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

Thank you Crystal Devillier 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

65%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

84%

Mercy Showing

62%

Prophecy

75%

Pastoring/Shepherding

65%

Serving

81%

Teaching

81%

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 (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Giving brings joy and happiness to everyone. Sometimes giving a smile, hug or just a warm welcome is enough.

#2 Gift, Serving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love working with people and children. I always try to connect with everyone I meet to make them feel valued and special.

#3 Gift, Teaching (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to teach.

[H]eart

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

1. I love being a wife. I get to spend everyday with my best friend.

2. I love being a mom. I get to teach and guide one of God’s beautiful creations.

3. I love to read. One of my goals in life is to finish the Bible from start to finish.

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

All ages.

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

Children

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Parenting
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I currently stay at home with my daughter and support my husband who works 12-14 hour days.

Other jobs I have experience in:

I have a Bachelor’s degree in English. I worked at a retirement community for three years. Then for a mortgage company training their newly hired loan officers/assistants and supplementary training for existing staff.

Special talents/skills that I have:

I am crafty and creative. I can make flower arrangements, bows, decorate, etc.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have not taught a class or seminar that is church related but I did teach mortgage classes to loan officers where I worked previously.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

God, My Family, and My Friends which for me all falls under Family.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	1 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	4 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
20 Total	33 Total	38 Total	28 Total

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

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

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

Growing up I was in and out of churches depending on where my family was stationed in the U.S. ( My dad was a marine). I had friends that I went to church with regularly. I was baptized when I was in middle school. The decision was easy for me. I have always felt close to God and had considered myself a Christian since I was old enough to understand. Everyone’s walk with our Lord is different, meaningful, and with direct purpose. Each life experience bringing us closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There is a song that says, “And I thought I loved you then.” With each stepping stone in my life, I find myself at this very statement. God’s love is boundless and has no end. As a human it is sometimes hard to understand/ fathom his love; but, with each experience God shows us how to love even more than we did before. Love like Jesus. Love never ends.

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

N/A

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

Meeting and marrying my husband. He is my best friend.

Giving birth and being a mom to Charleigh Reese.

Working in a retirement community for three years. Some of the best kept secrets lie with the older and wiser generation yet too often they are overlooked and/or silenced because of their age.

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:

Struggling with infertility for 2 1/2 years; however, I always thought I was weak. God used this time to show me how strong I was and was preparing us to sustain a greater hurtle in the future.

Heart failure a week after delivering Charleigh. Then 4 stokes a week after that. Quite literally, I am a walking miracle. His work is intentional. I do my best everyday to do his work. No matter how great or small.

Watching someone you love deal with alcoholism. It’s a daily struggle but I call this person everyday with words of encouragement to let them know that they are strong and that God will get them through it. One day at a time. Days turn to weeks, weeks to months, and months to years. Give it to God.

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. Keep up with the daily scriptures for each month and journal on each one. Read the Bible from front to back and journal on each chapter.

4. Write a Christian book/ devotional.

5. I’ve always known I was supposed to be a mom. I just didn’t know when or how. We were blessed with one beautiful child. If adoption is in our future, I know God will guide the way.