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

Thank you Ann Runsten 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:

59%

65%

75%

65%

71%

53%

59%

68%

71%

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 encourage my inner-city students, reminding them that they are loved and lovable, capable of growing and learning.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God created everyone and has a good plan for everyone, but many do not yet know this truth and are lost and suffering. I’d like everyone to come to know and experience Him. Sometimes experiencing Him is just meeting others’ basic needs like by giving a granola bar to a hungry student or by having a heart-to-heart about what happened rather than filling out a referral form.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I teach in a public school, but I do try to include godly teaching in my teaching. We are to love everyone; I say this, do my best to model this, and share tales from other cultures so students experience the value of people from other cultures. Most recently, I teach English Language Development, sometimes to Muslim students; my students know I’m Christian and know that I’m kind to all even though I have a different faith.

[H]eart

1. Helping others to grow–spiritually, emotionally, intellectually.

2. Supporting others–seeing gaps and filling them in.

3. Seeing others see their own growth.

People. Teens, moms, young adults.

Missions, reaching the lost, counseling.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Teaching

Administration, Non-Profit Start Up (After School Homework Club), Counseling, Grant Writing, Wife, Mom, Step-Mom

Written communication, communication, connecting others (serving as a bridge), outside-the-box, servant leadership

I’ve facilitated pre-fab Bible studies–Alpha and Beth Moore.

Believing in others’ ability to grow and change for the better–hopeful encouragement with support.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Solo

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

My joyful neighbor, Deanna, invited me to Bible study at her home; I wanted whatever she had to offer. At the time, my marriage was in shambles and my life was falling apart. She brought hope, light, and truth into my life.

The Gathering, Sacramento, CA–women’s Bible study leader (2008-2010), out reach program developer (after school homework club in low-income apartment complexes) (2008-2011; ministry continued as a non-profit until 2017)

Bridgeway Christian Church, Rocklin, CA 2011?, Kids Ministry helper, 2’s

Encina Preparatory 6-12 High School, mission field, 2013-present, loving on at-risk youth, Young Life (2014-2016)

divorce and subsequent Christian counseling

Western Seminary–Marital Family Therapy degree

Hands and Feet–red carpet ride with Jesus, non-profit homework club

divorce

single parenting

step-parenting

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. at-risk youth: my Advocacy (homeroom kids) at Encina, other kids at Encina

4. single moms

5. step-families