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

Thank you Jody Moss 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:

21%

59%

53%

68%

65%

34%

31%

81%

53%

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 enjoy assisting/serving others in order to lighten their load, share the burden and bring peace to their spirit.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I want others to have what they need, have opportunities they may not otherwise have and to feel a sense of security.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel deep sorrow when someone is hurt or struggling, especially at the hands of another/others. I want to bring encouragement, relief, and resources to those who are hurting.

[H]eart

1. Reading/writing/research

2. Spending time with my family

3. Helping those in need

I’ve had fun working with K-2nd graders primarily, but would enjoy working with upper elementary grades as well. I do like visiting those in nursing homes as well. Emotionally tough, but good!

Serving those in need (i.e., backsnacks, food pantry, etc.); Missions; Awana; Administrative/Office needs

Marriage/family issues
Poverty/hunger
Educational

[A]bilities

Administrative/Law Office Assistant

Case Administrator within the Federal Court system; Paralegal; Human Resources Assistant

Writing, document organization/management, research; attention to detail

I’ve helped lead in Awana as a director, group leader, and game leader. I have not taught a class or seminar.

Discernment

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

Project Driven

Follower

Team

Routine

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

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

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

A friend invited my to Youth For Christ when I was 16 years old (February 1986). When they gave the invitation to accept Christ, I raised my hand and went down to the front and a counselor shared Scripture with me and prayed with me to invite Christ into my heart. Praise God for the friend who invited me and that God got me from the highest balcony in the building down to the front!

Awana Leader and Director (PVBC, 4-5 years); Awana Game Leader/Leader in Sparks, (Glenwood Baptist Church, 1-2 years)

Assist briefly with Backsnacks program (Harmony Vineyard); Serve food to the community through Harvesters food ministry (Vineyard Church)

Mission trip to Mexico, Hurricane Hugo mission trip to help with clean up; various inner city missions (Christian Campus House – SMSU which is now Missouri State University, 2 years).

I did not grow up attending church regularly, so one of my good friends invited me to go with her family when I accepted Christ. She and others also invited me to Youth For Christ camp and we went to YFC rallies most Saturday nights. (I tried out for the choir and was accepted, but due to my commitment to high school volleyball I didn’t get to see how that would have played out.) These experiences helped me to understand the importance of community/fellowship with those who were like-minded, as well as the need to be in God’s house, in His Word, and learning and growing in Christ regularly.

Attending campus ministry at college (3 hours from home) was something I sought out during the first week I was on campus. Again, it provided community, lasting friendships, Bible study, worship, missions opportunities, serving opportunities, and growth in my walk with the Lord. It also helped me to become a stronger witness to my immediate family and those around me.

Supportive parents, a loving husband, and wonderful kids have made a huge impact in who I am today. My parents loved me with all they had, instilled a good work ethic, never gave up on each other during hard times, and supported me through good times and tough times. My husband has extended much love, peace, patience, and a great listening ear which has often soothed a wife who typically idles on nervousness and perfectionism. I’ve learned to dial things back! Having two children with hearts for Christ is beyond anything I could imagine. I’m just plain blessed, in a big way. They have had a huge impact in teaching me about the love of Christ and what faith in Him looks like. I wouldn’t understand what fun could really be like without them in my life to help me “pause” and soak in the moments.

My parents worked hard to provide for my brothers and I and we were always well taken care of, but I do recall seasons of “hard times” where it was a struggle for them to provide basic needs. It plays into why I have a heart for those in need.

Being divorced has given me compassion for single parents, blended families, and for the children that have to come to terms with a broken home they did not ask for, nor cause. My daughter was very young and my situation wasn’t typical in some respects, so I was blessed with getting to raise her up in Christ without a lot of “tug-of-war”. It has made my heart more sensitive to what kids endure and what consequences are faced as a part of divorce. My experience helped me understand the judgment and assumptions a broken family faces.

There were a few times as a kid that the punishment given seemed too severe for the infraction. It wasn’t just through the eyes of a child at the time, but as an adult I look back now and the wound felt horribly deep and the fear instilled was immense. My dad grew up in an abusive home and yet he did a great job raising his own kids by comparison, considering his own heart had been broken and shattered regularly as a kid. I recall seeing my dad and grandpa agruing when I was probably 12 years old, and it was a scary thing. I know that’s why my heart hurts deeply when anyone, especially a child, is physically or verbally abused or punished severely. It probably plays a large part in why the “mercy showing” runs high in me.

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. Take additional mission trips/Be on the mission field

4. Write books to positively impact people’s lives

5. Provide food/clothing for those in need and/or serve some way in that capacity