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

Thank you Lane Swope 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

56%

Evangelism

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

68%

Mercy Showing

75%

Prophecy

59%

Pastoring/Shepherding

65%

Serving

75%

Teaching

71%

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 (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. To be able to bring others too out of the darkness and into the light.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am empathetic/sympathetic for others.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am no better than anyone. We all fall short of the glory of God.

[H]eart

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

1. To love God and love his people.

2. To sing and play guitar.

3. To connect/open up with others and spend time with them.

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

Guys like me who may have struggled with the same things throughout life. (Young teen/adult men)

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

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Marriage/family issues
Poverty/hunger
Health/fitness
Other – Addictions

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Currently have a job as a direct support professional. Taking care of individuals with IDD.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Cooking, moving

Special talents/skills that I have:

Sing/play guitar

I have taught a class or seminar on:

N/A

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Truly listening to someone.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	4 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
22 Total	29 Total	41 Total	28 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 saved at a christian event in Pittsburgh at a young age. Fell away over the years and after some major stuff went down in my life (hitting my all time low) I was brought back to Christ and got baptized.

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

I served on the production team at Elevation in Winston Salem NC for 1-2 years.

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

Being baptized.

Small groups/bible study with one of my church elders

My sister/brother in law being there for me and bringing me back to christ after I went through a lot.

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:

Losing my Ex fiancé. I now realize it was not meant to be and for the best.

Physically fighting my dad and not talking to my parents for 2 years.

Struggling with addiction. Lustful desires of the flesh. Sexual immorality.

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. Making music to give glory to God.

4. To see my family/friends/community be genuinely content/happy

5. To do the things we love for a living