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

Thank you Maneesha Jones 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

78%

Evangelism

65%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

71%

Mercy Showing

40%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

28%

Serving

53%

Teaching

65%

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, Administration (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God has given me a passion for systems and processes, business planning, and operations.

#2 Gift, Giving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy giving back to God what he has given to me.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Encouraging others comes naturally to me. I enjoy showing people a perspective that can help lift their spirit and change their outlook.

[H]eart

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

1. Creating or improving processes and systems

2. Visual creativity and communication arts

3. Singing

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

Adults who are around my age and older.

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

Effective and timely communication, and the journey from visitor to member.

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

Poverty/hunger
Policy/politics
Other – Healthy single/social life

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Marketing Consultant

Other jobs I have experience in:

Operations Management

Special talents/skills that I have:

Marketing communication, business development and organization, e-commerce, Adobe and Microsoft applications

I have taught a class or seminar on:

WordPress website editing

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Thoughtfulness, diplomacy

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	4 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	4 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
33 Total	34 Total	35 Total	34 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 became saved and baptized in high school at Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. However, I started talking to God when I was probably 5 or 6 years old. I grew up with a rageaholic dad, and I used to pray for God to protect me and my family and for him to shape who I would become. Whenever I attended church I had a desire to know God. So when I was about 15 years old, when the alter call came, it felt natural to make it official. It didn’t hurt that I lived in the Bible Belt and had a lot of Christian friends.

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

Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville, AL, in the late 1980s. I participated in choir and theatre arts.

Downey Church of Christ in the early 2000s. Murrieta Church of Christ around 2010 – 1012.

Nu-Way International Christian Ministries 2015-2017 where I served as an event helper, graphic designer and assistant to a couple of Deacons.

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

Helping to raise my nephew

The birth of my daughter

Singing in bands and recording music.

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:

Divorce and walking away from relationships that did not serve me

The death of two life-long friends

Growing up with a rageaholic dad

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. Help a church or churches grow and serve their communities in the best way that they can.

4. Create a training and resource center to help the homeless, intellectually disabled and people in various transitions in life secure basic needs and jobs.

5. I would have a great God-serving relationship that would lead to a great marriage with a faithful man of God