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

Thank you Elizabeth Akede 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):

50%

50%

78%

50%

65%

56%

18%

75%

53%

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 am extremely empathetic and like to be optimistic. I love to make other s feel good because it in turn makes me happy.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Growing up in the church and as a girl, service is something that has been drilled in my head since I was young.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Growing up in the church this is something that has been drilled in my head to the point that I just find myself doing it unconsciously.

[H]eart

1. Hang out with my God-Daughter and my little cousins. Being around young children and watching grow is amazing. Being a part of their up bringing and seeing them take what you’ve taught them to accomplish things is a wonderful feeling.

2. Helping others realize their dreams.

3. Planning a trip and seeing things go well from beginning to end.

I love working with 6-9 year olds. Their minds are so innocent and I want to be able to help them understand that they are powerful and capable. I like for them to understand that failure is not a bad thing but a learning lesson that can be turned around.

The management of a church. The approach that older generations have for church doesn’t meet the needs of younger church goers so there is a disconnect.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Program Analyst/Management

Patient Care Technician

Optimizing time.

N/A

My ability to empathize.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

Both of my parents served and I was basically born and raised in the church. I’ve been trying to develop my own relationship with Christ since then.

CAC – Youth Praise Dance Team

KDM – Praise and Worship Leader

Joining the Birthday Club. This is my second family now. They are African American women who just want to fellowship and share resources.

Paying off my car because it showed me that I am able to be financially responsible and set a goal and complete it.

My last relationship which lasted 4.5 years. It showed me that I can be committed, present, and selfless.

Failing most of my college courses.

One mother’s day i bought my mom a gift and she was just not happy about it and expressed her unhappiness towards it. It made me feel sooo low. I’ve criticized others for the gifts they have bought me before and this was a humbling experience because it helped me feel how they felt. It was a lesson in appreciation and gratefullness.

Losing my friend of 16+ years due to harbored feelings. It taught me to be more in tune with other people and their boundaries.

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. Creating a network of public health advocates working with coastal communities in third world countries develop and maintain a better relationship with the oceans/lakes/rivers they live near.

4. Create a recruitment and retention strategy for my parent’s church because they really love serving God and his people.

5. Bring awareness to PCOS in the African community in the diaspora.