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

Thank you Karen Turner 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):

53%

78%

62%

71%

75%

53%

65%

81%

71%

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:
Having the attitude of service and serving others that cannot give back is helping the least of these and therefore serving Christ.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The Bible commands us to tell others about Christ. Most people will not come to a saving knowledge of Christ unless someone shares the Gospel with them and plants the seed.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God is merciful and has shown me mercy more times than I can acknowledge, therefore I should show mercy to others.

[H]eart

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3rd – 6th graders and I enjoy cooking/support for youth groups. I also enjoy senior adults.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship

[A]bilities

I have worked for the Department of Agriculture/Farm Service Agency for 27 years in Reynolds, Stoddard and Cape counties.

I play piano.

I have taught 5th-7th grades in Sunday School.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I was raised in FBC Ellington. At 11 years of age during VBS I went through the motions of accepting Christ by going forward and being baptized. As time when on I doubted my salvation and realized I didn’t make a commitment and God was dealing with my heart. As a young adult and active in church I began reading Ephesians 2:8-9 “You are saved by grace through faith”. Salvation is simple and I was making it complicated. In the middle of the night in April 1983, I confessed my sin, ask Christ to forgive me and come into my heart. I simply put my faith in Him. I was later baptized again. I have peace in my heart of knowing Christ as my Savior.

FBC Ellington MO- church pianist 16 yrs, nursery worker, taught youth Sunday School 5 yrs.
FBC Kearney MO – church pianist and taught Team Kids 1st-6th grade girls 5 yrs.
FBC West Plains MO – substitute church pianist and taught 7th grade girls 2 yrs.
New Salem Baptist – Marble Hill MO- church pianist and taught 4th grade 2 yrs.
Delta FBC-Delta MO church pianist, taught preschool Sunday School – 12 yrs.
Millersville FBC – Millersville MO church pianist substitute, taught 5-6th grade SS – 1 yr.
Church of Rescued & Redeemed Cape MO worked in children’s church/youth group – 2 yrs

I know what it’s like to doubt salvation and to realize it’s putting faith in God and his word. Because of this, I have been able to talk with teens who were not sure of their salvation.

Music/choir, I love worshiping God because of who He is!

In working with kids of all ages, I understand that the window of time is short for them to learn, understand and trust God before they are adults.

Change. I do not like to move to a new area or a new church. I lived in my home town until I was 33. But, moving and attending church where I do not know others has made me conscious of visitors when they come to church. I try to put myself in their shoes and make them feel welcomed.

Parents with grown children who have turned away from God.

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. For our grown daughters to return to Christ.

4. Volunteer with a faith-based crisis pregnancy center

5. Play a keyboard by ear. (no music)