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

Thank you Lisa Heckathorn 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

71%

Evangelism

81%

Exhortation/Encouragement

59%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

68%

Pastoring/Shepherding

50%

Serving

84%

Teaching

71%

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 (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to serve whenever possible and in whatever capacity, to the best of my ability, to advance His Kingdom.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Once I finally, truly accepted God’s forgiveness of me through Jesus’ death and resurrection, I have easily shared my testimony, hopefully to the benefit of others.

#3 Gift, Giving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have always been a frugal person and believe it is important to due my part to further the Christian community as well as able to do so financially.

[H]eart

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

1. Spend time with family and friends.

2. Travel/visit the beach

3. Serve the Christian community.

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

I am happy to work with most any group, especially the elderly, my peers, and young adults, and babies.

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

I enjoy working to enhance our worship experience, serving to direct the administration of our church resources and personnel, and serving our women’s ministry.

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

Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

high school teacher

Other jobs I have experience in:

administrative assistant/bookkeeper/secretary, retail.

Special talents/skills that I have:

organized, good with planning/details, musically inclined.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I am a high school biology and anatomy teacher, so science based curriculum, and I have also led Bible studies for our women’s circle.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

friendliness and the ability to listen.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Leader

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	1 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	3 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
25 Total	20 Total	38 Total	37 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

I was raised in a Christian household, so always knew of God and Christ, but did not accept true forgiveness of my sins until 2003, particularly after reading the Left Behind series and experiencing marital difficulties. I did not want to be left behind.

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

choir growing up and at Greenwich since 1988.

women’s group leader Women of Faith conferences, Circle secretary and Bible study leader, 1987 to present

nursery care, VBS/Sunday School teacher and participant all Greenwich since 1987.

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

Marriage

Having children

Women’s ministry

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:

poor life choices

family deaths–mother, husband

family social issues–alcoholism, divorce.

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. Mission work/service

4. devoted Bible study

5. family relationship building