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

Thank you Mark Tatum 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:

84%

59%

81%

43%

56%

96%

62%

31%

100%

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:
Not only is teaching in my DNA and has been my vocation for the past 18 years, but this is the one area where I clearly heard God’s voice for my life.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God revealed this to me with my “Life Verse” Ezekiel 33:33 King James Version (KJV). 33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
This came as of late, in my experience in the marketplace and in ministry.

[H]eart

1. Preach the Word of God, in such a way that the hearers are fully edified and encouraged.

2. Teach and/or explain the Word of God in a group setting, while facilitating discussion and tackling difficult questions and subjects.

3. Being a part of the Worship experience, either through exhortation or playing well on an instrument.

I love to work with Millennials through Generation X’ers.

1) Music Ministry
2) Preaching/Teaching ministry
3) Youth Ministry

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

College Professor

Training and facilitation, grade school teaching & administration,

Musician (Alto saxophone, percussion, & keyboards)

Parenting workshops, public speaking, youth motivational, effective communication.

Teaching

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

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 baptized at 6 years old. Upon entering my teen years, I went my own way for a while. When my older brother (my best friend) went off to college, I fell into depression. When I was sitting in my room I read a Gospel track that someone had given me earlier that day. When I re-read the Gospel of salvation, it was shocking to me. I had been to church and Sunday school all my young life, but I never made it personal, like this track was presenting. I knew in the back of my mind I needed to give my life over to God one day, but I wanted to “have fun” first. At that moment, in my bedroom, I knelt and prayed and gave God my life. (Re-dedication) I was 15 years old.

I served as a co-founder and Minister of Music for a college campus ministry (that eventually turned into a local church) called Wildfire Ministries; on the campus of West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia. I served there between 1998-2001.

I served as an Associate Minister, Youth Minister, and Young Adult Minister at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (DC) between 2003-2015

I served as an Associate Minister and Youth Minister for Bethesda Baptist Church (DC) between 2015-2018.

Going to college and finishing both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees

Getting married (rather young) staying married and maintaining a healthy family.

Coming from a solid family background with such a supportive community.

Losing my job

Losing my brother

N/A

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. To preach the Word of God, semi-regularly

4. To teach the Word of God, in discussion based settings.

5. To help organize, and participate in playing music (or exhorting) in worship services.