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

Thank you Julie Burtner 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):

21%

15%

40%

100%

62%

25%

9%

84%

53%

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 am not a very outgoing person, so giving allows me to help God’s work without having to be in the spot light. I can provide so others can get things done.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Serving is also a backburner to being in the spot light. I can help by doing small unimportant tasks that help with the bigger picture

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My heart breaks for those in need, and I want to help whenever I can.

[H]eart

1. Being in nature-hikes, bike riding, kayaking, walking, gardening.

2. Creating-baking, cooking, sewing, crafting.

3. Learning-when there is something I don’t know, I research as much as possible, to learn all there is to know

Any

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

HR Specialist

Budgetary, food service, secretarial

Cooking/Baking/Sewing/Crafting/Gardening

None

attentiveness

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

Follower

Solo

Variety

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

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

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 do not remember the exact time when I asked Jesus into my heart. I attended church since I was little. I was raised Catholic until I was in 6th grade. In 6th grade we started attending my mom’s church, a very small alliance church in Meridian. We attended for a few years before it was closed due to financial issues. They had a baptismal opportunity prior to closing. I don’t fully remember, but my mom told me I came to her telling her I wanted to be baptized. I do remember the event and how excited I was about it.

My uncle Gary: My uncle was an amazing person. He was strong in his faith, joyful, loving, a true gentleman! Growing up he and my aunt attended church with my mom and I. Every sunday after church we’d go out to eat together. I loved talking with him and listening to him. I thought of him as a second father. He helped shape me into the person I am.

Marrying Nate: When I met Nate, I was amazed at his faith and love of God. He helped me get involved in church more and strengthened devotional qualities I lacked prior. He helps me learn and grow everyday.

Not really an experience but my personality. I’ve always been afraid of getting in trouble so I would follow the rules. My analytical personality helps me to research things fully, so that I understand everything before making a decision about something.

My Dad: When I went off to college my mom decided to divorce my dad. My dad didn’t understand why. My dad has had a problem with alcohol and most likely drugs his entire life. It got worse after the divorce. Since my dad couldn’t take out his anger on my mom, he took it out on me. I spent many years fighting with my dad, being horribly verbally abused and yelled at. Called names, disrespected. I struggled a lot with it as it made be anger and hateful but he was my father so I needed to find love. He eventually got his drinking under control and our relationship is better. While he doesn’t remember and denies everything that happened, I’ve forgiven him.

My Downfall: After graduating college, my uncle Gary died. My aunt and mom stopped going to church, and me being shy, I didn’t want to go alone. I became friends with people that made poor decisions and I saw my life spiraling downward. While I still believe in Jesus, I made a lot of terrible decisions. During those few years, I felt God calling me back he entire time. I finally opened my eyes and cut all the dark things out of my life and found my way back.

My family relationships: My parents constantly fought growing up. I don’t remember a time when they weren’t fighting. My mom would take me shopping when she was mad and tell me someday she was just going to get up and leave and disappear. I remember feeling sad that she’d say that to me. My brother was always rebellious and would get into trouble. and because of my dad’s drinking, him and my brother would always yell and abuse each other. My one grandma would always tell me she loved me more than my other grandma because she gives me more money or stuff. Growing up all of these things, helped shape me into doing the opposite.

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. Set up a routine/holiday dinner for those in need.

4. Provide homeless care packages

5. Go on a missions trip