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

Thank you Maureen Sharp 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):

81%

87%

81%

71%

81%

81%

75%

84%

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:
From my early years, I would be the teacher when my brother and I played. As years went on, I tutored children and knew then I wanted to be a teacher and pursued the vocation. I was a teacher for 43 years and “felt God’s pleasure” during that time.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Having a small group for 11 years before coming to Murrells Inlet, I always wanted to share my beginnings. I have a unique story to tell. I was adopted at the age of 5 from Greece to Greek-American parents in America. God has been my Father throughout my life and His Plan for my life has been, is, and will be miraculous. I want the whole world to know the Love Christ has for all who believe on his Name.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Serving is my passion in whatever form it takes. When serving others I ask the person what their vision is for the task at hand so I can truly serve effectively. We have oneness in accomplishing the task.

[H]eart

1. Study the Word and the Biblical background of the Holy Land. Knowing the Jewish culture now and in the past is fascinating and gives insight to what I believe.

2. I love to cook and discover new recipes and share cooking info to new cooks. I make dinners for people who are ill. At church, I was in charge of feeding the guest Christian artists performing there,

3. i love to do stained glass and craft projects, gardening, and having lunch with people I would like to know better.

Having our small groups is so rewarding because our groups have been all ages and all type of people.

Small groups because we learn the Word in a small setting. People don’t tend to fall through the cracks in a small group.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I am retired as a teacher in elementary education. I have been very active in church ministries in the past and plan to be at FBCMI.

Assisted a director at my former church with the production of living Christmas Trees. In charge of the people in the Biblical segment of the church production with lines and placement on stage.

My mother would tell me that I have the gift of decrement. I am always asking the Lord to give me wisdom and favor.

Math objectives; I was a Math Facilitator at my school. For 8 years I was a Title I math coach, too.

Encouraging people of all ages and having them see their God-given talents and giftings.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

In high school, I had a meeting with a person who had given his life to Christ and I wanted that. That night I turned my life to Jesus.

Belin United Methodist Church Murrells Inlet, SC server for breakfast group
gardening group, Blessing of the Inlet-Charity chairman, Small group coordinator with my husband, Jim.
Grace Brethren Church, Columbus, Ohio volunteered in the cafe and bookstore, choir

Christ Community Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, puppet ministry, choir

Small groups

working in the bookstore and cafe

Living Christmas Tree productions every Christmas from 1988-2016

My experience in being adopted that could have been a negative to some people, but definitely helped me to understand others and their walk in life.

In third grade, our family moved from Portsmouth, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio. I didn’ like it because I missed my family (grandparents, cousins, aunts, etc.) The experience really gave me an understanding of a new person in a new place. That’s why I would make my new students welcome because I had gone through the same thing.

My husband’s company transferred to another city two hours away from family. I used that experience again to see God’s Plan for us and we grew so much in those 29 years in Columbus.

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. Being involved with childrens’ orphanages.

4. Being involved with right to life ministry

5. Start small groups at church