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

Thank you Michelle Butcher 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):

71%

90%

71%

81%

68%

62%

62%

87%

78%

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:
I’m always excited to help give others understanding of the word as I understand it. If I can spread hope and give someone something to hold on to, then I’m excited about that. I learn the most through studying and sharing. I want others to have freedom and the salvation that I cherish and enjoy.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to serve. I’m happy to be a support person! I’ve very tender hearted so I find nursing homes, prison ministry, homeless shelter, hospital visits extremely difficult. All I can do is cry! It’s very stressful to me. I’d rather clean the church or organize something. I do enjoy children, youth and women’s ministry. Anything related to family and being a parent I feel equipped. I’m also willing to learn.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My husband and I give often. Lots of our giving happens to individuals behind the scenes. We enjoy helping others who are working hard and need a hand. We support others in ministry as well.

[H]eart

1. Encouraging others with scripture and in everyday tasks. Just letting others know I see and appreciate their hard work.
Creating an environment where my family can grow and thrive, including me. Feeding mind, body and soul according to scripture.
Organizing everything! LoL I know it sounds crazy but I love order. Think labeling, sorting, planning, details.

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I have evolved in this as it relates to my life. I started out in children’s ministry when my kids were small. I jumped to youth ministry for about ten years. Now I enjoy women’s ministry. Maybe it would be nice to be an encouragement to young mom’s now in this season. I love young married couples and grandparents.

See above response

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

I am a Realtor for the past ten years working mostly part time.

Dentist office/orthodontist office for ten years. Stay at home mom for twenty five years. Wife for almost 30 years.

Quilting, sewing, cooking, gardens, organization, helper!

Weight management. First Place for Health leader. Lead various in home Bible studies over the years.

Encouraging others. Wanting others to know they have value. That they have the power within them to make a better life. That they are loved.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Routine

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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

I was eleven years old. Gave my heart to Christ in Sunday school at church and was baptized on Mother’s day. I had a rough childhood having very young parents who fought all the time. My grandma was my peace. She took me to church and talked to me about Jesus. Salvation brought light to my life even as a child. It made a difference and I wish others to have it too.

First Baptist Church of Moore. Youth ministry for approximately five years. Prior to that Providence Baptist church/Trinity Baptist Church for ten years in children’s ministry, women’s ministry and youth. (Small church of about 100. You do everything!) I also taught First Place for Health at FBC Moore for two years.

My parents bitter divorce spanned most of my childhood and into adulthood. Getting married and creating my own family was my biggest joy I have ever known.

Becoming a Realtor helped me break out of my shell to be able to deal with people in stressful situations and work things out. It was really scary at first but I love problem solving.

Being a youth leader allowed me to pay it forward. We truly sewed into the lives of the kids we taught. Often taking them into our home for months at a time. Creating a safe place for them the way others did for me when I was young. We are still connected to many of those now adults. It is such a blessing to have them tell us we made a difference in their lives. Many of them now serve in ministry and we are so proud to know them and be a small part of their story.

Divorce of my parents

Allowing someone close to me to control my life for too many years. Unhealthy relationship

Having money issues as a young married couple and filing bankruptcy many years ago. We were so ashamed. God has been good to restore us and teach us.

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. I really don’t know. I don’t allow myself to dream much for fear of disappointment. I’m working on that! I just want to be a part of what God is doing. I want to find my place.

4. To just continue to be a family. To have my children come back to God. To be a positive influence on others who struggle. To inspire others to be their full potential.

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