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

Thank you Darren Salmon 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):

56%

68%

87%

75%

43%

75%

65%

34%

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 have friends who regularly reach out to me when feeling sad or confused and in need of encouragement or advice.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I write articles and recite poems as inspired by the Holy Spirit in an effort to convey to people the heart of God.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have given of my time and energy into multiple ministries and believe the most effective way to serve God is to serve others.

[H]eart

1. I love counselling. That is being counselled and counselling others.

2. I love writing articles about relationship management issues from a Biblical perspective.

3. I love sharing the poetry God has given to me from a platform in front of large audiences.

I love working with teens and young adults the most.

Counselling ministries in relation to marriage and relationships.

Marriage/family issues
Abuse/violence
Divorce

[A]bilities

Quality Assurance Technician

Marketing Representative, Lab Assistant, Counsellor, Project Management Officer, Tablet Programmer, Program Facilitator

Public Speaking, writing, playing table tennis, Laboratory practices

Poetry writing

my knowledge and understanding

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Otter’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Retriever’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

[E]xperience

I gave my life to Christ at about 9 years old at a church service after the preacher spoke about how none of us knows when our time to go will be.

Press Service International Columnist for Christian Today Australia from 2018 – 2021
Placard creator and presenter for the Love March Movement from 2013 – 2020
Counsellor at New Generation camp between 2012 and 2018.

Treasurer and financial controller at Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship from 2011 – 2013

Spiritual coordinator for Bethel Baptist’s Youth Choral from 2008 – 2010

All UCCF Camps were spiritually rich experiences that fortified my faith in Christ

Receiving first place in a secular poetry competition with my very Christian poem revealed to me that I truly had a gift for poetry

Growing in my ability to help and lead others through my involvement with network marketing from May 2014 – July 2015

Observing the strife in my parents’ relationship and how severely that has hampered my progress through life. So I have a strong sense of purpose regarding ministering to people in romantic relationships

Being verbally abused by my mother as a teen affected my self-esteem and ability to assert myself. So I find joy in ministering to teens

I have felt held back in my job because I’m constantly overlooked. This coupled with the lack of respect from my wife has made me feel low in value. So I find joy in encouraging other young men.

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. To be a marriage/relationship counsellor

4. To share my poetry on stages across the world

5. To counsel young people as they grow and develop into adults