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

Thank you Devan Althen 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

65%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

84%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

56%

Serving

56%

Teaching

62%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel I have the gift of encouragement because I know that I frequently empathize with people and can encourage them to make a positive change or begin to take a step in the right direction.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel I have this gift because I don’t believe I have the right to decide who should and should not suffer. I think everyone deserves grace.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I never noticed that I had this gift, but I now realize that I constantly try to understand a deeper part of people’s lives and through those conversations God gets brought up often. I frequently hear in those moments that the person has never had such a positive conversation about religion.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with happy people- family and friends.

2. Cheering people up and making them laugh.

3. Spending time with people who are typically left out from the crowd in order to show them love they deserve to have.

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

I love to work with victims of crimes, mainly children, who have had traumatic experiences happen to them and not because of their own actions.

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

The need that concerns me the most is ending Human Trafficking.

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

Abuse/violence
At-risk children
Other – human trafficking victims

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I’m a child care worker at a residential treatment facility.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Police Officer

Special talents/skills that I have:

Athletic, work well with children, empathetic, leader, coachable

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Human trafficking

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My empathy and ability to make almost anyone comfortable around me.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Solo

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	4 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
32 Total	27 Total	43 Total	17 Total

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

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’ve grown up Catholic my whole life and always had a relationship with God. It wasn’t until recently that I began to question it and had God show me his love for me. After that I got Baptized, by my own choice, and have been trying to learn how to hear from God for myself.

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

St. Brendan’s youth group, North Olmsted Ohio, Youth Leader, 2008- 2012

Journey Church, Fairview Ohio, Children’s Ministry and Student’s Ministry, 2016-Now

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

Watching people who never believed in God become so excited to talk to me about him and tell me what they have been learning.

A retreat from high school made me understand the type of things God does for people.

Finding out God calls me His Princess.

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:

Being bullied out of my Catholic Elementary school in 6th grade.

Being told I was going to hell.

Struggling with anxiety and finding where God is in the midst of chaos.

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. Start a foundation to rescue victims from human trafficking.

4. Go on a missions trip.

5. I would learn sign language and sign worship songs on stage