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

Thank you Lauren Kim 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):

31%

53%

56%

46%

43%

59%

62%

46%

65%

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 was a part of a Bible Storying group where we read and discussed a bible story each week and then shared the story to someone before the next meeting. This method of learning the Bible gave me the confidence to share the gospel each week to my family/friends. I learned a lot about God’s many different characteristics through these Bible storying meetings and have developed a more personal relationship with Christ. I want to be able to share that with others so that they can have a personal relationship with God too.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I was disciplined by an older sister in Christ last year and got to experience the fruits of discipleship. I want to also disciple to the younger sisters and be someone that helps and encourages them through life and in their walk with Christ.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am not sure how I have this gift…. or what it looks like/means entirely.

[H]eart

1. I love building relationships with people on a spiritual level whether they are younger, older, or my age. I want to be an older sister to someone and a younger sister to someone. I want to be a friend for someone.

2. I love spending quality time with my family and creating unforgettable moments.

3. I love being around fellow followers of Christ (at church, retreats, worship) and worshipping and praising God with them.

I love working with younger girls especially high school because I feel like I can mentor them and share my insights to them. I want to encourage and lift younger girls up, and point them towards Christ. I want to be an older sister to them.

Division within the body of Christ. Exclusion instead of inclusion. The focus is no longer on God but on man.

Spiritual laziness
At-risk children
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

Full time college student

Front desk administration, dining/ cashier, babysitting, teaching/ tutoring

Observant, sensitive to people’s emotions, nonjudgmental when talking with someone and making them comfortable, honest, down to earth, starting/initiating a conversation with a newcomer

I have taught bible study on the New Testament Gospels.

Being genuine/authentic to others rather than fake.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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 grew up going to church every Sunday ever since I can remember. During my sixth grade summer retreat, I experienced and witnessed many things from seeing people worship and praise without any reserve to hearing people speak in tongues to praying for hours to God and for others. I felt God’s powerful presence and witnessed what His love can do to us. I left my first youth retreat in amazement of God and wanting to know more. Then on my first mission trip, I went to the Dominican Republic and witnessed a church body like no other. The church we served was like family. Everyone knew everyone and took care of one another like their own. Through this mission trip, my understanding of the Church was redefined, and I was filled with love and joy to go back to my home church and create a body like that of DR. I had a strong desire to serve my youth group and be more involved. I joined praise team and made announcements on Sunday mornings even though I hated public speaking because I wasn’t doing this for myself and my reputation. I wanted to please God.

Binnerri Youth Group: Praise Team, Welcoming Team, Offering, Organizing/ decorating for events

VBS Leader for elementary, Bible Study Teacher for middle school (7th, 8th), Small group leader for middle school girls

Agape Christian Fellowship(ACF) @ William and Mary: Prayer Ministry

I have developed a desire to reach out to those who feel left out. I feel passionate about inclusion and unity within the church body.

As a small group leader, I felt humbled and amazed by how God can use you for His kingdom even if you don’t know much about the Bible or feel incompetent in other areas.

Prayer Ministry and just being a part of ACF has stretched me read the Bible consistently and my prayer life has changed as well. I pray and read the Bible a lot more compared to when I entered college.

Feeling left out at church and the feeling of loneliness has lit a fire in me to reach out to those in the periphery.

Losing my best friend and having to cope and process the reality of no longer having this connection in my life made me doubt my worth and lowered my confidence. I had a lot of anger, bitterness, frustration in me towards that person. However, this experience has made me grow and learn about forgiveness and letting go of anger/ bitterness/ resentment. The very first sermon I heard from the Porch convicted me to seek forgiveness in my relationship. I still remember the pastor saying, “You can’t have a vertical relationship with God if your horizontal relationships are damaged/strained.”

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. Starting a Bible Storying group at my church to help people know God deeper and equip them to evangelize to nonbelievers.

4. To mentor/ disciple a younger sister in youth group/ college; or lead a small group

5. Meet Suchart and Emiline (my Compassion children) and be able to pray for them in-person