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

Thank you Anita Bruce 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:

Administration

68%

Evangelism

84%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

87%

Prophecy

71%

Pastoring/Shepherding

81%

Serving

62%

Teaching

75%

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, Mercy Showing (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Christ saved me from a life of destruction and I want to be open to help others.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am always praying for God to let me share the name of Jesus and build relationships with others who are hurting.

#3 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I care very much for people who have grown up in the church and then go wayward.
It breaks my heart and I want to help them come back.

[H]eart

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

1. Being in God’s word daily and prayer; without this I don’t like the person I become.

2. Meeting together with Christian friends to pray and encourage one another.

3. Encouraging others to not quit especially women who have unsaved husbands.

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

I love to work with children or seniors the most

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

I am concerned that we stop contacting people who use to come to church; its like 3 strikes and your out. This saddens me.

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

Homelessness
Drug abuse/recovery
Alcoholism

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Preschool Teacher and Administrator

Other jobs I have experience in:

Accounts Payable and Receivable

Special talents/skills that I have:

I passion to start a support group

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Office Skills and Early Childhood Development

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Ability to get along with many different personalities

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	2 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	4 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
19 Total	38 Total	36 Total	26 Total

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was a young adult 19 and I choice drugs and alcohol to feel I fit in with friends. Then I saw a change in my sister when she came back from university; I liked it and wanted it. She gave me a bible and in it she wrote; may you find hope in Jesus.
I wanted to know this Jesus so I began reading his word daily and Romans 6:23 opened my eyes to salvation. Jesus was a gift from God to me I had to stop trying to change and just except his gift of forgiveness.

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

Organized W omens Groups for church Potlucks etc. Missionary Church, Athabasca Lake AB 2 years
Organized Groups for church Potlucks etc. Vegreville AB 4 years
Organized Children’s Christmas Programs; Vegreville AB 2-3 years

Guiding women’s non denominational bible study in my home, Evangelical Church, Vegreville, AB 4 years
Guiding W omens Bible study in my home. Alliance church Sherwood Park, AB. 3 years
Lead Working Womens evening Bible Study. BEFC 1 year

Children’s Puppet Ministry Baptist Church, Edson AB 5 years
I also did moral learning puppet shows for non profit organizations
Children’s Music-Sound 2 years
Womens Outreach Ministry, BEFC Brooks AB 12 years started as Treasurer, then Chair.

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

Support of a elderly women who was a great mentor in my church as a young believer

The support of the church in general as my husband didn’t come to church with me at first; I went alone with gradually 4 children

The love of the church when I got very ill; they came with meals and support to help with my children.

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:

A older christian telling me I had to be submissive to my husband; I was 21 years old and I was not wanting to go down that road. With God’s grace and mercy he led me through this with his word. Today my husband comes faithfully to church and encourages his own adult children and grandchildren to do the same. I still pray for him to open up to sharing his thoughts and attending Bible Study with me.

A dear friend in the church wanting to take leadership of our womens group; when she just joined. We had a policy in place that you had to serve at least one year on the committee. This became very hard on our friendship and with the help of God and great mentors we both grow.

Gossip in the church; I could find myself getting caught up in talk instead of going to the direct source for clarification.

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. To encourage or teach people that want to learn God’s word

4. Encourage Seniors

5. To reach the homeless or hurting people