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

Thank you David Williasm 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):

0%

21%

28%

84%

50%

18%

6%

68%

28%

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 enjoy giving to what I think are effective ministries as well as to the local church.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like coming along side of others to help them do what they think God has called them to do. I do not like being “up front” in serving roles.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I think I have helped people by attentively listening to their concerns and praying for them as well as listening to people who are lonely.

[H]eart

1. Treating a person or families to a meal. Encouraging couples to attend a marriage retreat by contributing part of their registration fee. Contributing funds to major mission project.

2. Listening to a person’s story, especially their spiritual journey. I enjoy asking questions about their life’s journey
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3. Reading scripture and articles that look at life’s challenges from a christian world view.

I enjoy working with 30’s and 40’s and a few in their 20’s most of whom have some church experience.

I am concern about what appears to be a lack of knowledge of the Scriptures and attitudes of independence of people who look at the christian life as just another segment of life rather than a life that is centered on Christ having no area of life that is not centered on Him.

Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

Retired – living in a retirement community composed of all levels of health.

High school math teacher.
Adult education of students returning to school.

Making first time visitors to church feel welcomed.
Being supportive of grandkids and their activities – spending time with them one on one.

I am one that comes along side and befriends and listens.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

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 grew up is a pastor’s home but did not own my own faith until to moving 2000 miles away and was fortunate to be involved in good churches under good pastoral leadership. Received excellent training and teaching in seminars in addition to the local church. I was fortunate to develop prayer partners and close friendships with committed christians.

Church chairman of Alum Rock Evangelical Covenant Church San Jose, CA (no longer exists)
Elder in Fremont Community Church Fremont, CA (12 years)
Elder in Upland Community Church Upland, IN (6 years)

Basic Youth Conflicts seminar that helped me greatly with my assurance of salvation as well as the practical use of scripture to help resolve conflicts.

The overwhelming sense that I need to turn my car around and go back to share the gospel with a gentleman that I had just met in an insurance office.

The intervention of God in an answer to prayer about the purchase of a house in Milpitas, CA that resiulted in the purchase of a nicer house for less money in San Jose, CA

The reoccurring lustful thought life that almost resulted in physical adultery but was interrupted by God.

Being let go from my first Mechanical Engineering job with Hyster Lift Trucks that resulted in changing my career to teaching math an occupation that I swore I would never go in to.

A daughter coming home from college pregnant and unmarried. An experience that taught me how God works in spite of our failings to bring about his purposes.

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. Assist someone in accomplishing their spiritual mission.

4. To be able to communicate with my grandkids on a meaningful level the need for living a Christ centered life.

5. To be married to a commited woman that had a shared vision of a Christ centered life.