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

Thank you Holly King 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:

59%

93%

78%

78%

56%

46%

62%

62%

75%

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:
My goal is that Jesus is seen in my daily life. I don’t really go out of my way for evangelism events or go door to door to share the gospel, but I do try to share my faith with those around me as it connects with what we are doing or discussing. I would actually say my passion is more for discipleship than evangelism.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to encourage people. I love to encourage them in their faith, in life, and in the activities they are involved in. It’s amazing how words of encouragement and being present for people can impact them and spur them on in their relationship with Jesus.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I decided a while back that one thing I wanted my life to be marked by is generosity. I know that my life is not my own. I have been abundantly blessed in so many ways, and I want to be able to use my giftings, resources, and money in ways that benefit the Church and the Kingdom of God.

[H]eart

1. Encouraging people in their faith- Helping them understand the Bible and how God has everything to do with every part of our lives.

2. Spending time with my family.

3. Studying the Bible and praying with other believers.

Youth. People who don’t know Jesus and those who are wanting to grow in their relationship with Jesus.

1. I am passionate about doing church biblically and in a way that is truly pursuing God and not just in ways that make us look like we are cool or successful.
2. I care about youth ministry.
3. I care about reaching people with the Gospel who often get missed or overlooked, and reaching the hurting and broken.

Spiritual laziness
At-risk children
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

Athletic Trainer at an orthopedic doctors office.

Coaching gymnastics, teaching piano lessons, selling cheese, resident assistant in college.

Playing the piano.

I can make people feel welcomed and cared about.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

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

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 grew up in a family where I was read and taught the Bible ever since I was a baby. When I was 7 years old I decided to accept Jesus into my life during AWANA at church.

Worship team- The River (7 yrs) and Bethel Mennonite Church, OH

Youth ministry- The River (5.5 yrs)
Kids ministry- Calvary Baptist (1 summer), OH, Bethel Mennonite (VBS)

Church Advisory Board- The River (2 yrs)

Missions trips in high school to Jamaica and Brazil.

Playing keyboard for my junior high youth group and being involved in my high school youth group.

Being an RA in college.

Losing my mom to cancer at age 8.

Struggling to connect with my step-mom and welcoming her into our family.

Having old cars in high school and college that frequently had troubles and broke down.

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. Mentor and invest in youth for Jesus.

4. Take a trip to another part of the world every year or two to encourage and support missionaries there and learn about that culture and the church there.

5. Open my home up on a regular basis to otheres…especially to minister to those in need who don’t know Jesus in order to show them who God is and help them learn to follow Him.