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

Thank you Leila 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

50%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

43%

Mercy Showing

62%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

46%

Serving

81%

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, Serving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
When physically/situationally able, I am eager to jump in and help.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My heart hurts for those in struggle, and I am willing to give any time I can to encourage them and let them know they’re not alone.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Same as above.

[H]eart

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

1. Be with my family.

2. Be with believers.

3. Connect with cancer moms.

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

Peers.

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

Concern: Judgmental and critical spirit I see in so many believers in this country’s time of political and pandemic unrest. Such a poor representation of the truth to so many watching, and unbelieving eyes.

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

Marriage/family issues
At-risk children
Other – cancer moms

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Other jobs I have experience in:

teacher
school librarian
book seller

Special talents/skills that I have:

willing spirit

I have taught a class or seminar on:

all things elementary school, library,

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

loving

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
25 Total	29 Total	41 Total	25 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

Watched my grandmother’s faith while she was in hospice, and couldn’t connect how that brought her peace when it didn’t help me–caused me to question what my faith really was. Got involved in bible study as a college freshman and it finally “clicked” and I realized why Jesus’ death had personal relevance for me.

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

Nittany Christian School, State College PA, Middle school teacher and supervisor, 2000-2005

Ladies’ Ministry Team
Nursery worker, cleaning crew, etc, etc…
Campus Bible Fellowship (for Penn State) advisory board member and student leader
Faith Baptist Church, State College PA, 1999-2006

1 year Crossroads Christian Academy-middle school teacher
Life Group/Small Group couples leader, 2011-ish-2018
Ladies Bible Study leader 2020/2021 (via Zoom)
Children’s Teacher for mid-week program, Registration/Greeting/Check in for Children’s Ministry programs, VBS volunteer on and off between 2010 and 2018
South Ridge Community Church, Clinton NJ

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

Solid teaching in multiple churches over the years

Leadership and fellowship in Community Bible Study–mentoring from older women who I got to serve with

Having a family

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:

Husband’s cancer diagnosis

Daughter’s cancer diagnosis

Grandmother’s death

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. Get a Ph.D. or social work degree and use it to serve families

4. Be a writer and speaker to encourage others

5. Some sort of foundation to support pediatric cancer families