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

Thank you Lynn Whittaker 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

53%

Evangelism

56%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

62%

Mercy Showing

65%

Prophecy

53%

Pastoring/Shepherding

59%

Serving

65%

Teaching

56%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel empathy for those who are struggling with problems in their lives. I try to help them if I have had to walk down their path at some time in my life.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
As Christians we are to show Mercy to others.

#3 Gift, Serving (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God asks all Christians to serve his word and to share his word to those who have never heard it.

[H]eart

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

1. I love studying the Bible with others in our Bible Studies, to hear others share their ideas of what they believe the scripture is saying. It feels good to be with other believers.

2. I love spending time with my husband, daughters and grandchildren.

3. I thoroughly enjoy spending time with friends….and sometimes vacationing with them.

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

I love spending time with small children . I have also found I really enjoy college age adults.

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

I have been involved with the Missions Committee at church for sometime. I try to help support Missionaries as much as possible.
I also want to start a women’s support group for dealing with elderly parents.

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

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Housewife/Grandmother

Other jobs I have experience in:

Preschool Teacher
Secretary

Special talents/skills that I have:

Social networking.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Listening to people and trying to help them resolve their problems.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
21 Total	34 Total	38 Total	26 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

I was born to a wonderful Christian family who raised me to put God first.
When I was 13 I accepted Christ as my Lotd and Savior and was baptized.

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

Hazelwood Christian Church
Clayton, IN

Plainfield Christian Church
Plainfield, IN

Chapel Rock Christian Church
Indianapolis, IN

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

Raising my two daughters to become fine Christian women.

My husband accepting the Lord as his Savior.

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:

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 listen to young adults who maybe don’t have supportive parents and try to help them follow Christ.

4. Help people find answers in dealing with struggling senior citizens.