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

Thank you Jeanne McGowan 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

56%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

59%

Mercy Showing

65%

Prophecy

62%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

56%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I do have a natural desire to be an encouragement and to speak words of truth that will lift and empower people who are hurting.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I long to share the gospel but have not had the willing audiences often times

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I get excited at the truth of scripture and how it so personally applies to our lives.

[H]eart

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

1. I love to find God’s movement in life’s circumstances, in nature and how it aligns with scripture.

2. See how God can change a person’s heart. I love when God uses me to help other’s identify how God is at work in their lives and where the truth is in scripture.

3. I love to make a difference in people’s lives or in a mission. Being an encouragement, a reminder of God’s truth and character and provision. Being used by God.

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

I think I really love to work with young women, young singles or young moms.
People who are searching for truth, for change, willing to do the hard work when necessary and open to what God asks of them.
I also love to help people discover their gifts and talents and how they may be able to use them in their lives and in ministry.

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

Helping people connect with their gifts and how to use them.
Mentor women.
Lead a small group of women.

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

Homelessness
Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children
Other –

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Substitute Teacher

Other jobs I have experience in:

Church Pastoral Care and Benevolence
Non Profit Benevolence/ Church Collaboration/ Movilizing Volunteers
Elementary School Counseling

Special talents/skills that I have:

Resource Development
Volunteer Management/Training

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Boundaries
Caring for Difficult People
Pastoral Care Volunteer Training
Benevolence Volunteer Training

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I have great passion and excitement around the way God has equiped each of us uniquely to love and serve the church and our communities. That when the church is not divided but works together, using its resources of people and their gifts, they can change communities for God’s Glory.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
31 Total	38 Total	34 Total	17 Total

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

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

A neighbor told me the Gospel and through Bible Study I became a believer

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

Willow Creek Community Church, on Staff 2004-2010
Benevolence Coordinator; Pastoral Care Staff

Love INC, Lake County Southwest- Wauconda IL
Non Profit Organization- Clearinghouse Coordinator
Needs Assessment, Volunteer Coordinator

Leader of a neighborhood Woman’s bible study for 5 years

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

Working with people in need of emotional, spiritual and tangible needs in Pastoral Care

My marriage and the struggles, a season of separation and God’s miraculous work of changing hearts and creating a new marriage.

Parenting my two children

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:

A two year long season of loss, rejection and isolation which humbled me and brought me to utterly depend on God and his healing and humbling me.;.

The loss of my mother as well as several other people in my life, both before I became a believer and also after I was a Christian

Dealing with Depression and a long and unhappy the first 20 years of a lonely marriage. And once I became a Christian, being unequally yoked to my husband.

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. To inspire and/or encourage other people by sharing my story, either in writing or speaking about it.

4. To help people to learn how God Uniquely designed them and help them to find meaningful work that he has for them.

5. Help to bring God honoring, Bible Teaching churches together to make a difference in our communities. To show the world that God is the answer when the Church is working right and each church has a part play