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

Thank you Josh 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:

90%

68%

71%

71%

56%

78%

78%

50%

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:
I would call it leadership. I can see where we should be headed, the next steps to get there and then motivate, equip and organize others to start moving that direction.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I teach or preach several times a week. I love to study and be able to communicate what I am learning to those around him in a way that helps them.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
People often ask me for advice. I enjoy being able to encourage and counsel others weather it is in a one on one basis or a decision making setting within an organization.

[H]eart

1. I love learning. Weather its studying, worshiping, listening to teaching, a new experience or something else. I love to learn for personal growth which in the end overflows to others.

2. I love growth. Seeing individuals and organization overcome limitations, extender their vision, be equipped and motivated to advance. By contrast I hate situations that are stagnant, resisten to change and settled down. I think we can always make it better and I love it when we do.

3. I love people. Family, friends, and strangers. I love getting to know people and doing life together. I get a kick out of seeing them sucede.

Generally… 20-30 somethings, non legalistic, people who want to make things better. I love pushing on passionate people and helping the stagnant dream again.

Leadership… when the leader grows everyone wins. The direction and aproach the church is taking. Equipping and supporting the Next Gen. Reaching those far from Christ.

Marriage/family issues
Educational
Other – Discipleship

[A]bilities

Missionary / Pastor.

Waiter, Life Guard, Construction worker… volunteering in worship and childrens ministries.

I can speak fluent English and Spanish. I have great reading and verbal comprehension and the ability to communicate. I am somewhat administrative. Effective at organizing and building teams. Perseverant / stubborn. Hard working. Stable. Visionary.

The Bible, Health, Personal Growth, Missions, Youth Topics, Finances, Family and others.

The ability to build teams to the point I can replace myself.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

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

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

[E]xperience

After different experiences growing up I was convinced largely through my parents testimony that Jesus was it. By age 16 I took it upon myself to make this faith my own, I asked a lot of questions, read a lot and prayed like crazy. Though I did not physically meet Christ I can say I certainly got to know him in a way that inspires my to spend the resto of my life following Him and trying to be like Him.

Esperanza Viva: Audio, Mejor Regalo (Kids Outreach Program), translation. Puebla Mex. 2 Years.

Morningstar School of Ministry: Student, volunteer, missions trips.
Charlotte, Nc. 2 Years

La Viña: Administrative assistent and latter Director.
Puebla, Mx. 6 Years.
Iglesia Naciones: Youth, Worship, Childrens and assosiate pastor.
Puebla, Mx. 8 years.
Living Hope Family: Board of Directors and Leadership Team.
Puebla Mx. 5 Years & West Bend, WI. 2 Years.

Growing up in Mexico in a bi cultural environment.

I have amazing parents.

The opportunity to serve, lead and teaching within the Living Hope Ministry Family.

Some rejection issues opened the door for a lot of insecurity in my life. This led to becoming overly introverted which in turn led me to miss out on a lot of friendships and learning experiences. Having often been the underdog I think I can see and cheer on overlooked potential.

I learned earlier than I would have like about the many faults of the church and its members… initially this created a very cynical spirit in me. Now I love to help others cynics see the beauty withing the dysfunctional family of God.

Conflict with others in ministry. I believe it has given me a perspective that there are always at least two sides to every story and has led me to be willing to really hear out people with perspectives different than mine.

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 build and lead a healthy and attractive church. Full of passionate people that actually loved each other adn were mision minded. A churhc were every member discovered their unique purpose and were actively engaged in pursuing it… a church that could change the world.

4. I would read, write and pray every day for the rest of my life. And finish a Masters Degree.

5. I would take what we had accomplished in our local church and use it to equip, support, and raise up church leaders around the world.