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

Thank you Linda Graham 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:

Administration

37%

Evangelism

62%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

71%

Mercy Showing

93%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

21%

Serving

81%

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, Mercy Showing (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Prison ministry–Kairos Outside, Nehemiah House, MOPS, friends, family

#2 Gift, Serving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Hospitality, serving others, welcoming people into my home, helping others, prison ministry, MOPS, Great Banquet, friends, family

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Prison ministry encourager, MOPS, sharing my testimony, Great Banquet, friends, family

[H]eart

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

1. Serving in prison ministry

2. Serving others

3. Welcoming others into my home

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

Women coming out of incarceration, 20 and up, downtroden, less fortunate

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

Prison ministry, MOPS

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

Drug abuse/recovery
At-risk children
Other – Hurting women

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

Human Resources

Special talents/skills that I have:

hospitality

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Bible studies

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Loving the unloveable

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	1 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
20 Total	29 Total	43 Total	28 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 grew up in the church and became a Christian when I was 10 years old but my relationship with Jesus began in 1979.

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

East 91st Christian church, Indianapolis, IN, women’s ministry, singles ministry, children’s ministry, communion server, greeter

Cross Road Great Banquet, Indianapolis, IN

Nehemiah House Prison Ministry and Kairos Outside, Indianapolis, IN

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

Bible study with Frank Stone

Circle of Godly women and friends

Great Banquet

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:

Struggling marriage leading to divorce

Single parenting

Wayward children

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. Helping women coming out of incarceration

4. Helping hurting women

5. Serving and showing hospitality to others