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

Thank you La’Toya Young 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):

Administration

40%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

56%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

46%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

53%

Serving

71%

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, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love sharing God’s word with people, and my testimonies.

#2 Gift, Serving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel I have the gift of serving because I love helping and I love giving my service to those who made need it.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love encouraging others to do better or whatever the situation may be I do not mind encouraging my fellow brother or sister.

[H]eart

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

1. I love helping those in need

2. Seeing people grow and give their life to God is amazing to me.

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

I love to work with all ages . But I would rather work with my age group.

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

I love ministries that wants to be the our community.

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I drive buses.

Other jobs I have experience in:

I have experience in caring for people who aren’t well to care for them selves.

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I’ve never taught a class or seminar.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My heart!

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

1. 1 Likes Control	1 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	1 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
26 Total	29 Total	36 Total	13 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 became a Christian at the age of 16. Growing up I always was in church I always new God was real, he was always in my presence my life experiences growing up made grow closer to God.

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

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

Having my brother dad accept me as his child.

Experiencing different lifestyles growing up.

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:

Me not having a father in my life growing up as a child.

Seeing my mom go through her trails and tribulations and not being the mom I needed made me strong and moded me to be so much better .

Being treated bad by family .

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. My career

4. Helping my community