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

Thank you Dan Basile 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):

90%

75%

50%

31%

28%

78%

75%

6%

84%

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 love studying and researching strategies, systems and models for things to be more effective and fruitful in the Church’s goal to make disciples.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love sharing God’s Word with people to help them grow in their understanding of God and His Word.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I do not have a problem sharing truth with people, especially in large group settings.

[H]eart

1. Glorifying God by making, mobilizing, and multiplying every day, everywhere followers of Christ.

2. Getting people connected, cared for, and known in biblical community.

3. Living for eternity not just for the now.

People hungry to grow deeper in their faith and in following Jesus.

Evangelism, Discipleship, Life Groups, and Accountability Groups

Spiritual laziness
Educational
Other – Discipleship

[A]bilities

Prison Chaplain; Director of Spiritual Formation

Youth Pastor, Firefighter, Septic Man :), Insurance Adjuster; Associate Pastor of Assimilation

Certified in Leading From Your Strengths; Sonlife Ministries philosophy of Ministry

Evangelism Explosion; S.H.A.P.E., Griefshare

My passion for helping people grow spiritually

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Team

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

Through testimony of my brother and an invitation to a Billy Graham Crusade on July 8, 1990.

Prison Chaplain

Youth Pastor

Spiritual Formation & Assimilation Associate

Marrying my wife and having kids

Having gone to Dallas Seminary and Liberty for theological training. I can’t put into words the impact of these on my life.

Sharing the Gospel at Kensington & Allegheny in Philadelphia in 1992 with people coming to Christ! I knew God could use me then.

Part of two very unhealthy churches that scarred me

Being nudged out of a ministry position with a wife and two small kids to support.

Working through anger issues and being jaded from Prison Ministry

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. Write books on Caring for Correctional Workers hearts

4. Start organizations/churches that provide former inmates with job, housing, and churches nationwide

5. Continue overseeing discipling.