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

Thank you Michelle Nellis-Kinney 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

50%

Evangelism

62%

Exhortation/Encouragement

96%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

78%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

59%

Serving

56%

Teaching

68%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I HAVE A DESIRE TO SHOW THE HURTING THAT CHRIST LOVES THEM SO MUCH AND NEVER INTENDED FOR THEM TO STRUGGLE ALONE

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
GOD HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH MERCY AND GRACE I FELT FOR SO LONG THAT I HAD TO EARN MY WAY INTO HEAVEN AND THAT ONE MISTAKE WOULD CONDEMN ME IF I HAPPENED TO DIE BEFORE MAKING IT RIGHT. I WAS SCARED OF GOD AND SAW HIM AS JUDGEMENT WITHOUT LOVE. I KNOW NOW THAT GOD LOVES ALL OF US, HE HAS GREAT PLANS FOR US AND HE WANTS TO FELLOWSHIP WITH US. I DON’T EVER WANT OTHERS TO FEEL THE WAY I DID. I WANT THEM TO SEE MERCY, GOD’S MERCY.

#3 Gift, Teaching (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I ENJOY SHARING WHAT I HAVE LEARNED AND EXPERIENCED. IT IS CHALLENGING AND REWARDING

[H]eart

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

1. Being an active wife, parent, and grandparent. Spending time and resources to make lasting memories in our family. Keeping God first and sharing experiences that bring glory to God.

2. Sharing Christ’s love with the hurting through Celebrate Recovery. Challenging the thinking patterns of women who don’t believe they are “good enough”.

3. Spending quiet time in my garden to pray and meditate while planting, tending, and cultivating. Giving fresh produce to those who want them and feeling good about growing good food for the family….and friends.

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

Hurting women, the addict who is ready to change, babies and toddlers, and women who are willing and able to share their knowledge and experiences so I may learn disciplines and skills needed to fulfill the purpose of God, in my life.

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

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

dietary advisor, aka school cook

Other jobs I have experience in:

nursing, pharmacy technician, floral designer, patient advocate, preschool teacher, residential teacher for special needs

Special talents/skills that I have:

children and adult chior director, church music director

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Step study for Celebrate Recovery, Advanced leadership training for Celebrate Recovery,

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I don’t give up easily.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

Routine

1. 3 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	1 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	2 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	3 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
36 Total	18 Total	37 Total	29 Total

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

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

My aunt invited our family to church when I was twelve. I gave my life to Christ on my knees, kneeling at the altar of a small little church in my home town.

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

Celebrate Recovery, 1Mosaic, 3 years.. Bethany Assembly, 3 years… Tecumseh CR, 4 years

Music Director, Missionary Baptist Church, Tecumseh, MI 8-9 years

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

Graduated from Lansing Christian School and Mt. Hope Bible Training Institute (college). This gave me a great foundation and spring board in to adulthood

Meeting my husband. God took two crazy, messed up people and showed us that He can do anything! He has placed us in ministry together and I love it!

I was able to go on a mission trip to the Netherlands the summer of my junior year of high school. This experience expended my world and the way I saw God’s work around the world. It made me more compassionate of those who may be different than what I expected.

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:

Abuse as a child, not feeling wanted, needed, or normal in my childhood.

My rebellion. The time in my life when I turned from my relationship with Christ, started hanging out with the wrong people, doing the wrong things

Car accident followed by years of surgeries, pain, procedures, and paralysis. Struggling with the feeling that my life may never be “normal” again. I may not be able to meet the expectations of others or myself. Learning to walk again, feeling so helpless, and still learning God’s plan for me now and pursuing Him through the tough times.

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. Open and run a Christian drug recovery home in our local community for women.

4. Reach and teach those in our community how to overcome major obstacles in their lives and point them to Christ

5. Travel with my husband sharing our life story. How God rescued us and saved us from our hurts, habits, and hang-ups.