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

Thank you Javonne Steward 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):

78%

84%

62%

43%

37%

90%

65%

56%

100%

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 was born with this gift. I have demonstrated this gift throughout my personal life and work and I take it very seriously. Having this gift comes with a heavy load of responsibility, one which I do not take lightly. I have a strong desire to teach others about the truths of God and I am passionate about correcting myths, ignorance and deliberate miseducation. I also understand how God intended for me to use this gift within the body of Christ.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I know that this gift is within me because I feel the burden of having to warn and correct poor behavior/characteristics/and miseducation displayed in the churches, home life and government. I often suppress this gift because I’m concerned at how my delivery will come across. I am very blunt and harsh at times but this stems from my desire to want to see people correct poor behavior (mainly in private life, church and government).

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I often say that I am not the typical evangelist because I don’t seek out ways to approach people. However, I have created ways and opportunities for people to approach me. That is actually when I’m most comfortable because they’ve sought to know why I believe what I believe…or if they ask me a question that’s related to the bible or their own personal spiritual walk.

[H]eart

1. History. I love learning about things that came before me.

2. Teaching. I love to teach kids about God. I love to teach them how to pay attention to God’s characteristics.

3. Helping others find out about their gifts and talents.

School aged (4-10) and pre-teens (11-13).

There’s a lot that concerns me.

Parenting
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Currently, I serve dual roles at a financial management company. I am a Team Lead and a Training Specialist for the Retirement Department @ Invesco.

Gap Inc from 2000-2015 Various Leadership positions. Working here is were I learn a majority of my leadership skills.

Inspiring others to rise to the occasion.

Mutual funds, mentoring, setting goals

My creativity.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Challenger

Leader

Team

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

I was at a women’s conference in Atlanta in 1999. Bishop Jakes preached and after the sermon..in a hotel room…in a closet…I surrendered my life to Christ. I was 17 years old.

New Life Covenant Southeast- Chicago Illinois
Pastor John Hannah
Oct 2006-June 2012
Served as children’s Ministry Lead for 2-4 year olds
Served as a Minister In Training from 2007-2012 (Outreach and Prayer)
Completed Ministerial Training 2008
I moved to Houston in June 2012 and was without a church home from June 2012- January 2015. I streamed New Life’s services online during that time. I’ve maintained relationships with Pastor Hannah and other ministry leaders during that time.

Elevate Church-Houston Texas
Pastor Brandon Barber
January 2015-January 2018
Served as Children’s Ministry Lead Teacher from school aged children 1st-5th grade

Higher Dimension- Houston Texas
Pastor Terrance Johnson
January 2018 to present

My upbringing. For 11 years of my life, I grew up as a foster child in the inner city of Chicago. I was adopted at the age of 16. Although some may look at this as tragic…it has actually shaped my life for the best. The boldness that I possess is rooted in my childhood.

Getting divorced…twice. Again some people may think otherwise…but it taught me a great deal about forgiveness.

Becoming a parent. I have learned a lot about patience and being gentle.

Being neglected as a child. I understand why people may neglect children. Circumstances and resources have a huge impact.

Being rejected by adults as a youth. This actually fuels my parenting style. I respect, accept, listen to and am open to children…

Watching a parent deal with addictions, particular drug abuse . I relate to children who have to deal with this. I see things that others don’t see because I’ve dealt with this heavily in my youth.

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. Running for and getting elected as Congresswoman

4. Teaching Parenting Classes/Workshops

5. Inspirational Speaking