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

Thank you Lori Allen 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):

84%

75%

90%

75%

71%

78%

71%

75%

78%

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 an impactful ability to edify and inspire others. After which I am fulfilled/inspired myself, I don’t feel drained or depleted. Encouraging others blesses me.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have the Spirit-given capacity and desire to serve God by organizing, administering and developing policies and procedures. I love taking a problem and finding/creating a solution.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God-given talent to look through and see the depth of a person/speak to their concerns, gifts, talents.

[H]eart

1. Helping others to see their full potential.

2. Sing

3. Mentor young women

Young ladies 15 – 21

That the church is viable, relevant for the next generation.

Homelessness
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Outreach Coordinator

Office/Customer Service Management, Board Member Non Profit, Project Management

Administration, Teaching, Encouraging, Counseling

Ministerial Ethics, Serving/Hospitality, Ministers in Training

I am a altruist

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

High Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

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 grew up in the baptist church, my grandmother was the Superintendent of Sunday School, my mother was an Usher and my Dad was is an Elder at his church. I was baptised at the age of 10. I slowly drifted away from Christ and the church beginning in 1984, I never stopped believing in God. I just wasn’t connected to Him for 15 years! I remember reaching a low point in my life. I asked God, “Why have you forsaken me? I heard the Lord clear as day, “Why have you forsaken Me?” I fell to my knees and repented. I got saved in 1999, baptized again and recommitted my life to Christ.

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Lithonia, GA
20 years in service
One of the Executive Assistant to Bishop Eddie L. Long responsibility included Special Guests (Pastors, etc) / Artist, Liaison for Faith Academy and Special Projects
Project Manager Outreach
Assistant Director /Director of Singles Ministry
Mentor to Ministers in Training
Elder
Taught Ministerial Ethics Classes
Choir Member
Visitation and Bereavement

Salem Baptist Church, Omaha, NE.
Choir and taught Vacation Bible School

My family! I grew up in a loving, nurturing home. My Mother taught me how to be a Lady, a mother, a wife, a friend by her example, she practiced what she preached. My Dad is amazing, all of my first cousins were boys for the first 10 years of my life & of course they didn’t want the “girl” playing with them. So, my Dad taught me how to play every sport, climb a tree, fight /box (lol). He told me “You can do what the boys do, but you can do it better!” Even though “the boys” picked on me. They wouldn’t let anybody else do it. They are extremely protective of me to this day. We are a close knit family and I am grateful.

I was 17 years old just graduated from High School I was in the car with my friend Marjorie and Stacy pulled up they both received cars for graduation. And decided to race!! We were ok until Majorie decided to turned the corner, we turned the corner on 2 wheels and were head straight for a light pole at over 80 mph. I screamed “Jesus” instantaneously the car leveled off and stopped right before we hit the pole! Praise God!!

Working side by side with Bishop Eddie L. Long, I grew leaps and bounds spiritually from this General of the Kingdom of God. He taught me the Word of God, how to live a life for Christ, the demonstrated power of God, to name a few. My life has be changed forever because of the ministry.

First time that I was introduced to drugs, and being a “social user”without the Lord keeping me safe, protected and taking the people away from me that intended to do me harm. Even though I didn’t become a drug addict it gave me compassion for those who are.

March 1, 2005 when my son at the age of 16 found his Dad dead in hallway our home. My son became fatherless and I become a widow after 22 years of marriage. My whole world was turned upside down…But God! I have great empathy for any woman that becomes a widow, and for her 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. Open Homeless Shelters for Women and Children across the world

4. Open Free “5 Star” Assisted Living / Nursing Home

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