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

Thank you Johnel Amerson 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

46%

Evangelism

31%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

46%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

21%

Serving

53%

Teaching

65%

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 (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I picked my job bc I enjoy this. I am conscious about encouraging my students

#2 Gift, Teaching (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy explaining things to people and watching them make connections

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I realize I’m not perfect. It’s not my responsibility to cast judgement on others. But I will encourage them to be their best selves

[H]eart

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

1. Giving small gifts or doing favors for other people without them knowing it was me. I like watching their reactions

2. Telling people how wonderful they are and giving them concrete reason why I believe it to be true.

3. Smiling at or complementing others and watching their mood shift

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

I don’t have a strong preference. If I had to pick elderly would be my least favorite. But I still don’t mind

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

I’m not certain yet. We are getting back into going to church more regularly…. we took a year off as a family and spent time reconnecting with god and each other and not just attending church bc it was what was expected of us or doing so to avoid guilt. It was the best thing we could have done for our house.

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational
At-risk children
Health/fitness
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

School psychologist (high school)

Other jobs I have experience in:

I’ve worked at Osu in grad school and was a counselor for minority scholarship recipients… I am in my 13th year working as a school psychologist

Special talents/skills that I have:

I enjoy the arts … I put on a huge black history month program for my school. It’s about 4 months of work.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Implicit bias, diversity, special education/504 info, college transition for children with disabilities

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Making others feel loved

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
33 Total	28 Total	34 Total	25 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, 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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

Never a time in my life when I felt like I didn’t know Jesus. My faith brings me peace and strength

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

Sang in the choir

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

Loving parents and grandparents- thought me that people should know you love Jesus by how you treat others.

Being a wife and parent

Stability – never had to worry about basic necessities – I don’t take this experience for granted

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:

Heartache – I learned that people will let you down sometimes, but that doesn’t define your ability to appreciate life

Death of my grandmother and caring for my grandfather who was a brilliant man who ended up with Alzheimer’s

Failure- I learned you can get knocked down and still start over.

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. I would travel more- when I travel to various places it reminds me how big God is

4. I would sing more

5. I would help people find and use their gifts