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

Thank you Dennis Bradford 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):

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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:
They were both taught and applied in my military career. So, the gift of administration is a natural part of how I see myself.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Similar to the statement above, teaching has been a part of my professional life, but not in a formal setting. So, I often see myself as explaining to others a particular point of view or approach.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Encouraging people of consider who Scripture says Jesus is and what it says about God are passions of mine.

[H]eart

1. Answering questions about Scripture and explaining the meaning of various passages.

2. Helping others gain an understanding of who Jesus is from both Old and New Testament passages.

3. Interacting with individuals from various cultures especially if they are followers of Christ and worshipping with them according to their cultural context.

International believers from different parts of the world.

There are three areas that excite me: Advocating global missions; Encouraging discipleship; and addressing issues related to organizational behavior.

Compulsive behavior
At-risk children
Other – Biblical Literacy

[A]bilities

Human and Material Resource Management

Coordinating a seminary extension campus; leading a nonprofit organization

Contributing to the establishment of and leading teams.

Management; The book of Revelation

Treating people with kindness regardless of their status in life (welcoming the stranger).

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

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 was angry with God and vented my frustrations only to feel a presence in the room. So, I moved to another room and turned on the TV only to discover a pastor delivering a sermon. The sermon made sense even though I had been drinking and that contributed to my finding the church and surrendering to Christ a few weeks later.

Church Officer with Bowers Memorial CME Church (Kansas City, MO)

Usher and small group leader McLean Bible Church (Metro Washington, DC); Board member DayBreak Ministry (Washington, DC)

Extension Campus Coordinator, Birmingham Theological Seminary

Taking part in both domestic and international missions trips

Serving as a support group co-leader of Regenerations Ministries of Northern Virginia

Participating in the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (an Intro to Missions course)

Having questions about scripture that were not explained or taken seriously.

Involvement with the occult as a teen and young adult.

Struggling with an addiction to porn and sexual encounters.

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 serve cross-culturally seeing church leaders equipped in the global south.

4. To help equip an African community to thrive and develop in a sustainable way.

5. To contribute to an unreached people group understanding who Christ is and planting an indigenous church with well-trained indigenous leaders.