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

Thank you Linda Borror 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):

Administration

59%

Evangelism

71%

Exhortation/Encouragement

62%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

56%

Prophecy

78%

Pastoring/Shepherding

25%

Serving

59%

Teaching

68%

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, Prophecy (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am so aware of when something is awry… my instinct is to immediately correct but I have learned to try to soften my blow

#2 Gift, Evangelism (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am not so good at seeking the opportunity and not even recognizing when I have prayed for it… BUT when I am cognizant … I feel an excitement to share and a joy when I can see it has been received and understood

#3 Gift, Teaching (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am a Registered Nurse by training 40 plus years ago.. but it is so very natural for me to homeschool my two boys, substitute teach when they left home and now at 70 y/o assuming a responsibility to help homeschool my four grands. I always seem to be in a teaching mode…

[H]eart

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

1. teach the Bible to my grandchildren… on Tuesday and Thursday I have my grands… teaching world history from Biblical perspective… OT history, as well as composition, …. I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity that comes for further discussion from their questions.

2. be a very loyal friend…. I have few close friends but to those I love to be available.. both to listen to their highs and lows as well as share my own…. I love praying with them….

3. cook for my family… one son and family live across the yard…. I am always excited for the opportunity to invite all for a meal… whether it is by my plans or if I just know they are busy and the mom could use a break …. I love to cook so it is very easy for me…. I love the table conversation…. and watching the clea up operation giving little hints to the young girls…

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

Young mothers ….

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

Teaching Sunday school to 6th grade and up…. using Answers In Genesis curriculum to help them understand the creation perspective…. and Bible history

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Clerk for rural township

Other jobs I have experience in:

Retired Nurse…. Administrative Assistant in the office of elections for the Kansas Secretary of State

Special talents/skills that I have:

Music… playing piano and a good singing voice

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Bible History

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I am loyal…. committed…. can be counted on to see an assigned task through to its completion.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 4 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	4 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
41 Total	37 Total	26 Total	31 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

Pressured by pastor at 9 years of age… At 21 when working first job and member of college and career group in larger city…. I recognized he true conviction and prompting of the Holy Spirit…. stepped forward made a sincere confession of faith and was baptized a 2nd time because I knew it to be of my own volition this time.

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

Served as missionary as single woman on small boat in the canals of Costa Rica in the early 80’s, then with my husband in Honduras… several years in Haiti … after moving back to the states we continued as missionary support for 28 years

After settling in the states I worked in Nursery and and AWANA in EV Free Church in Colorado Springs for 3 years ….

VBS director, SS teacher, music director in Mountain View Baptist )very small church) in Calhan, CO for 5 years

Moved to hometown of Ellinwood KS and have attended First Baptist for 20 years teaching SS, AWANA for 4 years, and various work with women’s groups.

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

Participating in Bible Study Fellowship in Florida and Colorado…. really solidified familiarity with the Bible …

A retired pastor in EV Free church did a 6 month Sunday School class on the Pentateuch…. it put so very many things in perspective for me and absolutely gave me an appetite to learn more and more

There have been several older women that have been an incredible example. Some I have merely observed, others I have sought out with various issues in my life and learned from their mentoring.

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:

Great loneliness on foreign mission field

Living in Haiti during the Duvalier dictatorship…. observing the injustices perpetrated on millions of people…. and…. remembering how it felt to have my car stopped and a broken coke bottle stuck to my throat while they demanded I empty my pockets and purse…

Devastating treatment by sibling…. squabble over last will and testament of parent

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. An opportunity to really share my life experiences in an effective manner on a larger scale or with lots of one on one

4. Take my entire family to Answers in Genesis creation museum and Ark for a week to be able to take in every detail

5. Purchase an empty building in our little town and have it renovated to provide a Christ based youth center…