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

Thank you Diane Carroll 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

96%

Evangelism

100%

Exhortation/Encouragement

96%

Giving

93%

Mercy Showing

90%

Prophecy

96%

Pastoring/Shepherding

87%

Serving

93%

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 (100%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
So many need God in their lives , we all need to give His Word to others.

#2 Gift, Administration (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Help is needed in so many areas of the church ….a clear plan and checking on how things are getting out to people is key to sharing God with His people

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The world today is filled with so many who are hungry for hope….God is their only answer . We all need to bring Jesus to others …his word is God’s heart.

[H]eart

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

1. Teaching the children about Jesus and how he loves them

2. Making people feel wanted and needed.

3. Baking and sharing my treats with others.

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

Teaching children ages 9 to 12 in Sunday school. They are eager to learn,smart and bright and make me feel so useful.

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

New programs coming to my church and helping implement them and seeing them succeed.

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am retired but so want to teach .

Other jobs I have experience in:

Clerical and office management
26 years admin asst

Special talents/skills that I have:

Love yo bake , read non fiction books especially about Abraham Lincoln.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

In Sunday School to children for several years.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Listening to people and trying to help them.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	1 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
22 Total	34 Total	35 Total	22 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was saved at a Christian Concert about 14 years ago …God sang and I stood up and said “Amen”

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

All Saints Catholic Church
Children’s Sunday School…

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Winchester, VA
Sunday School …childrens

Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Bristow, VA
Children’s Sunday School

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

Teachings of my awesome parents

Hardships I have gone through

Friends I have met

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:

Sickness and loss of my parents and my husband and 2 years ago my best friends death

Being an only child

Pain and problems with walking due to a skiing accident

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. Become a pastor in an inner city location.

4. Be a missionary and work with the children.

5. Open a food pantry and always be able to keep it full