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

Thank you Ken Feryus, Jr 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):

50%

59%

68%

87%

81%

31%

34%

84%

43%

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:
As a family, my wife and I tithe to the church and also give monthly to other Christian organizations (ie Samaritans Purse). We feel that God has abundantly blessed us and we should in return help others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I was raised by my father who taught me at an early age that there are more ways to help others besides giving money. Money is not the only thing most people or organizations need. From working in our former church for 10 years and in outside organizations , some people’s TIME is more valuable to them than even their money. In today’s world many people would rather just write you a check and be done with whatever cause you are working toward. Yes, money is needed, but people that are doing the footwork are needed as well. I feel God wants us to help others in any way we can.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I lived a “colorful” life in high school and college. Many times I have looked back at those times and said “I know God has a plan for me (Jeremiah 29:11) because I shouldn’t have made it through some of those times without Him protecting me. With my life, who am I to judge others?

[H]eart

1. Helping my wife daily

2. Thanking God for everything he does for me

3. Helping my family and others anyway I can

I enjoy working with people 18-30, those who are starting life “on there own”. I like to help them with financial planning.

wherever I can fit in.

Financial stewardship
Spiritual laziness
Other – helping people with home chores they can no longer do (example: changing a light bulb)

[A]bilities

Retired

Most recent:
Cornerstone Church (2008-2018) business manager, community pastor, building repair
KW Beverage(1983-2008)accountant, accounting manager, controller, VP-information systems

Listening

Personal finance

Being friendly to others

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Follower

Solo

Routine

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

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

[E]xperience

I was raised in a Methodist church that I attended regularly for the first 47 years of my life. I attended Cornerstone Church(Southern Baptist) from 2004-2018. I accepted Jesus as my personal savior as a teenager and rededicated my life in 2005.

Cornerstone Church , Orangeburg, SC
Business Manager(2008-2014)
Community Pastor(2015-2017)
Custodian(2017-2018)

My father living his life to the he best of his ability to “Be like Jesus”

Putting faith in God to quit my job after 25 years to go “wherever God wanted me to go.” Two weeks later offered business manager at Cornerstone out of the clear blue.

My wife supporting me in my job change.

Battling anxiety and depression.

Getting divorced in 1990.

My older daughter (33 years old) being a drug addict.

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 go a mission trip within the U.S.

4. To volunteer in a program to help the elderly/sick.

5. To start a landscaping service with profits going to support local missions.