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

Thank you David Hofmeister 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

18%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

37%

Prophecy

90%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

25%

Teaching

96%

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:
My inclination is to share the gospel whenever possible. I am comfortable talking to strangers

#2 Gift, Teaching (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Been teaching gospel truths for > 35 years

#3 Gift, Prophecy (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I don’t have the gift–but I enjoy studying prophecy

[H]eart

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

1. Preparing to teach or actually writing about spiritual things.
Studying / learning about Creation science and end times.

2. Hang out w/ grandkids and vacation w/ spouse

3. golf

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

kids and late middle age. I enjoy communicating w/ perfect strangers.

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

I think the biggest concern ought to be the inerrancy of scripture and the need to take God seriously.

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

At-risk children
Policy/politics
Other – Creation / evolution debate

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Almost retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

Dentistry. Teaching. Pastoring. Coaching. Reffing. Leadership.

Special talents/skills that I have:

Easy to talk w/ perfect strangers. Intense study of Genesis and Revelation.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Creation science.
Almost any book in the Bible

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Passion for things that matter to God. Sense of humor. Sense of adventure

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	1 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	1 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	4 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
34 Total	39 Total	26 Total	21 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

Had to overcome the theory of evolution

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

SS teacher 35+ years

Youth Pastor 6 years

Small Bible group leader. 35 years

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

Watching my kids grow up in the Lord.

Getting out of self-employment and into a positive work situation.

Trips to other countries–to see how blessed we are in the United States

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:

My son’s experience of cancer.

Discovering that I was not cut out to be a pastor.

The fraudulent election–I am going to have to learn to trust God like I never did before.

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. I would engage in meaningful communication about Creation Science / inerrancy of scripture

4. Share my experiences / insights with the people at the church I attend.

5. Have an active recreational life sight-seeing w/ my wife, adventuring w/ my grandkids and golfing w/ people I like.