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

Thank you Michael Hardin 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

59%

Evangelism

90%

Exhortation/Encouragement

71%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

71%

Prophecy

78%

Pastoring/Shepherding

59%

Serving

50%

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, Evangelism (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Sharing how God has worked in my life can be motivating and so a sense of hope for others.

#2 Gift, Teaching (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m very good at explaining a difficult idea in a simple fashion and have gained experience doing so with college students.

#3 Gift, Prophecy (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
If speaking my understanding of truth is scripture would be considered as prophecy I can do that and defend my opinions without anger.

[H]eart

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

1. Playing music

2. Being in nature

3. Family

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

All, realy

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

I love worship through music, more of the body needs to get involved with ministries, and on that page the established people in ministry need to be more open and welcoming to new people, the insider/outsider mentality won’t help grow the church.

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

Marriage/family issues
Spiritual laziness
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Respiratory therapist

Other jobs I have experience in:

Construction, truck driving, food service

Special talents/skills that I have:

Music, teaching, speaking,

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Respiratory therapy to interns, nurses, and parents and teachers of kids with respiratory issues. I have helped teach music to junior high kids.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Patients, and listening.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	4 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
20 Total	30 Total	41 Total	28 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

I was raised in the church, fell away after our family church closed. Always kept reading and striving to learn. Fell into a dark time in my life after my first wife left me. I lived in my vehicle for a year while working full time and sending all I could to support my 3 children. It got very depressing and I thought very seriously about just ending it. I found some peace through hiking trails and mountain biking and photography of God’s amazing creation. Then met my wife now and together we made the purposeful choice to be saved and grow together with Christ at the center of our lives. Not easy to accomplish, but it is getting easier every day

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

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

My mother and grand mother being strong in faith and family.

All of the music teachers I had through out school.

All the health care workers that took care of me after being hit by a drunk driver, through my whole recovery from those injuries

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 hit by a drunk driver.

The failure of my 1st marriage

Feeling depressed enough to end my life.

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. Playing contemporary Christian music for as many as possible

4. I would like to provide good low rent housing for those struggling financially

5. Be financially stable enough to bless others that are not.