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

Thank you Joni Schlott 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

71%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

81%

Giving

90%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

78%

Pastoring/Shepherding

87%

Serving

71%

Teaching

78%

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, Evangelism (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to share my light and I love Jesus. I love sharing Jesus with others and get so excited to share and talk about my Faith. I am an open book, and love sharing my testimony.

#2 Gift, Giving (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to give. To give of myself, my gifts, and treasures. I am getting much better at tithing too.

#3 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to feed into others. I love teaching children, and that is part of shepherding. Jesus loves the little children, and so do I.

[H]eart

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

1. My heart beats for the children in my life. All my students at Bethlehem, Journey, and my Daisies!

2. I am a worshipper at heart. I love to worship and praise God. When I’m in worship, it’s like no one else is in the room. Just me and Jesus. I love to sing and dance!

3. My heart beats for the people in my life. My family and friends, parents of the students I work with, and the people in my church and Journey Groups. I also love meeting new people.

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

My students, hands down! Ages 3-5, and my Kindergarten Daisies.

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

Kids Ministry and Student Ministry is what excites me.

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

Marriage/family issues
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am a Preschool Teacher

Other jobs I have experience in:

Fast Food and Retail

Special talents/skills that I have:

Even though I haven’t played for a while, I grew up playing the flute.
I’m a good organizer with notebooks and my classroom.
Floral arranging

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have not

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My Spiritual Gift is Joy
I also have empathy for others

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	4 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
29 Total	32 Total	37 Total	22 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in a strict Lutheran church, but had no personal relationship with Jesus. When I got older I was very lost as a Christian and didn’t know who I was as a daughter of God. I walked away from my faith, so lost and confused. Then I married David and he wasn’t a Christian. We fought a lot after we got married. I did pray, though. And I prayed for us. Then we found Journey. And I was called back home by Jesus and redeemed. I was born again and prayed the sinners prayer, and finally found my personal relationship with Jesus I had always yearned for. David also found Jesus and accepted Him as his personal Savior. We were both water baptized declaring our Faith and living for Jesus, and now we serve at Journey and became core launch team members of Journey Avon. I have grown so much in my walk as a Daughter of God and finally have what I have always wanted with Jesus.

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

Journey Church, Fairview Park and now Avon, Ohio… Kids Ministry….seven years

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

Journey allowed me and helped me to release my inner worshipper

Went to College and received my degree for Early Childhood Education

Married David and have learned perseverance and to never give up through our ups and downs of life together.

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:

I was abused sexually and physically when I was four by a stepfather. I was taken from my loving mother by my father’s mom and placed into foster care. I was neglected and abused verbally and spiritually by my father growing up. And as an adult my father continued to verbally and spiritually abuse me, including verbal sexual abuse to me and inserting that into my marriage with my husband (by my father). I have since been healed and have forgiven these men.

I struggled all my life in school. I almost didn’t graduate high school. Then when I was in college, I continued to struggle. I was diagnosed with several learning and reading disabilites. But I worked hard and overcame, receiving my degree in Early Childhood Education graduating with two honors.

My mother dated a lot, and married and remarried a lot. I didn’t have a stable home life due to these family issues.

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 go on missions trips

4. To serve women and children in need

5. To sing on the Worship Team