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

Thank you David Musselman Jr. 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):

Administration

53%

Evangelism

34%

Exhortation/Encouragement

43%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

34%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

40%

Serving

71%

Teaching

50%

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, Serving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I was raised in church as a performer. Lots of pressure. I kind of shrank away from it and got into tech. It’s much less visible and still presents opportunities to contribute.

#2 Gift, Administration (53%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m a programmer. This affords me unique opportunities to solve unique problems. This sometimes requires that I be able to communicate and coordinate to execute on those solutions.

#3 Gift, Giving (50%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m not the richest, and I struggle to determine whether my desire to give stems from a genuine strain of benevolence, or from a selfish meed to ‘be the man’, but I have, at times felt a strong urge to give in order to ‘empower the cause.’

[H]eart

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

1. Make complex processes simpler through automation for people at work.

2. Play video games

3. Hug my wife.

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

Young hyper-stimulated info-absorbent gamers.

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

The social-media mission field.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Educational
Policy/politics
Divorce

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Web architecture/development (software development)

Other jobs I have experience in:

Nothing significant

Special talents/skills that I have:

Html5, javascript, c#, piano.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

No idea.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 4 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	1 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	1 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
42 Total	23 Total	20 Total	34 Total

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was 4 years old when I ‘prayed the prayer’. I was in Birmingham Alabama at a friend’s house. I don’t remember the conversation surrounding it, but my dad took me aside and that was that.

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

I’ve never served as a staff member at a church. But the last church I was really engaged with was emmanuel baptist in Manassas Park. I was in the choir and I was there for about a year between 2010-2011.

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

Writing my first program in high school.

VA governor’s school for visual and performing arts.

Getting a contracting job at the department of state.

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:

First breakup/heartbreak as a senior in college. Long after It was cool to be plumbing the depths of that experience.

Getting fired from liberty.

Making bad decisions with bad women.

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. Find a way to love hurting people on social media.

4. Bring catharsis to people who are stressed through problem-solving and automation.

5. Raise a child who could continue that work.