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

Thank you Dorian Pretorius 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

84%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

96%

Pastoring/Shepherding

90%

Serving

81%

Teaching

87%

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 (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy telling people my testimony. I enjoy telling them where God has brought me from and how I can see Him shaping my future.

#2 Gift, Prophecy (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am always attempting to hear from God, led by the Holy Spirit, before doing anything. Which job I should take on, which ministry path we’ll be taking in Children’s Ministry.

#3 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Being head of Children’s Ministry has aided in this and also the various leadership roles, that God has allowed me to have in the secular world.

[H]eart

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

1. Having worship and bible study with my wife and 2 boys every night before bed time, is the highlight of my day.

2. Keeping fit. Eating healthy and exercising, doing my bit, to stay alive so that I, hopefully, spend good quality time with my young family. I do my bit and God do the rest.

3. Ministering to children and teens. Just seeing their faces light up, when they get to understanding the greatness of our God. How fearfully and wonderfully they have been made and that He made them with a plan for their lives. That is what”s most awarding for me.

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

I don’t really have a preference. I can relate to all demographics, but would have to say, my heart will always stay with the children. Any age between 0-19. so that would be children’s ministry and youth ministry.

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

The lack of funds for our churches renovations. The building plans that we have. I’m worried that we may never see that happening. That we won’t see the growth, of our church, for this to happen.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Personal Banker
Level 1 CrossFit coach
Early Childhood educator
Head of Children’s Ministry

Other jobs I have experience in:

Retail Manager
Mining
Farming
Leisure Center Duty Manager
Shop Fitting
Merchandising

Special talents/skills that I have:

Singing
Dancing
Imaginative
Acting
Encouraging

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I regularly teach/coach exercise classes and lead In children’s ministry.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My personality and ability to accept change. I am also very adaptable.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
31 Total	40 Total	31 Total	18 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

God took this lost teen age boy and allowed him to go through various trials and tribulations, so that he could learn the value of life and the meaning of life. So that he could learn how important his life is to God, his creator and how much He loves him.
Looking back. I can see God’s hand on my life at every important crossroads I found myself at, guiding me in the right direction (Isaiah 30:21)

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

Southern Grampians Life Centre, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Children’s Ministry Leader- 7 years

Southern Grampians Life Centre, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Youth Ministry Leader- 7 years

Southern Grampians Life Centre, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Member of the Board of Trustees- 4/5 years

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

The current pastors have had a huge impact in my life. God knew who I needed in my life at the time when they took over our church.
They have proven time and time again to be lead by the Holy Spirit and this has helped in me trusting their guidance over my life.

God promised my wife and I that we would have children, even though the medical professionals told us that we could not. Now we have 2 beautiful, fun loving and adventurous boys aged 7 and 4.

The Cell Group I belonged to in South Africa. How those guys had a positive influence through God in my life and my wife’s life. We know they are always continuously praying for us and our family.

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:

Just walking in the local supermarket and seeing how the children interact with their parents. The lack of respect for elders and their parents are apparent in many that I have seen. Therefore, we focus a lot on respecting the elders and our parents in our Ministry to children.

Being an adopted child, gives me lots of empathy and concern for children coming from dysfunctional and single parent households.

The examples that I had of the male figures in my life, was not very positive. So now I am determined to be a positive role model for my children and their friends and the children that I come across in my daily travels.

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. Have the church built to the specks of the plans we have.

4. Plan and execute a missions trip bi-annually

5. plan and execute 2 youth outreach events in our town annually.