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

Thank you Mark Dalla Costa 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

90%

Evangelism

93%

Exhortation/Encouragement

93%

Giving

96%

Mercy Showing

93%

Prophecy

93%

Pastoring/Shepherding

84%

Serving

75%

Teaching

93%

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, Giving (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My first thought on earning any money is to give at least 10% to the church

#2 Gift, Evangelism (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am not afraid to speak out about my beliefs

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I often attract those needing encouragement

[H]eart

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

1. helping new Christians

2. helping others achieve improvement/promotion and the like

3. seeing the results of my teaching/encouragement

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

immature Christians who are adult

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

teaching, affecting improvements especially when it comes to the efficiency of a practice

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Poverty/hunger
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

teaching/training, business process reengineering, financial management, clerical and administrative, safety, personnel disciplines

Special talents/skills that I have:

teaching, writing

I have taught a class or seminar on:

leadership, most military skills, training skills, training/course design, public speaking, sales

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

my people skills

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

People Driven

1. 3 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
26 Total	34 Total	34 Total	26 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

following a divorce and radical career change, I was searching for meaning. A friend introduced me to the Bible

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

C3 Tuggerah NSW, Deacon and board member, 2010 – 2014

Leader on youth camps for Prison Fellowship NSW 2008 – 2015

established a bible study group at work in Sydney in a climate of management opposition

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

Receiving my commission as an army officer

Being headhunted by a director of AAPT to take the position of Quality Manager at the head office in Sydney

Being promoted to the position of Bank Manager

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:

being retrenched on 3 occasions due to corporate takeovers

supporting a family on welfare (unemployment) in a difficult job climate

losing all my assets at age 50 and having to start again

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. plant a church

4. complete mission trips

5. establish a house to offer hospitality to those in need