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

Thank you Christian Taylor 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):

78%

65%

81%

34%

40%

59%

37%

37%

71%

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 know what it feels like to be low or in a dark place. I care about people and want to see everyone be their best.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m a project manager. I enjoy creating efficiencies and getting things done.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
When I know a subject well I enjoy talking and sharing about it. I am growing more and more in Christ and have enjoyed sharing the new revelations I’ve had with friends and family.

[H]eart

1. Reading God’s word. I didn’t always enjoy reading but over the last year I made an intentional effort to read the entire Bible; to consume every Word that God said. To create a new base for rededicating my life to him and diving deeper.

2. Spending time with family and friends. Talking through life’s issues and encouraging them where I can. I’ve had so many opportunities to share God on a one on one level because of real conversations.

3. Listening, singing, and writing music. I’ve always loved Gospel music and R&B/Pop music. As a kid I wrote songs about love. At the time I think that’s all I wanted but it was through a worldly lens. I saw the love my parents had, the decades of love my grandparents celebrated, and of course peers around me dating seemingly driven by social queues in pop culture. As I grew older my spirit yearned for God and my flesh desired to fill the void in a worldly manner. Despite this disconnect I still wrote songs and recorded melodies in my phone. I believe I’m finally in a place spiritually and living more righteous for these songs to have real meaning and purpose. I enjoy worship.

Musical people
LGBT people
People struggling in their faith

Music

Marriage/family issues
Compulsive behavior
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

Digital Content and Analytics

Project Management, Events, Social Media, Video Production

Singing, Writing

Digital Content, Analytics

My heart

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Variety

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

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

[E]xperience

I grew up in church. God is all I’ve known. but I’ve always had existential questions about my life and faith. I think I lived with a knowledge of God, a fear of God, but not with a belief that I could see His power displayed in my life. I tried doing things on my own for a while now and have recently seen my mind and heart shift when I decided to be completely obedient to God and trust him fully.

New Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, DC
Praise and Worship Leader 2015-present

American University, Washington, DC
Gospel Choir member and 2011-2012 president, Praise Team

Alpha Baptist Church, Willingboro, NJ
Choir, Art team, Youth ministry, Youth ushers, 1990-2012

Graduating/Navigating high school.

Graduated college.

Openness with my parents

My last relationship

Losing my grandmother

Rough relationships with my dad and brother

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. Sing/Write music

4. Travel the word

5. Open a tennis center with programs for youth