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

Thank you Monna Ellithorpe 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:

50%

59%

40%

43%

40%

65%

46%

75%

71%

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:
In terms of office and computer work, I work online writing and publishing books now.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I do enjoy teaching others about things I know such as computer skills and writing.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am not comfortable with being in front of a group of people, yet but I’m working on it. I do find each day I’m able to share a Christian quote or photo on social media.

[H]eart

1. Now, reading the Bible. I actually understand things now more than I ever have.

2. Spending time with my daughter and two grandchildren.

3. Writing; blogging, short stories, articles and two books in progress.

I’ve never really thought about age. If I can help someone, their age doesn’t matter to me.

I’m not sure how to answer this. I do want to start going to a Bible study group to be able to ask questions when I have them and learn more.

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence

[A]bilities

I work full time from my home. I am a published author. I provide editing, proofreading, formatting, and self-publishing for clients online.

Medical transcription and many years ago as an office manager and writing.

Computer, data entry, organization.

Not really a class but help others many times during the say with internet and computer issues.

Writing.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Follower

Solo

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 raised in the Pentecostal faith. My mother and grandparents were devout followers. I’ve always believed in God but I have had many issues where I felt I could not measure up to be a Christian, so I stopped trying. Maybe it’s my age, maybe the 3 close calls in September of 2017 but I’ve come back to God with a whole new understanding of being a Christian.

Pentecostal churches in Ohio growing up and Assemblies of God Church many years ago with my mother. I haven’t gone to church in many years until starting with Grace Church in early 2018.

Realizing that God never gave up on me even when I gave up on myself.

Mom taking me to church and I’ve always known God and held Christian values all of my life but was never willing or able to turn everything over to God.

I used to have nosebleeds a lot when I was young. I remember mom reading a Bible scripture (3 times) in order to get the bleeding to stop. Ezekiel 16:6 (KJV) 6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. In looking online, I find this was not just my mother’s remedy. Many people have used it.

I was born with a cleft palate and cleft lip which made me very backward and with little confidence. I knew what it was like to be made fun of and laughed at. I’ve never done that to anyone in my life.

Not really a negative experience but a scary one for a child; hearing people speaking in tongues. Mom explained it after the fact but that scary time has always stayed with me.

Becoming a bride and a widow in the same week, I was angry with God but as time goes on, I’ve come to realize my husband and I were brought together “for” each other. I cherish time with family and friends more now than I ever have.

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. Write and be an “after picture” for people to see when they value and love themselves.

4. I think sometimes I would like to travel but not by myself and take many beautiful pictures of the glorious world God has made.

5. That my family and friends are proud of me and what I’ve accomplished in life.