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

Thank you Lee Jenkins 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:

43%

71%

71%

78%

62%

68%

62%

71%

90%

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 enjoy the Word, and seeing others come to understanding of who God is, His plan for humanity, and how much the mean to Him.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been a “tither” for many years, and look at our material possessions, (vehicles, home, tools, skills) as being God-given, and for His use.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I would consider my strengths as encouraging/ serving (same scores) over being strong in evangelism.

[H]eart

1. Serving others

2. Working with my hands; using my gifts and resources

3. Being out in nature…camping, hunting.

Enjoy working with a group of men (Christian and non-Christians) on serving projects. Also like helping someone in their struggles who is trying to “help themselves”.

Pastoral Care

Marriage/family issues
Spiritual laziness
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

I own a company that sells and installs “Induction Hearing Loops” that work with hearing aids. Loops allow people to clearly hear and understand in settings that they have difficulty otherwise. I am a hearing aid wearer, and experience first-hand the limitations of hearing impairment.

Building Maintenance; retired from Kraft Foods after 30 yrs in the maintenance dept.
Building Construction
Welding/ Fabrication

Musician; Guitar and some keyboard

Stewardship
Bible Studies
Christian Men

My easy going nature.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

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

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

Raised in a Christian home. Parents were always actively involved with church activities and serving. Grandfather was a Pastor for many years

New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, Gibson City, Il. Apr 1997-Oct 2017

I have served in various positions over the course of nearly 20 years.
Associate Pastor July 2016- Oct 2017
Worship Pastor 2011 – 2016
Senior and Junior High Youth Pastor 2008 -2010
Leadership Council 2005 – 2015

Additionally;
Building construction ( we built the building with volunteer workers)
Building and Grounds maintenance
Men’s Leader
Small Group Leaders

Growing up in a loving Christian home with parents who modeled what serving Jesus through serving others looked like

Seeing the lives of others changing for the better because of my” planting or watering”.

Experiencing the faithfulness of God throughout the years

The passing of my Grandfather, Father and Mother over a 16 month period.
I have lived through loss, and questioning God’s”best for me” moments.

Divorce. My wife and I divorced after 17 years of marriage. We have both since “recovered”, have forgiven each other for our individual roles in our marriage’s failure, and have renewed our relationship with God.

Major Surgery; I underwent open-heart valve repair/replacement surgery in October 2012, and have an empathy for those facing the fears of illness and surgery and painful recovery.

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. Pastor

4. Would like to visit the Holy Land. I think it would make the Bible really come to life!

5. Would move out of Illinois, to an area with trees and nature, and allow the land to be used by youth groups for retreats