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

Thank you Kate Brier 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):

62%

0%

62%

62%

71%

25%

9%

84%

18%

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:
I enjoy being helpful. I like helping to make sure things run smoothly and to take on some of the burdens of others so that their lives are easier

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m extremely empathetic (sometime to my own detriment). I want all people to be shown love and to feel included, cared for, and know that they matter

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I LOVE spreadsheets, designing Powerpoint presentations, and any similar computer work. I also have experience leading groups and running meetings

[H]eart

1. I love making lasting memories with my family by having fun traditions, going all-out for holidays/birthdays, and traveling

2. I love planning and decorating for parties/events. Lockdown couldn’t even stop me – I organized a murder mystery party and trivia nights on zoom for my friends and family.

3. I love crafting – especially making T-shirts, birthday decorations, etc. with my Silhouette machine.

I like to work with kids/teens or other moms with young children

We are currently in the process of becoming certified foster parents, so I am very excited about the foster closet ministry at Gateway

Parenting
At-risk children
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Homemaker and President of MOMS Club of McKinney-Central (volunteer position)

I worked for Google writing business descriptions for Google maps, I was an advertising account manager for a tech company, I worked at an after-school kids program, and I have waitressed

I’m very crafty and enjoy designing things, I can relate well to kids

Planning a Disney World vacation

My family

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I was raised Catholic and so I have been a Christian all my life (have also attended an Episcopal church), but I don’t feel that I have a very good foundation in Christianity or a good understanding of the Bible or my faith. I’m really desiring to grow as a Christian and to become more involved in the Church

Sunday School teacher – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in McKinney, TX (2 years)

Becoming a wife

Becoming a mother

Doing a summer study abroad program in Italy

I almost died giving birth to my second child and can no longer have children. This absolutely devastates me, but has given me greater compassion for those who suffer with infertility and/or cannot have children

I have suffered with anxiety and depression most of my life. I had one experience when switching medications where I was completely acting out of character and felt that I couldn’t control my anger or frustration. It made me realize that if switching a medication could impact me so greatly (in such a negative way), that I needed to be much more understanding and compassionate toward people with chemical imbalances or dependencies that alter their behavior.

Someone close to me became addicted to pain medication. This made me much more compassionate toward people with drug-addiction.

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. To become a foster parent

4. To regularly go on trips with my husband to provide dentistry in areas without access to dental care

5. To find a charity(ies) that I really admire and become a regular volunteer