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

Thank you Karen Mahoney 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

37%

Evangelism

71%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

75%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

71%

Serving

81%

Teaching

71%

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, Serving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The Lord has given me a heart to serve. When I am serving where He has called me it is a Joy to serve. Most often I have been called to serve women.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I think the Lord has blessed me with words of affirmation for others and a desire to point people to Him as Savior and Lord.

#3 Gift, Giving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The Lord has blessed us financially and given us a heart for several ministries in the US and Honduras.

[H]eart

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

1. Be with my family

2. I am serving the Lord currently in Community Bible Study. Working with the other women on the “Servants Team” has been a joy and a privilege.

3. Be outside enjoying God’s creation

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

I love to work with other women of all ages.

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

Women’s ministry, hospitality

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Divorce

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Homemaker

Other jobs I have experience in:

Involved in many ministry experiences. All as a volunteer.

Special talents/skills that I have:

Encouragement, hospitality

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have never taught, I have led small groups before.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My empathy

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	3 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	3 Good Listener	4 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
23 Total	20 Total	40 Total	37 Total

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was raised in a religious home, but we did not know Jesus Christ. When I was in College my parents started attending a Christian church and the Lord used my father and several other people to point me to the Lord. It was after we were married and we had made the decision to attend a Christian church that I was prompted by the Holy Spirit and responded to an altar call in October of 1985.

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

First Evangelical Free Church–Wichita, KS (Bible Study small group leader, Encouragement team leader for Pastor’s wife, Women’s Ministry Board,
Head of Hospitality for Women’s functions) From about 2007 (?) to December 2012

Other ministry experiences–led a neighborhood Bible Study for several years, served in various positions in Christian schools our children attended.

Community Bible Study–Hilton Head Island, SC–Core Group Leader (2018-2019), Class Coordinator (2019-2021), Committed for 2021-2022

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

The most impactful has been Bible Study–Bible Study Fellowship, Church Bible Studies, Community Bible Study, Bible Study with groups of friends, Accountability groups with close Christian friends.

Having Children has been an incredible blessing in my life and has impacted me in every way and grown me up in the Lord.

I received Godly counsel over the course of a couple of years.

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:

Struggles in my family of origin and my own family.

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. Model Jesus’ love to our grandchildren

4. Go back to Honduras to serve

5. Ministry to women/families in relational crisis