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

Thank you D’Aun Mercado 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:

75%

75%

71%

71%

75%

37%

65%

96%

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 have worked in the call center industry for about 20 years and I ran a lot of the day to day tasks in the office. Mostly in charge of education to help develop each employee.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am still learning about the gospel and God’s teachings but what I do know about Jesus is what I have experienced in my own life. My journey is what I will share with others when I feel it will benefit someone to help them through a tough time. Putting my trust in Jesus helped me through a tough time in my life and I would like to share that and other miracles I have experienced myself with others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It is so important to be encouraging to others to always try and to not give up on something they are trying to accomplish. Personal experience has helped me in this area to be able to help others that are struggling.

[H]eart

1. My Church. Being a Changemaker – I love being able to help change lives by being a Changemaker. Knowing the work that I do for our church and God makes my heart happy.

2. Being a Mother – I work hard to be a good example for my kids and being apart of God’s work is one way I can help them to grow in their faith.

3. I love to spend time in the outdoors enjoying all of God’s beautiful creations. Listening to the birds and admiring the tree’s and flowers is the time I like to let God know how much I appreciate all the beauty we are given in this world.

I love to work with the younger generations. Watching and helping them develop their skills and achieve their goals by encouragement.

I love to see how our church is working locally to help our community.

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Educational

[A]bilities

Currently, I am working in the Education Department. I create all education materials for the employees on all accounts that require training. I hold education meetings with 3 to 4 employee’s at a time. I also monitor recorded conversations that the employees have with our customers to look for education opportunities and to acknowledge recognition.

In every job I have had I have always worked in customer service. This industry has really helped me to know how to adapt to different personalities.

I feel my special talent is patience and understanding. Working in the customer service industry has helped me to build personal connections with my customers, family, and friends. I also love to crochet, cook and clean.

I have hosted many education sessions and I also conduct onboarding sessions with all new hires and that includes HIPAA training. I also encourage every employee on how to be more positive. Having a good tone, smiling, and using positive words to make each encounter memorable.

My growing relationship with Jesus is my most valuable personal asset. It is the foundation of everything in my life. How I view certain situations and deal with my struggles.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

I was struggling in life financially and I was evicted from my apartment. My kids and I were homeless and living in Motels for 6 months. A coworker invited me to her church and that I how to started my journey. I didn’t find my church home till I came to Eastside. I found so much joy in everything after coming to Eastside at a Christmas service. I try to encourage others to come and experience that same joy.

When I was 8 or 9 years old. I went to a Catholic school and there I studied the bible along with general education. I helped out in church during services as an alter girl at St. Pius V Church in Buena Park.

Eastside is the only church that I have really related to and felt confortable enough as an adult to serve.

Growing up I was with my grandmother most of the time. She was an amazing person and the person I saw in her is what I wanted to be. I wanted to be just like her. She was always helping someone, cooking and catering to her entire family. She was the person who would always tell me to always have faith in God because no matter the situation, he will always take care of you. I didn’t always understand that but I do now.

Being at the same job for 13 years I have many positive experiences. I have learned to be dependable and a loyal employee. I have accomplished certain goals like perfect attendance and other leveled achievements that have helped me to be a good leader.

I have recently lost 70 lbs. This was not an easy task and still is a struggle. I am learning to be more disciplined with what I put into my body. Exercising had become apart of my daily routine.

I was in an abusive relationship a couple of times after my daughter was born. I learned to reach out for help and to trust God to give me the strength when I am weak.

Not having a place to call home was a very scary experience that I went through with my family. Having gone through being homeless has helped me appreciate what we have and to help others to rely on God in order to turn things around.

I had my daughter when I was 17 years old. I was very young and I had to grow up real fast. I struggled alot and worked very hard to take care of my daughter. This helped me to appreciate and understand how important it is to have God in your life.

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 love to travel the world to help those in need.

4. I would devote my time to learning more about God and studying the bible.

5. I would go back to school to continue my education.