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

Thank you Judi Duncan 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

59%

Evangelism

68%

Exhortation/Encouragement

53%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

53%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

56%

Serving

50%

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, Giving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God has given so much to me.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love teaching and sharing with children the love of God, it is harder with adults as they are so judgmental.

#3 Gift, Teaching (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a heart for teaching, I feel God has gifted me in that aspect. However, in our small group women are not utilized except to cook and read scripture.

[H]eart

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

1. Making quilts for babies both thru Quilt Connection at PV and thru Auxiliary at RGV

2. Sharing my love for crafting, sewing and baking with my grandchildren. Also teaching them about the life and love of Jesus Christ.

3. Getting people together to socialize, study the Word, and share.

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

Children – I have worked in the Awana program, have always loved teaching the crafts at other churches in the VBS program, have taught children with disabilities whose voices are not heard. I have a passion for visiting with the elderly, who have no family to visit them; however, I have not done this lately.

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

Visiting shut-ins, elderly in nursing homes, assisting those who have family with terminal illnesses – like the Tree House at Liberty Hospital. Back pack ministry.
Quilt ministry.

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

Educational
At-risk children
Other – elderly/loneliness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired teacher both art and special needs children

Other jobs I have experience in:

sewing, sales

Special talents/skills that I have:

sewing, crafts, teaching art classes

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Brain compatible teaching practices – to teachers
Numerous strategies to children who struggle with learning
Art classes to both children and adult ed.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

A desire to see all people treated fairly as God would see them, whether they are children or adults who struggle.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 People/Project Driven

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 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. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
36 Total	35 Total	31 Total	18 Total

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

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 Christian home with very strict/spiritual grandparent and parents who were very influential in my life. I attended SS and church activities all my life and decided at age 10 to give my life to Christ and be baptized. I was active in many youth ministries both in our church and community and attended/graduated from a Baptist college.

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

church choirs in varies communities in Iowa

VBS teacher and leader in Des Moines, Centerville and Cedar Rapids, Iowa all in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

Youth group leader in Centerville, Iowa – First Baptist 1980s and 90s

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

Serving in the AWANA ministry in this church

Helping struggling children learn to become better students, have a love for themselves as a person, and become successful students as they were able to graduate from high school and some even go on to college or other training so they could become successful contributing members of society.

I taught calligraphy classes at a community college and saw how successful people could become with their skills. Also taught teachers in Brain Compatible Teaching Practices so they were better equipped to teach to all children not just the ones who were the smartest, but to ones who learned differently.

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:

Adults who want and need to have control of everything and everyone in certain aspects of their lives. They leave a bad taste in my mouth and it happens right here at PV. To me they are control freaks and put others off by their actions and words. They should not be in leadership rolls.

People who do not have compassion for those who learn differently and are rude or unfair in their judgment of others.

Being taken for granted or judged because of something I have said or done that might be different from what people perceive to be the ‘right’ thing to say or do.

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 have always wanted to go on a Mission Trip – ‘go ye therefore’

4. helping the downtrodden, taking care of children (feeding and caring for them) visiting with the lonely/elderly

5. Make enough baby quilts for every child that is born!