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

Thank you Karen Van Dorn 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

34%

Exhortation/Encouragement

50%

Giving

37%

Mercy Showing

40%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

18%

Serving

56%

Teaching

31%

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, Administration (59%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The work I do allows me to be comfortable in this. I feel I have many good administration qualities.

#2 Gift, Serving (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am not sure what the “serving,” portion is referring to, however, I do enjoy serving others.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (50%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I encourage student’s and others daily.

[H]eart

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

1. Make others feel loved.

2. Giving to others both materialistically and helping to fulfill basic needs.

3. Making a small difference in the life of a child.

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

I absolutely love working with children, however, because I do it every day for my work, I would prefer to focus on adults. I also love seniors.

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

There is a lot that excites me about Faith Church. I am looking forward to becoming more involved.

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Poverty/hunger
Other – I’m still thinking on this.

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Administrative Assistant at the middle school

Other jobs I have experience in:

Daycare Director, Speech Language Pathologist Assitant

Special talents/skills that I have:

Verbal and written communication. Cooking, Decorating, Event planning

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Nope

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My ability to show compassion for others.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	2 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
32 Total	43 Total	30 Total	16 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Otter’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I have always had a love for Jesus, even as a young child I was eager to know more, however, it really wasn’t until I was told I was dying of stage 4 kidney cancer did I reach out to get closer to Jesus.

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

I have never felt the desire to become a church member until now.

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

My father was a kind and loving man. He loved me enough for two parents.

The birth of my son.

My lovely granddaughter.

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:

My mother left me and my siblings when I was 5 years old. I was the youngest of 5. My dad took over and raised me.

I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer and told I probably wouldn’t make it more than a year. That was 2/4/2014.

I lost my sister in 2017 to an accidental drug overdose.
I lost my brother in 2018, he went into cardiac arrest and was without oxygen to his brain for more than 20 minutes. He lived another year after the incident but was severely brain damaged.

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. Meet a man who is as passionate about Jesus as I am and grow with him.

4. Go on a missionary trip

5. Sing in a choir 🙂