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

Thank you Elizabeth Darrough 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

28%

Evangelism

53%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

40%

Mercy Showing

37%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

56%

Serving

43%

Teaching

53%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to engage with young Christians and walk beside them. I try to make them think about their life from an eternal Christ-like perspective and to encourage and celebrate the little moments of growth.

#2 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to walk through life with Christians younger than me discipling and mentoring them. I try to advise them as they work through life issues and how to pursue and love Christ while doing so.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (53%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to speak the truths of the gospel to those under my shepherding care. However I really struggle to want to minister to non-believers.

[H]eart

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

1. Getting together with people for one-on-one time

2. Singing

3. Organizing and Decorating

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

I love to work with middle school and high school girls ages 13-18

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

I am excited by ministries that work with children and teens. I also love ministries that work with young mothers and sexual abuse victims. I think adoption is a huge need as well as better understanding within the church of mental health and mental disorders.

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Nanny

Other jobs I have experience in:

Fast food service, receptionist, child care, youth ministry

Special talents/skills that I have:

acting, singing, organizing, event planning/decorating, public speaking

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

my empathy and love for others

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Routine

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	4 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	4 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
32 Total	38 Total	43 Total	31 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 grew up with parents who were very vocal about their faith. I can’t remember a time I didn’t believe in God. When I was 6 I heard my pastor’s wife speak on the events of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection and after understanding the reality of what Christ had done out of love, I accepted him as my savior.

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

Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church in Fairhope Alabama as children’s music leader for 4 months and the youth ministry intern for a summer

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

Getting together one-on-one with my church’s female youth director every week for 3 years.

Going to counseling sessions

My high school literature and history classes

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:

The death of my father

Depression

The death of my of my best friends

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. Opening up a home for young mothers and sexual abuse victims

4. Adopting and fostering children

5. Helping students pay for college