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

Thank you Denise Webb 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:

75%

84%

65%

68%

34%

62%

59%

71%

81%

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 sharing the Bible with others and I want others to be saved and become mature Christians

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a passion to teach in many capacities on many subjects. I am concerned about the spiritual growth and development of Christians. Everyone can be better people and better Christians.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy organizing people to accomplish goals and planning. Getting things in order so things can go smoothly and run properly. Many small churches are not growing because they are not keeping up with the times. Simple things like creating a website and social media. Pastors don’t do anything for their own growth and development. I would like to help them come out of the rut they are in.

[H]eart

1. Teaching

2. Organizing and Planning

3. Counseling

I am called to work with Pastors but I also love to work with adults age 50 and older.

Spiritual Growth and Development of Christians. Christian’s lack of compassion for those who are overlooked in the church and heartbroken because of it. Lack of expressions of genuine love for one another.

Marriage/family issues
Spiritual laziness
Educational

[A]bilities

Presently a Seminary Student. .

Substitute school teacher, Administrative Assistant, Typist, Program Director

Typing, cooking, teaching, event planner, small group leader

Dating, Relationship, Developing intimacy with God,

patience

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

I was reared in a Christian home always heard about Jesus. Gave my heart to Jesus at the age of 16 and was baptized.

Enon Baptist Church: Rev. Arthur Shingler (deceased), succeeded the Rev. Tommie Shaw (deceased). Tenure: from infancy to eighteen years of age. Location: Wash. DC
I came to know the Lord as my personal savior and was Baptized in this church at the age of 16. Rev. Shingler Baptized me. I Sang in the Intermediate Youth Choir, I served on the Youth usher board. Faithful in church service attendance and Sunday school.

Galatians Baptist Church: Rev. JC Elmore (deceased). Tenure: 5-7 years. Location: DC
I Served on the usher board, sang in the JC Choral Ensemble, taught the teenage Sunday School class, served one year as the Vacation Bible School Coordinator, faithful worker in the women’s ministry. I began to develop my prayer life and was encouraged by my Grandmother and Asst, Pastor Rev. Cora Lee Hilliard to study the Bible. She was also one of my mentors. I was mentored by Deaconess Hilda and Deacon Leonard Johnson in visitation ministry and serving communion to the sick and shut-in. I was married in this church by Rev. Elmore.
Galilee Baptist Church: Bishop Eugene Weathers (deceased). Tenure: 5-7 years. Location DC
The Lord called me to work with pastors. Bishop Weathers was the first to recognize this special call. I assisted the Bishop with a Program involving church growth and spiritual development of the members. I sang in the combined choir, provided janitorial work and participated in the will direction for the ministry there. My gift for discerning increased during my tenure here.

Anacostia Bible Church: Pastor Lorren Hackett (deceased). Tenure: 3-5 years. Location: DC
I received my discipleship training here. I Worked in the children’s ministry, was a presenter in women’s ministry. I loved working on the planning committee for church programs and activities. I faithfully attended the track ministry (street witnessing).

Pentecostal Revival Prayer Group: Tenure: 3 years. Location: North Carolina
The Lord called me away from my family and friends to a place and people I did not know. I learned to become more dependent on God during this time. I learned that no matter what I’m going through or where I am in this world the Lord is always with me. The Lord called me into intercessory prayer. I became totally committed to God, to studying his word, and to prayer 3 times a day. The prayer group provided home church ministry throughout the area. I was also involved in various forms of community outreach.

Faith in Action: Evang. Violene Gregory (deceased) Tenure: 20 years. Location: NC
Evangelist Gregory was my mentor and confidant and vice versa. She shared with me her struggles as a female pastor. I provided personal support by sponsoring retreats and supported her with personal assistance in providing research for sermon preparations.

Bethel World Out Reach Church: Bishop Darlingston Johnson. Tenure: 11 years, 5 years as an unregistered member. Location: Olney, MD.
This is a predominately African church. God sent me to this church to prepare me for my first international missionary work in Ghana, West Africa in 2006. Faithfully served in the children’s nursery, and the first-time visitor’s ministry. I was mentored by Elder Charlotte Mbouma in the women’s ministry.
In response to a need for the homebound senior population to be actively involved in church ministry and fellowship, I created the homebound ministry for seniors. This was created to reach out to those who were homebound themselves or someone family member that was incapacitated.
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Mutual Baptist Missionary Association: Rev. Dr. Donzel Cockrell. Tenure: 3years
Location: DC
The Lord sent me here to be ordained and to help this ministry. To point out the spirit of error and encourage the Pastors in this organization. I served as the secretary and the personal assistant to the president. Assisted the president in revising the bylaws, designed the logo, designed and developed standard business forms, created position descriptions for all officers and other workers. Designed and created a quarterly newsletter, established and sponsored an annual Christmas fellowship. Wrote certificates of recognition, planned and organized a recognition ceremony for pastors.

Christian Life Church: Rev. Dr. James Sutton. Tenure: 11 years. Location: Manassass, VA
I was assigned to this church for practical ministry experience by the catechizer of the Mutual Baptist Missionary Assoc. I was part of the ministerial staff. I assisted in serving communion and Sang in the choir. I was a faithful in attendance and was ready and willing to do whatever was needed. However, because of the distance and traffic I was not able to attend mid-week service and other meetings held during the week.

Moving from DC to North Carolina helped me to become more dependant on God.

The Lord moved me to an African church that was a different culture from my own. This prepared me for my first missionary journey to Africa.

Discovering my spiritual gifts enabled me to become purpose-driven and focused on where I fit in the body of Christ, and what God wants me to do with my gifts.

Overcoming negative words spoken over my life by coming closer to God and knowing what his word says who I am .

Overcoming fears by trusting God when I am faced with the unknown.

Learning to wait on God when things are not happening when I want them to and how I want them to, that frustrated me now I trusting that His timing is perfect.

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. Complete my Master’s Degree

4. Complete my Doctorate Degree or specialized training to further my knowledge and skill set

5. Start a Non Profit Organization