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

Thank you Shelley Atterberry 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

28%

Evangelism

62%

Exhortation/Encouragement

62%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

84%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

37%

Serving

46%

Teaching

78%

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 (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have needed mercy many times in my life. I have empathy for others and a caring heart.

#2 Gift, Giving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
All I have is from God the provider. I feel I can never give him enough for the provision he has given me.

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I used to lead an adult (Sunday School) and I did several classes of the Experiencing God study. I enjoyed helping others learn and I mostly enjoyed learning through teaching.

[H]eart

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

1. Bible study

2. Spending time with family and friends

3. Spending time with church family

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

People anywhere from 30-80 and above. Any type…people are people

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

No issues at the moment.

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Housewife

Other jobs I have experience in:

Nurse Aide (nursing home), reporting/writing for a newspaper

Special talents/skills that I have:

None that I know of.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Bible study/Experiencing God

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I’m empathetic

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Peace Maker

1. 2 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	1 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 1 Determined	4 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
21 Total	35 Total	38 Total	26 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 was 17 years old and going to church by myself. I kept having a strong feeling something was missing and I needed to do something. I kept telling people about this feeling trying to find an answer. I was a senior in high school and finally mentioned my feeling to a Christian friend. She asked, “Have you been saved?” I knew what that meant, and it was like a light bulb went off. I realized it was God drawing me to take that step.

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

Fayette Baptist Church, Greenfield, IL, Adult Sunday School teacher, Experiencing God study, worship leader. Approx 20-25 years.

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

I believe having been a worship leader helps me in what I do today manning the power point during worship.

Raising children, I can relate to men and women who are parents.

Attending Bible seminars

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:

Financial difficulties

Marriage difficulties

Losing my parents and a sister

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. Building homes for the homeless as temporary shelters and helping them become able to help themselves

4. I would volunteer at a homeless shelter

5. I would pay off our church building mortgage