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

Thank you Eric Shrum 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:

65%

68%

68%

75%

62%

40%

50%

31%

90%

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 enjoy teaching and sharing what God is doing in my life and the truth from His word that I have learned.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy giving whatever I’m able to help someone in need whether it’s a material possession or time.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy sharing what Christ means to me and the difference he’s made in my life.

[H]eart

1. I enjoy connecting with other men and encouraging them and allowing accountability to be a part of our relationship.

2. I enjoy sharing what I have or giving away what I can to help someone in need.

3. I enjoy the opportunity to speak into a younger man’s life and help him see what I could not see.

I would love to work with people my age or younger than me that are followers of Jesus Christ.

I am excited about being part of Men’s Ministry at Journey Church.

Homelessness
Marriage/family issues
Divorce

[A]bilities

I am a construction manager for a commercial construction company.

I have been an EPA compliance officer in fuel compliance. I have also been a experienced carpenter building new homes and additions.

I have good communication skills as well as a good speaking ability in front of crowds.

I have spoke before the student body at my University and I have lead a men’s bible study. I have also been a youth minister

My understanding of how God works in my life and how much He loves His children.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

I became a Christian at a very young age and was nurtured in a bible-believing church and was able to attend a Christian Elementary School and a Christian High School.

I was a short-term youth pastor at at a United Presbyterian Church in Springfield Ohio, during college.

I was the class chaplain for my college class for 3 years and then the student body Chaplin my senior year in college.

I led, with my wife a small group in a local church for 7 years.

Making some big mistakes as a father and being reconciled to my daughter.

Seeing God answer prayer and save one of my children from suicidal depression.

Understanding and experiencing the power of God in my spiritual life and my daily life.

I grew up in an abusive negative family situation but God saved and protected me.

I have lived and work to provide for my family yet not even living above the level of poverty and yet God provided for all of our needs.

I have almost lost two of my children 2 depression but God saved both of them and healed them from that horrible illness.

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 be part of a national men’s movement to encourage accountability leadership and mentoring.

4. To serve God full time in a encouraging Teaching Ministry.

5. To have an international Teaching Ministry.