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

Thank you Greg Maw 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:

78%

53%

9%

87%

15%

56%

40%

71%

71%

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 believe all of my income and blessings come from God and am happy to return them to him as needed.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I work in an office, manage 20 people and am responsible for many documents that get published.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like sharing my knowledge with others to benefit them.

[H]eart

1. I have dedicated the past 20 years to both of my kids, but they are both off to college now.

2. Quality work in my job.

3. Being grateful to God for the many blessings of great family, good income and health.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Parenting
Financial stewardship
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Policy Director for Republicans in the California State Senate.

Political campaigns.

Managing people, writing, editing the writing of others, summarizing complex topics into a more simple format.

Detail oriented, sharing my knowledge based upon life experiences.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Routine

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

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

[E]xperience

I was raised in a Christian home, attended Christian school in 6th-12th grades. I accepted Jesus as my Savior around age 7. I can see his hand in every step of my life.

Upland (CA) Brethren in Christ in the 1980s as a day camp counselor.
Worked as AWANA volunteer in 2002-03 at First Baptist Elk Grove (CA)

While I was in college, I volunteered for Republican causes and campaigns, which led to my first paid job in politics. I have worked in Republican politics my entire adult life.

I was a soccer player as a kid and transitioned to being a football placekicker, which led to earning both academic and athletic scholarships for college. Attending that college caused me to get my first job and led to meeting my wife and we have been married since 1994.

Raising two outstanding kids from birth through high school has been the greatest honor, privilege and accomplishment in my life.

Being short in stature was a dominating issue through high school. Looking back, I can see how my height caused me to make certain choices which have turned into blessings.

My parents raised me in a very odd way. I have actually turned some of those negative experiences into the opposite when raising my kids.

Watching my daughter have a variety of injuries in volleyball was very painful and continues to be a concern. I have sympathy for anyone who suffers an athletic injury.

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. Something to fill the void of not having kids in the home anymore.

4. Something where I can use my knowledge about life.

5. I have a desire to listen to God about how he wants me to spend my older years.