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

Thank you Diane Baumann 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):

25%

53%

53%

50%

28%

50%

3%

37%

50%

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:
I am surprised by this one as this hasn’t shown up in my top 3 before on an inventory. I do enjoy sharing parts of my testimony as appropriate.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I naturally encourage people everyday. It is something that I enjoy doing.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I naturally have been a giving person even as a child.

[H]eart

1. I enjoy traveling when I can, specifically the beach. I also enjoy being in nature in general.

2. I enjoy taking pictures of sunsets and anything that inspires me.

3. I enjoy writing poetry and writing about events in my life and how God’s truth was learned in my experiences. I haven’t done this as much as would like to lately.

I enjoy working with adults of all ages. I enjoy being around children but have never worked with them on a job. I have been in a drama with kids and adults years ago and that was quite fun.

A drama ministry would be great. I would enjoy being a part of this ministry.
Women’s ministry that reaches out to abused women and kids perhaps.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

I am currently in career transition. I have 15+ years experience as an Administrative Assistant.

Actress – Improv Murder Mystery Dinner Theater and various other local stage productions.

I believe that I am gifted in the area of communication particularly writing. I can speak publicly but have only done so when God prompted me to do it. I have talent in the dramatic arts but haven’t done this in about 9 years now.

I co-facilitated a bible study co-ed class for a short period of time.

I believe my most valuable personal asset is the ability to encourage and uplift others.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

[E]xperience

I grew up attending church and learned about Jesus but didn’t know Him. As a young adult walked away and rebelled. During my rebellion met and married my ex husband that was abusive. In 1992, God gave me the strength to leave with the clothes on my back to Battered Women’s Shelter. God and the shelter saved my life that day. I began searching as all the things I had tried to fill the God void with were not working. In 1998, I accepted Christ at First Baptist Church on a Wednesday night. I found out after I accepted Christ that my mom had faithfully prayed for me during my rebellion.

Fellowship Bible Church, San Antonio, Tx – Jesus Walk About (Door to Door Outreach ministry inviting people to church and sharing Jesus) 2015 – 2017

Community Bible Church – SALT Singles Class, San Antonio, TX 2012 – 2013 Assistant / Greeter; 2013 – 2014 Co-Facilitate class

Oak Hills Church Singles Class, San Antonio, TX – 2005 – 2008 – Greeter

I was adopted at 3 weeks old. I could have lived my life in an orphanage but my parents chose me. Now as a Christian, I see how it resembles how Christ adopts us when we accept His free gift of redemption / salvation.

In my late 20’s I discovered acting. It helped me to break out of my shyness and was quite therapeutic and fun experience.

Christ is Life Ministries classes with Bill Loveless were quite impactful in my walk with Christ.

I was a prodigal daughter who in my rebellion married an abusive man. I left him with the clothes on my back to Battered Women’s Shelter. This was the moment I began on the road back to God.

I got sick from environmental mold from a former job. I had to stand up for myself to inform management to get it fixed so others would not get sick. Not long after the company attempted to make repairs, company went through a merger and I was laid off. It was a blessing in the end as I healed from my ailments.

In 2015 my mom was diagnosed with Cancer. I filed for FMLA with the employer at that time. I began to be discriminated against and harassed by my direct supervisor for taking off work to take my mom to chemo even though I followed the protocol. Ultimately, I hired a lawyer and obtained a settlement and resigned. I took time off at that point to spend time with my mom and oversee her medical care. This ended up being a Huge blessing of time spent with my beautiful mom who went to be with the Lord May 2017.

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. Go on a short term mission trip

4. Help abused women or children on consistent basis

5. Write a book / Public Speaking sharing life experinces and God’s mercy, grace and truth