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

Thank you Heather Orff 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

40%

Evangelism

Exhortation/Encouragement

71%

Giving

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

12%

Pastoring/Shepherding

Serving

93%

Teaching

21%

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, Serving (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I already do volunteer work regularly that isn’t through the church.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am in recovery of depression and anxiety issues and go to therapy myself so am especially able to talk about issues easily.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

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

1. volunteer

2. read

3. hobbies

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

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

office work, admin work away from face to face with the congregation. I am still covid shy.

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Abuse/violence
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

disabled

Other jobs I have experience in:

banking, a phone bank

Special talents/skills that I have:

compassion

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

heart

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	1 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	4 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	1 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
25 Total	16 Total	43 Total	36 Total

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

Grew up going to church with my parents, a protestant church. Was baptized as a baby. But as I grew older as a teen my view changed and I lost my faith. After 30’s I gained it back. After moving down to SC, Bluffton, in 2012 I went to Low Country on Buckwalter where I was re-baptized as an adult. I was baptized in the ocean on Hilton Head. It was amazing.

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

Have served in baby room, rocking the babies at Low Country on Buckwalter.

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

Going through all my lifetime of medical issues and getting through what I was not prepared for but God took care of.

Moving to South Carolina from New Hampshire. Dropping everything in an instant and leaving. Big decision.

Recovering from an addiction when I was 20 and never having gone back in 24 years.

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:

Going through all my lifetime of medical issues and getting through what I was not prepared for but God took care of.

Having to live with my parents while waiting for my disability to get approved.

When my mother was recovering from her stroke (I saw this as negative then, but it truly shaped me, I was being selfish) I had to go to live with her and give up my apartment to be there when she needed help.

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. NO Pain Issues

4. marriage.

5. volunteering at church in some way.