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

Thank you Angela Donohue 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:

40%

28%

46%

25%

18%

25%

28%

59%

25%

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 have worked with the the public most of my life and have become a good listener. i can often reason with a person to diffuse a potentially volatile situation.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m not sure about this trait other than to say l can share how Jesus has worked in my life

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
i take joy in being able to encourage others to try and do their best. l almost always see the cup as half full as opposed to half empty.

[H]eart

1. I love to do crafting of almost any kind.

2. I love to read

3. l love to work with a group doing something great to help others in need or just to have fun.

i love working with children, because they are honest and open. l also love being part of a team effort to make good things happen for others.

I am almost done with a Bible study class and wish I understood more.

Drug abuse/recovery
Compulsive behavior
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I am currently retired, but I was in the School Transportation industry for 34 years.

I was a Girl Scout leader, I also lead the Girl Scout leaders group for several years. In transportation, l did drive a school bus for many years, but then went into the office as a dispatcher, and dealt with Administrators, and parents alike. i was very successful in this capacity.

I can lead a group as long as I’m knowledgeable in the subject matter. I can do many crafts well.

How to be an effective bus driver. I had a certification as an SBDI, School Bus Driving Instructor. That did NOT mean teaching to drive a bus, but rather how to deal with children and their parents.

my ability to connect with people. I feel i can make a person feel comfortable with me, and then if they are comfortable enough i can help them.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

I was born and raised as a Catholic, but fell away from the Church until I came to the Church l am currently a member of

no ministry

Becoming a Mother was the biggest impact on my life.

Becoming a Grandparent was the second biggest wonder in my life.

Loving my Father and then losing him had an immeasurable impact on my life.

Having a very difficult relationship with my Mother, has made me the Mother l am today.

Being overweight all of my life and knowing first hand the daily struggle people go through, has made me more sensitive.

Wishing l had more than what l do have. I suppose being jealous of others and their good fortunes.

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. I would volunteer to help in my Church in any way I was asked.

4. I would love to help plan events that would bring Church members together more frequently.

5. l would love to work with children in any way necessary to make them see me as a go to person for friendship or help.