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

Thank you Mary Ann Brinkman 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:

Administration

78%

Evangelism

71%

Exhortation/Encouragement

31%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

46%

Prophecy

59%

Pastoring/Shepherding

68%

Serving

71%

Teaching

78%

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, Administration (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I can use my organizational strengths to carry out task. I able goal oriented, which drives me to accomplish task.

#2 Gift, Giving (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that everything I own is a gift from God. I believe that God’s work gets accomplished through giving.

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that I can explain Biblical truths to children in a way that makes it easy to understand. I love to learn and share knowledge with others to equip them to teach. I like to present things in a systematic way that makes it easy to understand.

[H]eart

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

1. Organizing and planning

2. Helping others

3. Personal Bible studying

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

All ages, But working with children is my strength.

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

Developing children’s ministry;
discipling others;
Stewardship-money and time

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

Marriage/family issues
Spiritual laziness
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

children’s minister

Other jobs I have experience in:

teaching

Special talents/skills that I have:

organizing
planning

I have taught a class or seminar on:

various educational techniques

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My willingness to serve

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

1. 4 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	1 Good Listener	4 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
33 Total	23 Total	27 Total	36 Total

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

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I became a Christian at the age of 9 at a GA camp.

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

FBC Arkadelphia- Children’s

Pine Bluff- Care group leader

FBC Van Buren- Children’s dept. GA leader, Awana leader

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

Being raised in a strong Family environment

Christian Friends who kept me accountable

Becoming a parent

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:

My divorce

Taking care of my parents in their illnesses and through their deaths

Dealing with a “wayward” child

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. Developing the children’s ministry

4. being involved with projects that make a difference for eternity