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

Thank you Laura 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:

75%

71%

65%

56%

56%

65%

71%

62%

84%

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:
People have told me that I cause them to look at things in a different way (or think deeper) and they have learned from the classes or sermons I have led.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am able to see a need and do what figure out what needs to be done, and then do it.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I live a life that is transparent. Others see that I live a life for Christ (a life that is different) and that it matches to what I teach/speak.

[H]eart

1. sing/dance/Zumba (all things music and somewhat energetic)

2. be creative/work with my hands (crafting, refinishing furniture, painting, decorating, creating an atmosphere that is inviting)

3. spending time with family and friends (making memories and sharing laughs)

I love the energy of younger people (teens/young adults); but enjoy working with all people who are encouraging, empowering, and able to think outside of the box.

Creative Worship Arts Ministry, finding creative ways to connect with the community, and sharing in the creating of the vision for the church are things that are exciting to me. Of concern is being sure that the truth is taught well and that it is done in a way that reaches everyone’s level of understanding.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

Connections pastor

computer programming, customer service, insurance, sales, fitness, entrepreneur,

administration, problems solver, service, cook/bake, hospitality

homeschooling, discipleship, parenting, women’s ministry, health & fitness

dedication

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Variety

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

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

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 saved at a young age, but didn’t fully understand how to live a Christian life until I was a young adult. At that point, I began to grow through learning and serving at a new church. After having children, we returned to the church I grew up in and I continued to grow and serve even more. Through a period of deepening my relationship with God, I was called into ministry and have been pursuing His direction and growing deeper over the last several years.

2016-current Mountain View Wesleyan
Connections Pastor-usher/greeter ministries, small group ministries, empowering leaders, preaching, community outreach

2002-2016 Bethany Wesleyan
Leadership in various ministries-childrens, worship, womens, fitness, small group leadership, teaching, youth

1990-2003 Calvary Baptist
Awana Cubbies/TnT Director, nursery coordinator, children’s ministries, other service as needed

renewed relationships

God’s strength in bringing me to victory in life situations

Being able to accomplish fitness goals that I’ve been told would not be possible

Parent’s divorce as a child

Seeing family members making poor choices (against God’s ways) that have impacted themselves and others

Having a poor financial budget

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. plant a church

4. use fitness ministry as a means to reach people for Christ, possibly to have a church service in a gym

5. To be a creative worship arts pastor