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

Thank you Denise Lavinia Ratiu 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

59%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

53%

Giving

53%

Mercy Showing

46%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

50%

Serving

56%

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, Administration (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been a teacher for 17 years and some of that is administrative work. I have a masters degree from CSUN in educational administration.

#2 Gift, Serving (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love giving, being generous, hosting, feeding people, and helping others in any way I can.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (53%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to be positive and encourage others. I believe it is one of my purposes here on Earth to uplift and inspire others.

[H]eart

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

1. Cooking-food, hospitality, coming together with meals and loved ones.

2. Movement- dancing, skiing, running, hiking, walking, and yoga.

3. Rest, relax, recharge- beach, mountains, meditation, laughter with friends.

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

I love 4 year-olds and 80 year-olds. My favorite people are children and elders.

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

Maybe teaching a yoga class, or leading a book club. Or cooking for others. Or helping the youth. Or helping the elderly.

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Elementary School Teacher, fifth grade.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Ski instructor. Yoga instructor. Camp counselor. Waitress.

Special talents/skills that I have:

Cooking, yoga, dancing, enthusiasm.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

-Teaching English to non-native speakers in Spain.
-Professional development, leadership, communication coach.
-Yoga
-Ski

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Education or public speaking.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	1 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
38 Total	41 Total	22 Total	19 Total

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I have always felt God’s love, grace, and protection in my life. As a child I’ve had conversations with God. When I’ve travelled or during difficult times, I have always been under God’s wing.

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

I was raised in the Greek Orthodox Romanian Church.

I have gone to Rocky Peak in Chatsworth and New Life Church in West Hills. I have an all women’s prayer group that I meet with through zoom to pray.

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

Becoming a teacher. I let God lead the way through my heart for picking my profession.

Making peace in difficult situations, encouraging and helping others, loving family, friends, and strangers unconditionally.

Becoming a mother, from pregnancy to birth of my son, to now raising my 4 year old son, I have always felt God’s grace and divine presence in our lives.

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:

Being wishy washy, undecided- that is how I am when I’m not inline and in tune with God’s will and don’t have clarity of God’s path or desire.

Knowing what it is like to know someone close to you that has suffered from addiction.

Being single and not married. Being without a traditional nucleus family, missing a solid “triangle”- mother, father, and son all living under one roof with love, respect, commitment and teamwork.

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. Be involved in a meaningful charity like with homelessness, building homes, and/or feeding hungry.

4. Somehow speaking publicly to large groups of people for the purposes of general uplifting and inspiration for anyone in need listening.

5. Help the elders, the young, the lonely, the mothers, the teachers.