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

Thank you Dena Maria Gardner 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

25%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

59%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

62%

Pastoring/Shepherding

65%

Serving

75%

Teaching

78%

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, Evangelism (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love telling truths about God , I love helping all people especially weak minded people that don’t understand the bible . I also love learning new truths that I didn’t know was in the bible.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy encouraging others , especially when there down and just need to feel loved or just have someone pay them a little attention

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to teach my granddaughter truths from the Bible and I know I would enjoy teaching young people amd as of today I am going to start volunteering with the youth at church

[H]eart

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

1. Learn what is next in my walk with Christ

2. I love going to life groups at church

3. I love when my younger brother joins conversation about God , he is a non believer and I have found he actually has questions and is really searching for answers and when I see the look of hmm that could be true it truly brings joy to my heart

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

with Lorrie at church , she has taught me many truths while cleaning the church , I also have enjoyed working with Kimberly and Jason planting flowers. But I think I would truly enjoy working with young children teaching them what God expects from them .

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

Celebrate recovery is amazing and has helped me tremendously with so many things in life with Jesus. I also love life groups at church they keep us in the word of God and my hopes and desires for living for The Heavenly Father has become enormous in my life over the last 4 years .

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

Homelessness
Drug abuse/recovery
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

servitude

Other jobs I have experience in:

waitressing , assistant manager in rental office ( I was very good at this position) I took over as Manager in the rental office ( I was not very good at that) Janitorial , gardening

Special talents/skills that I have:

helping others , typing , filing , home maker

I have taught a class or seminar on:

nothing

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

helping others

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	2 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	2 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	4 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
28 Total	33 Total	30 Total	28 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I became a Christian at an early age . I have always loved Jesus . But in the last 4 years I have truly followed Jesus and wanted to learn to live for Jesus not only love him . I want to learn to always obey the Heavenly Father . And stay in His word daily

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

N/A

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

I started going to Celebrate recovery 2 years ago and after attending for about 8 months , I stopped smoking marijuana after being addicted for more than 35 years . I have been drug free ( except for cigarettes ) for 14 months

Life groups at Life community church in LaPorte Tx. I have attended one full year and starting on my second year . I have studied the bible a lot since I started and has been an amazing experience.

About 1.5 years ago I started volunteering at church cleaning and that have been a very big impact on my life . the woman I work with has ministered to me on many occasions and has helped me grow in Christ

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:

Smoking marijuana has had many negative results / experiences in my life and in my young 20’s I used cocaine . And my dad and current husband was an acholic also my second ex husband was a major drug addict addicted crack cocaine and has made me want to help others overcome there addictions

I used to do semi nude massages for money , so when I see woman going thru similar situations I don’t judge them and have deep compassion for what they are going through . And I feel like I could answer most questions they would ask about how I overcome my ordeal

I have suffered with depression most of my life . Yet through Celebrate recovery I have overcome a lot of my issues with the help of my Heavenly father . Because I know now I could have never overcome it on my own.

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 go on a missionary trip out of country

4. To be able to visit woman prision and minister

5. to own and operate a homeless shelter