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

Thank you Melissa 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):

34%

31%

34%

65%

37%

28%

25%

84%

37%

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:
It’s who I am, I think. I don’t think about it. I think God gave me eyes or an instinct to “see” the needs of others. I am thankful that He always provides the means to help.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
What I have is not my own. Everything is given to me by God and I am happy to give it away or financially support those in need or working for the Kingdom. I also have a lot of joy in celebrating others, including buying gifts for family and friends and coming up with creative ways to spoil someone I care about.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am deeply moved by others’ stories, be they joyful or difficult. I know my empathy comes from God, for we could never show love or compassion if He hadn’t showed it to us first. I am also thankful for the opportunity to pray.

[H]eart

1. I love enjoying God’s creation outdoors and 1) engaging in conversation with a friend or family member or 2) being alone and talking/listening to God.

2. I love helping others.

3. I love feeding people.

Positive people, wise people, people who tell great stories, people willing to have deep and meaningful conversations, people that don’t take themselves too seriously (because I tend to take myself too seriously), age…I don’t know… I think I have learned from and enjoyed all ages…maybe elderly the most – they have so much to share 🙂

Excite: worship, Bible study, personal testimonies, round-table discussion of topic
Concern: Any ministry that seeks to help those who are alone or are in need (college students, persecuted church, health crisis, etc.)

Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Mom, wife, Sunday school teacher, English teacher

Elementary school teacher, restaurant hostess, movie theater employee, Hallmark store employee

singing, organization, creativity, birthday cakes

Well, I taught 1st and 4th grade 🙂

not sure…maybe organizing things

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Follower

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Retriever’, 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

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

[E]xperience

My earliest memory is in church. Always knew that Jesus loved me and wanted Him in my life. Parents were Sunday Christians and legalistic, so when I was in high school and college and began to think about what having a relationship with God was like, I really gave my life to Him. Living for God and loving Him because I wanted to know Him, not because I was somehow going to earn His love and do what was right to keep it, was the best decision I have ever made.

North Hills Community Church, Rancho Bernardo, CA, worship team, Sunday school helper, 2-3 years

Rancho Bernardo Church, Rancho Bernardo, CA, worship and choir, 2-3 years

Growing up in a military family: adapting to change, being organized, importance of family

High school friend who introduced me to words like missionary and global church.

Moving to CZ.

Abuse

Christianity cloaked in legalism

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. Having a food bank and clothing “store” for people in need to access for free/low cost.

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