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

Thank you Kat Conley 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):

40%

84%

84%

75%

81%

65%

62%

43%

78%

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 study my Bible daily and try to analyze how it relates to myself and others I have frequent contact with. I can interpret the language into present day terminology and give examples from daily life to demonstrate a concept.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I make a daily effort to reach out to someone who God lays on my heart that may be in need of a positive nudge to remain focused on Christ or if they are not currently a believer, then a nudge for positive outlook to bring hope to their day.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I chose a career that brings me in contact with the sick and downtrodden in a personal way and allows me an opportunity to serve all those I encounter.

[H]eart

1. Listening to, dancing and singing to music

2. being with family (whether or not they are biologically related)

3. reading about and experiencing other places with different cultures

Those who willing share joy and sorrows with honest emotions . all ages

hurting and lonely ( mental health?) folks who just need fellowship to ease their burdens

Marriage/family issues
Divorce
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

occupational therapist

nutrition, exercise and wellness, massage

sewing

youth bible studies on purity, job keeping skills, stress management, sleep hygiene, budgeting,sewing/crafting

flexibility

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

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

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

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

[E]xperience

I am a preacher’s kid… although I did not just inherit my faith , I have delved deeper into discipleship than my parents by being a life long learner. I continue to look for answers to how we can walk, talk, and act more like Jesus. I had an awakening in middle school from a willing oung seminary student who volunteered to take over the “bad” class of middle school youth.After a foot washing ceremony to demonstrate that he was willing to be a servant to our class , I knew the Holy spirit was in our presence as we finally saw discipleship not authoritarian mandates as the true meaning of being a Christian.

Richmond District Youth Council, 4 years , District Youth retreats representing Welbourne UMC Richmond Va; Vacation Bible school, Christmas and Easter productions, youth leader for XKC ( Extreme Kids for Christ 5-8 graders) Huddle bible study group, 4 years at Laurel Weslyan Church Laurel, DE ; building construction team /council Gethsemene UMC Seaford , DE 1 year

receiving Christian counseling after separation/ divorce to lead me to find the good and God’s purpose for not being unequally yoked and learning improved boundaries

attending Mission of Hope Haiti with Youth and seeing the need for my limited (but helpful) French language skills and the health care needs of the people that I have sooo much experience in

attending spiritual conferences from days of RDYC annual weekends and week long summer discipleship conferences and going to Women of Faith gatherings or Christian music concerts

filing protection from abuse orders with the family court systems

obtaining mental services for my daughters

attending families anonymous activities

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. return to Haiti for a longer mission in their clinic (4-6 weeks as often as I could)

4. find an equally yoked marriage partner who places God first and has the capacity to be a spiritual head of a household

5. become a respite foster care provider for medically needy small children through UMFS