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

Thank you Christian James Hughes 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:

87%

93%

87%

78%

75%

81%

78%

62%

90%

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 have been successful at taking situations in life and using them as teachable moments for God’s Word, based on my limited knowledge of the Bible. As I am expanding my knowledge of God’s Word through my theological studies, I am becoming more effective in my “day-to-day” evangelism.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am effective at breaking down concepts for the purposes of teaching them in a manner that is understood and well received.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
In my current work as a full-time entrepreneur, I have found that my strength is the “business” of my business, which encompasses administrative tasks. I am also an effective organizer.

[H]eart

1. Teaching

2. Community Advocacy

3. Community Inclusive & Responsive Architecture/Design

Middle School & High School-aged youth

Youth Ministry, Facilities Issues & Scholarship Campaigns for the youth

Homelessness
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Architecture, Entrepreneurship & Education: Chief Executive Container, Nside Out Spaces, LLC.; Chief Executive Dreamer, Drafting Dreams; Executive Director, Drafting Dreams, Inc.

Construction; Retail Management

Drawing; Instrumental Music

Architecture; Young Adult Bible Studies

I am a giver.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I was born and raised in the church. My Christianity was strengthened by my college experiences, which caused me to have to lean on my faith independently of my mother and learn about what Christianity means for me. I learned to trust God through several financial clearance crises in college, that I made it through and was able to graduate on time.

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit, MI 48208
Cherub & Celestial Choirs – 1996 – 2009
Media Ministry – 2005-2009

Hampton University Chapel, Hampton, VA 23668
Pulpit Assistant – 2012-2013

My family members have always been my biggest cheerleaders. If ever I said I wanted to do a thing or be a thing, they made it happen collectively. My mother has always been the most sickly and least financially stable of all of her siblings, so my family’s support of me showed me their unconditional love of their sister (my mother) and of me and my brother.

I started doing lawn care for hire at 12. I was able to grow that “side-hustle” up through my collegiate years to include clients in and around the Metropolitan Detroit Area. This proved to me that I could run a business, and now here I am – running a business!

Growing up, my grandparents and my mother served the community and our church in various capacities. I got a great joy out of seeing them serve so intentionally, despite the challenges that would arise. I also got a great joy out of serving along side of them, which has groomed my heart for servant-leadership and community service.

My father was absent growing up. He made sporadic appearances, and we later reconnected while I was in college. His lack of love made me feel unloved and unwanted, and caused me to question my value. I searched for the true value and meaning of my life and found it in serving people. I have a special heart for persons with similar father issues and passion for helping them make it through what I still work through daily. I know what it’s like to feel loveless, so I give love abundantly.

My ex-girlfriend attempted suicide and mentioned me in her suicide note. She was unsuccessful at her suicide attempt and we’ve kept in contact since. She suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. I learned from this experience and others that I have an ability to minister to the mentally ill, and help them uncover their value and life’s purpose.

I grew up in a financially unstable home. Without the help of my grandparents, my mother, brother and I would not have made it. Consequently, I have always been and am a hard worker and try to be a good steward of my finances and credit. I often turn down opportunities for fun and leisure in exchange for opportunities for financial security. I am on a quest to build generational wealth and knowledge bank of financial literacy for my family and to teach my friends, family and other what I learn along the way.

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. Architecture for the Community – Designing to equitably solve the needs of the world in the built environment

4. Youth Life Coach

5. Personal Strategic Planner – helping people find their career fits based on their passions, abilities and dislikes