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

Thank you Eva Salisbury 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:

Administration

43%

Evangelism

65%

Exhortation/Encouragement

56%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

75%

Prophecy

40%

Pastoring/Shepherding

40%

Serving

62%

Teaching

68%

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, Giving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Giving, mercy, teaching and encouraging are all wrapped into one package within me. I really can’t separate them. Just about everything I do involves these 4 components. Raising my family, my friends, my work, everything is focused on these things.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#3 Gift, Teaching (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

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

1. I live for my family. Our children, but also our extended family. Family is very important to me.

2. Friends are important to me. Not superficial. I enjoy friendship with other women.

3. Encouraging, serving, meeting the needs of others.

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

People – all ages

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

Supporting new/young mothers in their parenting journey. Marriage in crisis. Encouraging women in the church.

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am a registered nurse. I wanted to be a nurse in kindergarten! My favorite book as a kid was “Curious George Goes to the Hospital” My life is care giving

Other jobs I have experience in:

Homeschooling

Special talents/skills that I have:

I am a people person and I naturally encourage others. I can see things they are doing right and bring that out in conversation.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have taught every age level (Preschool – Adult) in Sunday School. I homeschooled 3 kids k-12. I teach other children in a homeschool tutorial group.
I am a Certified Diabetes Educator. I teach adults every day I work.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I truly enjoy people and I can talk to anyone.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	4 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	4 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
21 Total	34 Total	44 Total	21 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 raised in a Godly home and went to church and Sunday School every week. My mother and grandmother were very strong in their faith and I patterned after them. At 17, I made the conscious decision that I was choosing Christ as my own Savior. I have lived the life I learned.

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

Brooks Corners United Methodist Church , the church where I was raised.

First Church of God, Greenville, Mi 1982-1998 (Anything and everything, kids, women, adult, senior citizen)
Gracepoint Evangelical Free – Various kids ministries 2000-2007ish

Hew Horizons Church of God, Jackson, MI 2007-2014 All kinds of kids ministry and women’s ministry.

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

Marrying Jeff.

Adopting Lisa has been positive with a significant amount of tough times.

Strong childhood home and family

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:

Infertility and then losing our first child.

Losing a best friend to cancer.

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