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

Thank you Jessica Kilby 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):

46%

59%

46%

56%

75%

34%

34%

78%

59%

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 have always loved helping others, even as a child. If I see a need, I do everything I can to help out

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am generally very forgiving and understanding when it comes to the wrongdoing towards me or others. (I am not perfect, but it has taken me a few years to really grasp and understand mercy). I always look for the best in people and even though we may not see eye to eye, or they wrong me in some way . . . I still try to look for the “good” in them.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Honestly, I had no idea that I would acquire this gift. I believe I do well sharing the Gospel with children, because I was a Preschool teacher for 3 years, but still get tongue tied and nervous when speaking to adults.

[H]eart

1. Taking care of children.

2. Sing

3. Serve

I love working with Children! I love working with the infants and toddlers in Nursery as well as teaching in a Preschool setting.

I have been apart of a small group that did local missions: visiting the soup kitchen, nursing home, taking clothes to a local shelter, etc. and I absolutely love getting outside of the church walls and helping others. We were involved at Vienna Elementary School a couple of years ago, and we would stock the teachers lounge with drinks and snacks, and made treat bag for the teachers . . . I would love to get involved doing that again.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Parenting

[A]bilities

I am a nanny to a 3 year old, as well as, an office assistant for a family business.

Preschool teacher & Customer Service Representative

I am a quick learner, and I feel like I work well with children (teaching, crafts, singing)

I was a teacher to 2 year old’s for 3 years . . . does that count 🙂

Willingness to learn and try new things. I also feel that I am a good listener to those that need it.

[P]ersonality

Follower

Team

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

I was raised by Christian parents and was involved in Church as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized that I cannot do life on my own and I needed Christ. I repented of my sins and accepted Christ as my Savior when I was 17

Awana’s leader at Triad Baptist Church, Kernersville — 1 year
Awana’s leader at Vienna Baptist Church — 2 years

Praise Team member, Vienna Baptist Church — 4 years

Children’s Ministry (Nursery) Co-Leader, Vienna Baptist Church — 2 years

Spending 2 summers in Guyana, South America. I lived with a missionary family, for one month out of the Summer) and helped them with daily duties as well as church related functions. This experience really showed me what sacrifice and true missions is all about.

Attending Piedmont International University: It was never my intention or my “plan” to attend a Christian college, but God had other plans for me. I spent 3 years there being taught biblical truths and meeting people that would be encouragement in my life still till this day. It is also where I met my husband 🙂

My parents did local missions for a summer camp in Wilkesboro, NC. I spent my Summer’s as a teenager on staff at the camp: doing office work, running christian camps, and traveling to different churches on Sunday’s as part of a ministry team. It was not an easy life to live, but it taught me a lot about hard work, commitment and family.

My husband and I spent 2 years trying to start a family. It was a very frustrating time for both of us, because there were no “answers” as to why I could not get pregnant. It brought stress on our marriage, and I became very bitter towards God, and other pregnant friends of mine. God had to bring me to my knees and show me what contentment and patience was all about. I am better for the experience and I feel like I can relate to women going through similar situations.
We are now expecting our first child and I know it is only by the grace of God!

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 become more active in my church community (outreach)

4. to invest more in young women who need guidance

5. to visit and volunteer more at Nursing Homes