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

Thank you Jill Balkema 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:

68%

96%

65%

65%

50%

84%

90%

43%

96%

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 embrace the great commission that Jesus gave us to go share the gospel and make disciples.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love studying God’s Word, spending time in prayer and allowing Him to be at work in my own life. So it’s very natural to take that and share with others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Through Romans 12:3-8, God is helping me realize my unique gifts and how to glorify Him by using them in the church.

[H]eart

1. I love to spend time at Jesus feet in His word and in worship, and to go where He sends me to love, equip and encourage others.

2. I love enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. Exploring the outdoors and traveling.

3. I love to tinker with my guitar and my camera. I enjoy being creative.

New or young believers that are eager and hungry to learn and grow in their relationship with Christ.

Spiritual development.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Spiritual laziness
Educational

[A]bilities

Campus Ministry, Evangelism, Teaching, Administration

Database Systems & Training (State Farm & Tremont Software)
Human Resources – Life Insurance Claims (Caterpillar)
Regional Customer Service Manager, Operations & Safety Supervisor (Waste Management)

Able to relate to a wide-array of different people.

Spiritual Gifts, Leadership Pathway, Manuscript Bible Study Skills

My love for Jesus and desire to help others see their identity in Christ and to help them move towards the fullness and joy He has in store for them.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

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

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

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

[E]xperience

In the 5th grade, I was introduced to Jesus and accepted Him as my Savior. My family life was termultuous, and I received little to no discipling after that decision. Yet, I learned to rely and depend on Jesus on my own. During my college years, a friend helped me realize that Jesus wasn’t only my Savior, but to allow him to be the Lord of my life. From that point forward, He has been guiding my life and bringing transformation and new life to broken areas. As a result, He has sparked a desire in me to invite others to know the power of Christ and the hope and healing that he can bring.

InterVarsity- Campus Staff – 3 Years
Village Christian Church – Capital Campaign, Database, Assimilation Planning, Bible Study, Scripture Memory
Grace Bible – Children’s Ministry Lead K-2
Northwoods Community Church – Women’s Small Group Leader & Bible Study Leader
Forrest Methodist – High School Ministry Leaders
Grace Presbyterian – Evangelism Explosion, Women’s Bible Study Leader

The first time I shared the gospel with a friend and she made a decision to follow Jesus and I witnessed the life change that came afterwards.

When my Pastor invested his time in me by helping me identify my spiritual gifts and helped me develop and deploy them.

When I experienced the peace and presence of Christ in the midst of tragedy.

When my brother committed suicide, it was very chaotic and tumultuous season that I walked through hand-in-hand with Jesus and He filled me with hope, brought healing and multiplied my faith.

Growing up in verbally and physically abusive home, I have and continue to discover God’s redeeming power and His plan to use this in my life and in others.

As a result of living in a broken family we moved around a lot, so I never really experienced community. I was always the new kid, so I have a tendency to gravitate towards those who aren’t connected, in the hopes of helping them established community.

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 teach and help others grow in their spiritual development

4. To regularly seek opportunities to share the gospel with individuals or groups.

5. To create a healthy, multiplying community of faith.