology in general. Anywhere from fixing computer issues to administering technology services to designing, installing, and maintaining A/V solutions. I am also good with people and customer service. The talents and skills I have been blessed with are the reason for my success.

I have taught many bible studies on a lot of topics. I have also taught multiple classes on various technology applications, such as Slack, for my company.

My people skills.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I became a Christian at the age of 7. I grew up in church and I knew I was a sinner, I knew what Jesus had done and I believed (and still do) it with my whole heart so I could one day be with him in heaven.

I was the Associate Student Pastor for a year and a half at First Baptist Church of Orange Park. Responsibilities would have been more like an intern type position.

I am currently serving as a 10th grade guys small group leader for The Summit Church in Raleigh NC. I have been doing this for 1.5 years now.

I am also serving as an adult small group leader for The Summit Church in Raleigh NC and have been doing that for about 2 months.

Growing up in a faith based family. Having parents that loved the Lord and made sure I knew it and made sure I was in church and involved every week.

listening to Gods calling for my life. Though I don’t know all the details, I knew I was supposed to go to SouthEastern. I told my now wife this one month after we had just started dating. One year after we were married we packed up and moved to Raleigh. As a result of following God’s call I have an incredible job, church family, friends and I am continuing to grow as a christian, more than every before.

4 months after I got married, I was flown up for a job interview at Duke. I thought this was the job. To say I was confident was an understatement. I thought every sign possible was pointing me there. 1. My lease had just ended. 2. They were starting projects that I had just completed or was also in the middle of doing. 3. I crushed the interview. If I had to go back and do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing. However, I didn’t get the job. It was the most humbling experience of my life. To think I was not good enough. However, a year later, thanks to my wife, I built up the courage to apply for another job and I got it. In comparison, the job I did get is 100x better. To name a couple, I work for a company and manager that allow me flexibility so I can attend school. Also, I have had career advances that wouldn’t have been possible at Duke. This is one of the biggest ways I have ever seen God show me that he knows what he’s doing.

My wife and I have been struggling with infertility for 3 almost 4 years. This time last year we went through infertility treatment and she became pregnant. We prayed before walking in that day and I prayed every day for the continuing development of the baby. When we went in to hear the heartbeat of the baby, we heard nothing. Literally the most heartbreaking day of my life. I mean not only did we lose a child, I also had to watch my wife lose the hope that she had all while I was standing there helpless. I felt hopeless to, I mean did God even hear me? It was a struggle for both of us. My wife cried every day for a solid month. HOWEVER, although I never want to go through that again, we learned from a lot of study and pray that God is good. We were reminded that his timing is perfect. We were reminded that he loves us and that although we don’t understand it somehow is for his Glory. This experience has enabled us to help talk with people that are not just experiencing infertility but pain and loss as well.

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. I want to speak in front of thousands of people being a tool that impacts the life of others.

4. I want to write a book or bible study. I want young mean to read it or go through it learning the importance and responsibility of being a man.

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