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

Thank you Marie Simbeck 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

25%

Evangelism

53%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

93%

Prophecy

46%

Pastoring/Shepherding

34%

Serving

62%

Teaching

46%

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, Mercy Showing (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
When I have strayed mercy was shown to me.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have had many trials in my life that God has seen me though. I feel I can encourage others who are going through similar trials.

#3 Gift, Serving (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like helping others and helping in the church

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with my family.

2. Being in nature.

3. Arts and crafts

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

Senior citizens and the disabled

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

Visiting hospital or shut ins

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Abuse/violence
Divorce

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am retired. My last job was as a nutritional assistant delivering meals delivering meals to patients in the hospital

Other jobs I have experience in:

Dental assistant, teacher’s assistant, housekeeper, CNA, direct service provider in a group home for the developmentally disabled

Special talents/skills that I have:

Arts and crafts, cooking

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Dental assisting

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My compassion

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
23 Total	35 Total	44 Total	17 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 can’t remember a time when I didn’t believe. My mother raised us to believe and to pray but we never went to church. I didn’t really come to know Christ until my 40s. My sister took me to see a production of Heaven’s Gates and hell’s flames. I was very moved and when the altar call came I went up and gave my life to Christ.

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

Lutheran Church in Grand Forks North Dakota in 1973. Youth worker

Barber Avenue United Methodist Church in Terre Haute Indiana in 1998 and 99. Vacation Bible School teacher

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

My sister taking me under her wing when I was a teen and she and her husband showing me what a loving and stable home could be like.

My time in the Air Force

My sister helping me get settled and started over after I moved back to Indiana following my divorce

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:

Physical, mental, and sexual abuse in my childhood and my dad moving us an average of every 3 months for several years

My son being hit by a car sustaining severe head injury and severe compound fracture of his femur. He stopped breathing on the way to the hospital. He had to be put on a ventilator and was in a coma for 4 days. The doctors gave us little hope of survival. But thanks to God he made a complete recovery in time.

Going through two divorces. My first husband left me for another woman and my second husband decided he was gay and left me for men.

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. to open a homeless shelter that would provide job and life skills training

4. to provide for my family and bring up my grandchildren to know God and Jesus