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

Thank you Melinda Cheshire 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

Evangelism

43%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

93%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

34%

Pastoring/Shepherding

Serving

46%

Teaching

25%

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 (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am able to give and Christ taught me to give. It was a wonderful lesson.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to talk. I love to help people who have gone through or going through many of the trials I have. It is so much easier for them to talk to someone who KNOWS how it is.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Again, I love to talk. I . Love to visit. Giving encouragement or gratitude for stuff they have done is a blessing to both parties.

[H]eart

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

1. Listen to music, working at the church, visiting : people

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

Most any adult age.

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

Visitation, meals for Widows and widowers, need church construction.

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Administrative

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

People person.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Follower

Solo

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	2 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 1 Determined	2 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
23 Total	24 Total	38 Total	NaN 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

Always have known Christ. Grew up I church. It was a fact.

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

ASP, Temple Baptist Church, Wilmington, NC children’s services, St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian. Church, Wilmington, NC, youth Sunday school teacher.

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

My friend Pam, a Christian, pulled me away from bad influences at a hard time in my life and saved me from doom. Got me reconnected with church.

2001, lost job and just knew we would lose everything. But I tested God on tithing and it started a serious journey with Him.

Daughter is recovering heroin addict. My worrying has changed. It’s like it is almost gone!

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:

Divorce in 1980

Daughter is heroine addict.

My , #me too experience. Sexual assault.

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. Travel with mission groups (medical, dental, etc).

4. Disaster recovery

5. Helping foster kids when they leave home.