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

Thank you Dana Brian Sturgis 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):

53%

71%

75%

75%

71%

71%

59%

46%

87%

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 studying the Word and sharing it with others. When I have preached in the past, it was more teaching than preaching.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Everyone needs encouragement. Christians need exhortation. I always feel challenged to provide both whenever I can.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am blessed with a good job. I give with joy and don’t think about worldly things that I miss because of how we give.

[H]eart

1. I love to teach others and help them understand God’s Word. It brings me joy to know that things I have shared or taught, encouraged, educated, or inspired someone.

2. I love to serve people. It didn’t show much, but I am a servant leader. I almost always take behind the scenes roles when given opportunities. Not instead of teaching or leading, but when those opportunities are not available

3. I love to pray for people and see how God works in each situation. It is fulfilling to know that I was part of what God was doing in a situation.

Young adults, Teens, and older folks. I have done ministry in Assisted living centers, taught Jr High youth, and led HS youth group. I also feel called to visit the sick and dying to provide encouragement to them and family.

teaching opportunities, Men’s ministry

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Financial stewardship
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

I am a Nuclear Quality Assurance Auditor/Assessor.

Nuclear Operations, Nuclear corrective action, and Nuclear Maintenance

Ability to study, plan, and teach

SS classes, youth and adult, Wednesday night Bible Study on Hebrews, Professional- Corrective Action and Root Cause Analysis

I am friendly, outgoing, and genuine.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

I knew of God at a very young age with no external input. My questions caused my parents to get back into the Catholic church with me. By college, I believed just in case. In college, heard the Gospel for the first time and accepted Christ. Back slid during military time, recommitted in a Bible believing church and then was called to ministry

Winter Street Baptist Church, Gardiner, Maine. Youth SS teacher 2 years.
First Baptist Church, Inverness, FL. Licensed to preach. Pulpit supply for 2 years

Dallas Bay Baptist Church, Hixson, TN. Ordained Deacon., SS teacher back up.
Clear Creek Baptist church, Dayton, TN Ordained Minister, Associate pastor, All pastoral responsibilities 8 months. Tennessee Valley Baptist Association, Pulpit supply. 2 years.

Being trusted to teach youth, and subsequently called to Gospel ministry.

Being trusted to engage in ministry opportunities such as Assisted living center services, and pulpit supply

Being called as a Deacon, and subsequent ministry opportunities both associated with the church and as an individual

Wife’s mental breakdown and ongoing struggles with mental illness/suicide attempts

Losing my job in the Navy due to hardship, and then losing my first Nuclear job due the plant closing.

Financial and relational challenges as a young married couple. (currently working towards 34th year married)

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 ministry to educate, equip, and disciple young people on how to navigate life’s challenges

4. Become more proficient at sharing Christ, and to do it more frequently

5. To humbly serve behind the scenes of a larger ministry opportunity that is making a difference in the world.