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

Thank you Marlene Baxter 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):

71%

90%

65%

71%

71%

62%

71%

84%

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:
Not sure about this one. Of course I want to be a light to those outside the Kingdom. But I am not the one to start the conversation.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I look forward to learning something new everyday or at least receive an enhancement to or conformation of something I already knew. I enjoy sharing any knowledge, skills, and abilities with others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Serving as it being backup to a leader is something I take joy in. I am also happy to serve the needs of others.

[H]eart

1. Demonstrative Praise and worship inside and outside the congregational setting.
Whether the demonstration encompasses body (movement), soul (searching), or spirit (yielding.)

2. Study and share the word. God’s word never changes. yet it is so multi-dimensional that it meets you wherever you are as it propels you to the next level or steadies your right there.

3. Help others release the joy Holy Spirit has deposited in them.

Most experience with children. A heart for young adult Christians or babe’s in Christ. (Still scared of teenagers) 🙂

Again, I feel called to worship, Which is strange because I can’t sing anymore, have no professional dance training, can’t play an instrument. But part of my response to the house church vision is to study or reflect upon the scriptures provided with a focus on present joy or the expectation of joy.

Homelessness
Educational
At-risk children
Other – Healing for those who have gone through the trauma of abortion and now need to find joy.

[A]bilities

Assisted Living – proving assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) for the physically or mentally compromised.

Management Analysts (included a myriad of support functions in an executive office setting – drafting policy or congressional responses, budget preparation and tracking, simple work flow studies, information collection and distribution (pioneered internal Bureau web presence), Task force participation, etc. Whatever didn’t fit into a functional area or required coordination of functional areas,
Administrative Assistant (as opposed to Officer)
Secretary
Clerk

Listening, verbal and written comprehension, following directions, transforming complicated documents into easy to understand instructions Not always quick, but study. Quick sometimes. Coming up with the plan. Providing the steps to work the plan. Not so much carrying out the day to day activities to accomplish the goal or task.

Liturgical dance for children
Holy Spirit Baptism (group leader)
The Urban Church (group leader)
Journey through the bible – Genesis to Revelation in chronological order (a small mixed age group of Sunday School Students ages 5 to 18. That was most challenging.
Typing and Secretarial Skills in an Agency Training Office.
On-the-Job training in various positions/jobs

Listening
Patience (Newly developed)

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

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

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

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

Born into it. Ventured out on my own and quickly realized how much I need Jesus.

New Life Family Ministry – Ft. Washington, MD
Taught Sunday School
Ministered in Dance
Worked with small team to teach movement and worship to children

Jericho – Jericho City of Praise (Now City of Praise Family Ministries) (30Years)
Deacon
Member of a very large Liturgical Dance Team
Assisted in pioneering Screen Presentation Ministry under the leadership of another. Growing it into an essential part of the service attracting many team members.
Pioneered Web Presence. Developed initial web-site.

First Rock Baptist Church – Choir member, bible study leader

Being taught by Mr. Wilson, my Sunday school teacher when I was a teenager

Had a praying mother, who was actually my aunt who raised me from birth and adopted me when I was 12.

I believe I used to have conversations with the Lord or Angels when I was very young.

Some of my sisters and brothers actually blamed me for my natural mother’s death because they thought she died in child birth.

My dad, who raised me (not my natural father) became an alcoholic (neighborhood drunk), physically and verbally abused my mom. Embarrassed
and verbally abused me. This after showing me so much love as a small child.

I never seemed to fit in anywhere. I grew up a black child in a white world and a light-skinned child in a colored world. Nobody seemed to like me. Had to learn to smile because people always thought I was angry when I wasn’t really.

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 provide spiritual leadership to a team of liturgical dancers who practiced their craft in malls, parks, stadiums. etc. displaying the joy of worship.

4. Provide free single family housing and/or medical care for the elderly who do not qualify for state assistance. Repair/maintain homes owned by senior citizens on a fixed income.

5. Provide assistance to those aging out of foster care.