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

Thank you Donna Gould 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

28%

Evangelism

43%

Exhortation/Encouragement

46%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

71%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

31%

Serving

90%

Teaching

43%

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, Serving (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have never liked being in charge but have no trouble helping out.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel I can relate to people down on their luck because I have been there. As I get older I can relate to the problems that affect the elderly.

#3 Gift, Giving (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
We give as much as we can but are still helping our children on social security.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with my grandchildren

2. Helping family and friends when needed (like sitting with someone who is ill or running errands) since I am retired and have free time

3. Being with my church family

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

Children or the elderly

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

Mistreatment of children or the elderly, hunger

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired commercial banker

Other jobs I have experience in:

None

Special talents/skills that I have:

I sew a little

I have taught a class or seminar on:

None

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	1 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 1 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
21 Total	20 Total	35 Total	26 Total

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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was raised as a Catholic but left the church from my late teens to late 20s. I had my first communion at ten and I truly don’t remember a time I didn’t believe. I had concerns with the Catholic faith and never felt completely “at home.” I went to several different churches while raising my children. I joined Gateway three years ago and was baptized last year.

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

Andrew Heights snack pack at Gateway for a couple of months

Welcome Center at Gateway for a couple of years

Several projects with my Gateway small group

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

Having children – it made me realize the importance of reconnecting with God

Working because it gave me the satisfaction of helping to provide for my family

This my sound crazy but I’ve had several experiences where I can only believe that God was in control. Like being saved from drowning, being saved from a car accident when I should have crashed and possibly died, feeling Gods presence so strongly that I awoke from a sound sleep but never felt so safe and so many more I can’t even remember them all.

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 in an abusive relationship when I was very young and feeling so trapped.

Helping my sisters care for my mother who had dementia and eventually having to put her in a home before she passed away

My brothers death from drug addiction

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. No one would ever be hunger

4. No one would ever feel alone or unloved

5. No one would ever be homeless