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

Thank you Debbie Kehoe 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):

62%

62%

90%

40%

31%

53%

40%

15%

40%

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:
My years working as a crisis counselor for high school students and director of a non profit to raise awareness of the youth drug crisis for parents.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Served as executive director for The PA Alliance for Safe and Drug Free Children

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Have led numerous women’s groups including a year long discipleship program

[H]eart

1. Growing in my spiritual faith

2. being present for the people in my life

3. making a difference in other’s lives

I have a masters in educational counseling and love working with youth of all ages but mostly with high school age.
I also have a degree in nursing and have a love for working with an older population as well.

I have a concern with today’s youth culture and family concerns. I would like to see the church become proactive regarding youth drug use and it’s impact on the family. I would like to see a counseling program or support group that would offer support to teens who demonstrate risky behaviors.

Drug abuse/recovery
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I am a public speaker and over the years have had the opportunity to speak to thousands of families regarding the drug culture our children are exposed to today. Although I am retired, I continue to offer my services as a volunteer.

As a high school crisis counselor I have led numerous small support groups addressing various topics including drug use/addiction, anger management and diversity issues.

I work well with youth and have solid leadership skills.

I have led numerous women’s bible study groups and Greg Ogden’s Discipleship Essentials.

I enjoy people

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I truly became a Christian when I learned that I needed to have a personal relationship with Jesus as my Savior. I began that process over a decade ago. Having that personal relationship with Christ has changed my life.

Usher: Sts John and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Sewickely, PA
I ushered for 8 years 2010-2018

6th Grade youth leader: North Way Christian Community Church, Wexford, PA
I worked with 6th grade girls 2012-2014

Hospitality Team: North Way Christian Community Church
2015-2019

returning to school at the age of 40 to become a counselor.

leaving the school setting to become director of a non profit organization

raising 2 children that I am very close to and being married for 45 years to my life partner

helping two very important friends in my life cope with devastating personal loss in their lives

the physical loss of both of my parents and the separation from my siblings

watching how drug use destroys lives and families

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 a voice for those who have none

4. find a way to use my skills to help others

5. become a florist and sell flowers!