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

Thank you Jessica Lach 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

81%

Evangelism

93%

Exhortation/Encouragement

96%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

87%

Prophecy

75%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

59%

Teaching

96%

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 (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I strongly benefit from encouragement. Thus, I love sharing encouragement with others especially when I know what it’s like to need that. I know the power encouragement brings to lift up, to restore and build. I love doing that for others!

#2 Gift, Teaching (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
From a young age, I knew I wanted to teach. I loved learning and being in school. I took it really hard when I was hurt by teachers, as well as when I was inspired by them. Teaching comes very naturally to me because I love children and I love the opportunity to make a difference in the lives others.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am constantly inspired by preachers. There is a teaching element to evangelism. I am not afraid to speak the Gospel and Truth. It comes very naturally to me. There’s an ease to it for me. I come alive when I watch Lisa Bevere!

[H]eart

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

1. Lifting others up through words, service, or time. Being part of a team.

2. Using gifts and talents to serve others. Music, advocacy, passion to help. Empathy to relate. Voice to speak-up for causes I care about.

3. Overcoming obstacles, setting new goals, motivated by a challenge.

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

I love to work with compassionate individuals for a cause or an agent of change.

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

Victims of crime, abuse / neglect, violence.

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

Marriage/family issues
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Advocate

Other jobs I have experience in:

Education, service, directing, music

Special talents/skills that I have:

The ability to be creative yet strategic. Musically inclined yet inspired to come up with solutions to real world / legal issues.
Creative – opera, musician
Logical – law
Art- appreciation for beauty
The ability to persevere and endure.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

All areas of music

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Resiliency

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

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

A bit of a journey; accepted Christ as my personal Savior in HS. It wasn’t until about 10 years later that I grew to knew Christ in a relationship; head knowledge to heart.

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

Catholicism > UCC > UU > Non-denominational > Spirit-led
Music for all churches

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

The family God has set me in; aunts and uncles who are my moms and dads.

Moving to Lakewood; joining Journey Church

Marathon running; it was and still is a coping tool. It tested my limits. I am motivated by a challenge.

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:

Dysfunctional family; abusive parents.

Surviving divorce

Working through healing from sexual assault.

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. Doing missions work around the world; teaching / preaching / leading

4. Practicing International Law

5. Generously giving financially to those in need