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

Thank you Doug Meyer 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

59%

Evangelism

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

53%

Mercy Showing

40%

Prophecy

90%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

12%

Teaching

87%

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, Prophecy (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to read the word and I like being a person who “knows” things. I crave information and then telling it to others.

#2 Gift, Teaching (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy helping others learn important truths and to discover why and how things happen.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am thankful that God chose me and saved me. I want more people to have the same knowledge, hope and salvation.

[H]eart

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

1. Help young Christians grow in their faith and understanding of what God wants for them.

2. Being with my family and seeing them discover God’s purpose for them.

3. Coach kids – physically, emotionally, spiritually.

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

2 types – passionate adults who love kids and want to help them & teenagers who need to learn and grow because they are immature in their faith and understanding.

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

Complacency and lack of focus on outreach concern me. I believe too many churches/ministries only care about their own ministry and not enough about finding new ways to help, serve and spread the Gospel.

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

Parenting
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Teacher, coach, school leader

Other jobs I have experience in:

Manual labor

Special talents/skills that I have:

Leadership, sports strategy and teaching, researching information

I have taught a class or seminar on:

History, Life of Christ, Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians, New Testament books of the Bible

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Exhibiting passion for my ministry and sharing that passion with others.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	1 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
37 Total	38 Total	21 Total	23 Total

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

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

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 was baptized early after my birth and raised in a Christian home, attending Christian schools for the majority of my life. I didn’t know how to really live out my purpose of loving God and loving others until I taught at ALA and was influenced by some terrific Christian mentors – Dan Johnson, Jeff Gunn & Rick Loewen. Then God put challenges and experiences in front of me that taught me the value of empathy, grace and love. Finally, my wife Michelle inspires me and holds me accountable for being a Christian man/husband.

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

Bethany Lutheran College – Mankato, MN – basketball coach – 1990-92

Wisconsin Lutheran College – Milwaukee, WI – basketball coach – 1992-93

Arizona Lutheran Academy – Phoenix, AZ – teacher, coach, leader – 1993-present

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

ALA junior-senior leadership retreats led by Rick Loewen, Gene Martens & Rhoda Wolle

Coaching under Art Westphal at BLC

Players or other students expressing thankfulness for a positive impact that I made on them

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:

Mistakes I made as a coach when I said or did exactly the wrong thing, was called out publicly and had to acknowledge the issue and ask forgiveness

Coaching at WLC

Michelle’s emotional struggles and need for encouragement and grace

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. Inspire coaches through seminars and training so they can impact their players positively for Christ

4. Preach/teach publicly in a church

5. Create a Christian high school that is open to all kids with no barriers of tuition