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

Thank you Elisabeth Swysgood 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):

43%

59%

56%

53%

68%

62%

78%

62%

78%

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 love teaching especially children. I have taught most of my life. I get excited about sharing Christ and His Word with others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe growing in Christ is very important on a believers journey of sanctification. I enjoy encouraging those God puts in my path. My upbringing and education help me teach and encourage others as I am going.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel deeply for those who are the misfit, underdog, in great need.

[H]eart

1. Talking and encouraging individuals with the Word. I do this with individuals God places in my life.

2. teaching biblical truths to others through song, especially children

3. teaching life skills that I have to others. I love feeding hungry people and having them over for a visit too.

individuals or small groups. I love children the most, then teens, young adults and young moms. I love older people too but haven’t done anything with them recently

I see a need to train up a new generation of believers who can really teach children the Word. I think there is a need to teach life skills and the gospel at the same time.

Parenting
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Wife, Mom, recruiter, and organizer of childcare and teacher of children.

care of farm animals i.e. chickens, rabbits, cows, goats, sheep. cleaning Maintenance, security guard, homeschool teacher and teacher of coops, adult Bible study teacher, children’s church teacher, Sunday school teacher, receptionist, camp counselor, nursing home ministry, childcare in a large nursery, kitchen worker, organizer of family trips. tourist guide and driver of those who visited us in Europe. Babysitter.

I love to sing and am reminded of songs a lot as I walk through scripture. I love to cook and teach others too. I have lots of Mom experience so I can help others.

Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace, Ephesians Bible study by John MacArthur jr. and co-taught Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh Demoss.

being practical and personable.

[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 Beaver’, 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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

Understood the Gospel that I was a sinner bound for hell and needed a savior at age 4. Asked Jesus to be my Savior at the burning barrel after church one Sunday. Understood more and made more of a commitment to live for Christ in Highschool.

Taught Sunday School of 2 and 3 year olds at age 13. Was a camp counselor for younger kids in Highschool and while in college. Helped with Good News clubs in College. Taught childrens Church in college. Gave devotionals in Highschool and college. Taught Sunday school of children as a young adult, Taught childrens church for about 12 years while in Europe. Sang special music during my growing up years and as young adult. Sang in choir in highschool and college. Worked in the nursery many times over the years but did it every Sunday for 5 years while living in TX. Taught womens Bible Study a couple years at our church while living in Germany. Opened my home up for Bible studies as host while we lived in England. Visited older people and nursing homes while growing up with my Dad and in college and when I go visit my Dad in CO.

Memorizing Gods word with BMA while growing up.
Great chapel speakers in highschool that challenged me to live to Gods standard and committ my self to it.
Learning Gods Word and Theology as a part of my college.

My Mom passed away young.

Had trouble with my second and third child. God gave me help. Then I was able to help and train new Moms in the art of breastfeeding while in Germany.

Had negative experiences with relationships with people and my kids. Helped me to set more Biblical standards for my home.

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. Find a friend that would lovingly help and challenge me to be able to handle the Word of God in all circumstances in the telling and helping of others.

4. To make up a training for the young people who work for me to teach them how to teach children and be effective.

5. To make up a video of all the songs and chorus I know for children.