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

Thank you Elaine Dye 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):

53%

75%

78%

93%

71%

59%

56%

87%

75%

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 am aware of Tithing as Biblically taught.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have run and managed Day Care center’s over the past 33 years. Most of which were corporations that required my time and attention to strict policies/procedures. My service began in High School with the church youth group serving other young people. I spent a brief time in adulthood helping with Sunday School for our young children,

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
a I have been a member of both Praise and Worship group and several Choirs which I enjoyed sharing God’s word through song. I was encouraging to my staff teams (one on one) and always had great care for Children and Families in my care. When appropriate I shared my own experiences and what God has done for me. I carry with me the teachings of kindness, gentleness and love for my co workers and Families.

[H]eart

1. My Family (husband-Tom, my children -3, Bryan, Emily and Scott) and 4 grandchildren (Mallory, Sam, Grace and Olivia). Such joy!

2. Homemade crafting, including card making for needing a card (birthdays, sympathy, just thinking of you)

3. singing – although not the best Alto, I love to sing!

Younger children.
Or people can teach me

no concerns. Just starting at a new Church. I am not sure about choir needs – I would like to do this if we ever get back to that and I am comfortable.

Parenting
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Retired

Child Care Manager/Director -33 years

working with younger children

in the Day Care Center’s I had classes in Phonics, Early Learning Math, Cooking and Arts and Crafts

Be organized if I have a project to complete and carry it through so children get the most out of it.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

People Driven

Follower

Team

Routine

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 was 6 years of age living in a home where neither parent went to church. Our neighbor asked my mom if she could take me Sunday School and Church. I was sitting a pew after several months and felt the Holy Spirit move in me when their was a call to come forward and give my life to God. I was immersed at The Baptist Church of Forestville, Maryland. The Lord and Savior has been the center of my life since that time.

Choir – FBC Allentown, PA 6/14 to 8/2020

My mother’s commitment and conversion to Christianity.

Youth Sunday School Teacher’s and Minister at Baldwin United Methodist Church.
Women’s Group and Pastor Margaret Clements – her teaching and accepting of various groups of people. God brining Tom back into my life where there is great love and care.

Relationships with: Our Pastor’s, Women Group Leaders and Choir

Divorce where I was verbally abused.

My children’s father who was very demanding and strict with them. No bending.

Lose of my Mother at age 37 to cancer, My brother died at 48 (alcohol abuse), My father passed away at age 92.

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. Enjoying retirement

4. Good Health

5. Crafting/Scrapbooking/Cardmaking – teaching others as well