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

Thank you Grace Chapel 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:

93%

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87%

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96%

68%

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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 have 14 years as Associate Minister in the largest A.M.E Church, Orlando Florida. My duties included weddings, funerals, baptisms, and preaching in absence of senior pastor. My ecumenical orders were strictly under, A.M.E. Training, and A.M.E. Ordinations. Such documents are available for review upon request. More importantly, I’m willing to undergo, more new training in order to utilize my spiritual gifts and graces.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have successfully won hundreds of souls over to Christ, through preaching, teaching, praying, and one-on-one witnessing to strangers, family, and friends. My ministerial duties were to visit sick parishioners and the shut-in, elderly church members in nursing homes, and convicted felons in state prisons. My visitations included prayer, scripture, and the Lord’s supper (Holy Communion).

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I served as a career Chaplain in Florida’s State Dept. of Corrections, in maximum security prisons. I provided spiritual care for convicted felons on death row, lock-down confinement, life sentence, and temporary custody. These inmates, were at various prisons, including male, female and juvenile facilities. My Chaplain duties also included, the facilitation of programs and services which prepared inmates for proper re-entry into society; plus be the mediator between prisoners and their families outside, during family crisis’s ( death or hospitalization of loved ones).

[H]eart

1. Prison work.

2. Hosting events, gatherings, which includes food, and merriment.

3. Intercessory prayer meetings.

I love to work with women, young, old and in between, single or married, homeless, mentally ill, military veterans, divorced, drug and alcohol addicted, Mixed culture, mixed race, mixed economic status, and mixed back-ground.

Secular habits and misconduct , creeping into the church; divorce, sexual harassment, various addictions, and spiritual apathy.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Homelessness
Drug abuse/recovery
Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence
Spiritual laziness
Educational
At-risk children
Divorce
Health/fitness
Disabilities

[A]bilities

Military Mess Specialist, Restaurant Management, Public/private school Teacher, School Cafeteria Supervisor, Prison Chaplain.

instruction- K-12
public speaking
culinary/ hospitality
interior decorating

Prison Re- entry for the sake of reducing recidivism.

public/private communication

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, 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

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

At age 21, I received military orders to be deployed into the Parisian Gulf War. Sunday before I left for war (US Naval Duty). I went to my husband’s church, where I heard the word of truth, from Hebrews 12:6 ( the Lord Chastises whom he loves); upon agreeing with this word, under exuberance and openness of heart, heaven opened up and out came the down poring of joy and jubilation upon my body, from head to toes. He flooded my soul. I danced and shouted and praised God up and down the isles of the church. Wen I came through fits of dancing, I heard others spoke out, “she caught the holy ghost” Later on, after I studied the book of Acts, (Acts 2:2-4); I understood this spiritual experience to be ” the baptism of the holy spirit.” not catching the ghost, like others said, because the holy spirit doesn’t run away, nor require chasing. God saved me as I heard and believed and received his preached word. In succession, he baptized me before a multitude of people, in the power of his Holy Spirit.

Suddenly I was no longer afraid to go to war in America’s Navy. I felt empowered with a sense of bravery I NEVER knew before. During the war I applied my self to the study of the holy bible, attended chapel services EVERY TIME, it was announced and opened to all. While on board the Naval Vessel, USS Yellowstone, ( Destroyer AD-41); I grew closer and closer to God. Scud missiles, water on fire, Iraq and Iran at each other’s throat for Oil territory; Saddam Hussein, finally surrendered after a year in conflict.

The Lord Jesus Christ kept me and my crew, safe under his super-natural power and protection. Hallelujah!!!

When I returned home to America’s soil, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt, I owed it all to Jesus. My life, talent, treasure and time belongs to God. Therefore, I got busy, with serving my church, community, and prison system. Now I know, the anointing of the holy ghost, came, not only to keep me alive during the war, but also to empower me to do the work I have done this far, and to keep me until the Lord returns in glorification, (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17).

14 Years, Associate Minister, St. Mark A.M.E. Church, 1968 Bruton blvd., Orlando, Florida

7 years, Senior Chaplain, Florida State Prison, Lake Correctional Institution, Clermont Florida

2 years, Decision Counselor, Shepherd on the Hill, Non-Denominational Church West Los Angeles, California

Dr. Arnold Shindol, Professor and Founder of Florida Theological Seminary spoke “The Lord has his hands on you.” These words consoled me through ALL of my trials and hardships. Just knowing and believing, “God’s Hand” he never fails to lead and guide me, even today.

Dr. James Wade, Prophet A.M.E Church, came to town as a guess speaker, he spoke a prophetic word over my life ” like birds after seeds in a parking lot, your ministry will be with women and children, lots of them” I internalized these words, and pursued the prison fields, where God opened doors for me.

At a very early age, (8-11) My Mother spoke to me and all my siblings repeatedly, and on several occasions; “get an education” at other times I would hear, “once you get it, no one can take it from you.” Today I’m 20 credits shy of a Doctorate in Business Leadership.

I once was a homeless female veteran, in possession of an honorable discharge, medals, ribbons, but no place of my own to lay my head and sleep. When the VA took me in, and rehabilitated me, I developed a heart for the homeless veterans in America.

I once was Divorced, lost a 21 year old marriage to the foul spirit of infidelity, he his now married to her. I have since, been blessed with a new husband. At this juncture, I developed a greater passion for transforming marriages to resemble that of Christ’s and his bride, the church.

I once experienced sexual harassment in the work place, and several molestation as a tender child. I still vocalize God’s heart for sexual purity, in families, communities, and church.

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. Authored several books about God”s love in my life

4. faith-based program for prisoners

5. Reinvention school for women victims.