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

Thank you Erika Shepherd 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

50%

Evangelism

84%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

84%

Prophecy

65%

Pastoring/Shepherding

81%

Serving

43%

Teaching

78%

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 (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My love for God is great but His love for me is greater. I have had some negative things in my life but because of God I made it through and He proved to me every time that He would never leave me and that excites me. It excites me to share that with people.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am good with encouragement because in my short 30 years of life I experienced, went through, and witnessed a lot. Most of the time I had no one besides God to help me through it was during those times that I realized if I could show people the love and encouragement God showed me during those times then they could possibly see God through me.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I think because I am good with understanding the situations people go through. When someone is hurting I hurt with them and want to help them to turn that hurt into happiness. When someone is happy I am happy and want to share that joy with them.

[H]eart

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

1. Children

2. Elderly

3. Singing

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

Elementary age children to teens

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

Children ministries and youth ministries excite me the most, especially teen age because teen life is difficult and I know that is where I struggled the most in life and I want to be there for all children, music excites me as well because singing praises really touches the spirit

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Secretary/office assistant

Other jobs I have experience in:

Customer service

Special talents/skills that I have:

Creative

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I teach Girl Scouts

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I’m good with people

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
24 Total	31 Total	38 Total	27 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 was a young gal and I remember hearing my friend talk about God and how we are sinners and it just hit a spot in my heart that I knew I needed God in my life and how I needed to turn from sin and become the person God wanted me to be

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

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

The birth of my daughter

Being taken in by my friends family when I was in high school

My pastor encouraging me and helping me grow closer to the Lord and showing me I had a purpose

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:

My childhood

Abuse

Raising my daughter on my own

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 have a school sized foster home full of children who need to know what true love is and can learn about God in a positive loving environment

4. Go on mission trips

5. Help single mothers/fathers get on their feet and be the best parents possible