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

Thank you Chris Bern 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:

Administration

56%

Evangelism

59%

Exhortation/Encouragement

25%

Giving

40%

Mercy Showing

34%

Prophecy

78%

Pastoring/Shepherding

34%

Serving

43%

Teaching

96%

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, Teaching (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am good at being able to explain complex things in a simple, relateable, entertaining way.

#2 Gift, Prophecy (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I don’t feel that I have this.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy speaking to people about the truths of the Bible.

[H]eart

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

1. Teach

2. Preach

3. Make people happy, improve their lives

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

College age to seniors, especially “geeks”.

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

Sunday school, geek ministry outreach.

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

Educational
Policy/politics
Other – Relating the Bible to modern culture

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Veterinarian

Other jobs I have experience in:

Teaching

Special talents/skills that I have:

Surgery, medicine, computer use, teaching, writing, public speaking

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Biology, veterinary medicine, adult Sunday school

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Ability to explain things well.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Solo

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	3 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
32 Total	18 Total	31 Total	39 Total

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was raised Lutheran but became agnostic in college. I was saved at 28 after reaching a very low point in my life and having nowhere else to turn.

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

Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Illinois, taught Sunday school for 2 years.

Cartersville Family Church, for 2 years filled in for pastor on some Sundays.

Tabernacle Baptist church, taught adult Sunday school for a year

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

Seeing my parents treating each other well and being in love until my mother died.

Having an incredible mentor in veterinary medicine.

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:

Having a bad relationship in my late 20s that ended very bad.

Struggling with clinical depression

Prior to being Saved having been cheated on and been the one doing the cheating.

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. Leading a “geek” ministry across the country, giving sermons at cons.

4. Financially support missions in unserved areas of the world.

5. Go back to school and focus on a theology degree.