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

Thank you Karyn O. 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

31%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

56%

Giving

46%

Mercy Showing

62%

Prophecy

25%

Pastoring/Shepherding

31%

Serving

28%

Teaching

50%

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, Mercy Showing (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel for people in pain. I want things to be better for them, to feel God’s love.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy sharing scripture or words of kindness to encourage people to move forward with their dreams.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (50%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like studying the word. It strengthens my faith and it emboldens me to share my faith with others.

[H]eart

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

1. Helping people with developmental disabilities.

2. Taking photographs

3. Journal, write about life experiences.

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

Creative but organized people my age or older.

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

working with people with disabilities.

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

At-risk children
Health/fitness
Disabilities
Other – Greeting

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

public relations

Other jobs I have experience in:

TV reporting, retail

Special talents/skills that I have:

photography, scrapbooking, biking

I have taught a class or seminar on:

the Bible to children (BSF)

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

kindness and making people feel welcome.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
27 Total	32 Total	33 Total	27 Total

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

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

A romantic relationship ended. Needed to feel real love. Cried out to the Lord. He answered.

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

Greeter

children’s Bible teacher

food pantry

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

TV news journalist allowed me to meet a lot of people from different walks of life – the impoverished and wealthy.

Completed Chicago Triathlon. It satisfied a goal to raise money for a charitable organization and got me in shape!

Family vacations. I saw a lot of the U.S. with a loving family.

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:

Big breakups with boyfriends. Gives me compassion for single women. Compels me to share the greatest love of all to a world looking for love in all the wrong places and feeling unloved, ugly or unworthy as a woman without a man.

My father developing dementia. It through my family into a tailspin, but in the end grew us closer together.

My mom needing more help physically. Elder care has been taxing on our relationship but God has brought light into the situation and I’ve seen Mom and my brother grow closer to Christ.

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. making a documentary about the value of a person with Down syndrome.

4. write a picture book about lessons learned from a dog, and one that elevates the value of a person with Down syndrome.

5. Take photos and scrapbook on life experiences.