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

Thank you Mary Gritzke 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

56%

Evangelism

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

53%

Prophecy

71%

Pastoring/Shepherding

65%

Serving

50%

Teaching

71%

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, Evangelism (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I want everyone to know about the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ before it is too late.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It is important to uplift and encourage others. We all need that in our lives.

#3 Gift, Prophecy (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Sharing what the Lord says will happen is so important. Everyone needs to know.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending meaningful time with my grandchildren. Really getting to know them, and them getting to know me and my Jesus.

2. Knowing that my children know and love the Lord.

3. Praying for and with those who need and desire God’s help. Some need to know Him personally. What a joy to see that come to fruition.

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

Two groups: Young children and Women

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

Discipleship for children and women

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Parenting

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

Office Manager, Secretary, Algebra Tutor, Kindergarten Teacher

Special talents/skills that I have:

Organizational

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Discipleship

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Friendship Evangelism

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Routine

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	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	4 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
15 Total	32 Total	45 Total	27 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

Raised Catholic. Knew about Jesus Christ, but didn’t know Him personally until I was 26. What a difference between religion and relationship.

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

Cedar Blvd. Neighborhood Church, Newark, CA – Church School Supervisor/Teacher K, 1st, 2nd – 3 years.

Cedar Blvd. Neighborhood Church, Newark, CA – AWANA Secretary – 9 years

Creekside Community Church (formerly First Baptist Church) Elk Grove
Women’s Ministry – 5 years

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

Interacting with children in my classrooms, teaching them about Christ.

Working with women as we interacted in our discipleship classes.

Experiencing the physical and spiritual growth of my grandchildren. Praise God.

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:

Loss of a grandchild. Knowing I will be wit him (Zane) again some day is awesome.

Much undiagnosed physical pain. But God is my comforter. He is my strength when I can’t do things. He is the Lifter of my head.

Emotional abuse. Again God is the source of my strength. Looking to Him is the only way to go. He pulled me out of deep depression. Praise His Holy Name.

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. Discipleship

4. Evangelism

5. Missions