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

Thank you Nancy Hawk 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:

75%

31%

59%

59%

50%

25%

21%

78%

62%

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 have been a lifelong volunteer and work in non-profits.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am happy when “things” run smoothly and predictably. I like routines and processes. I am constantly evaluating how things are done and look for ways to improve systems and processes.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Depends on what is being taught! I’m a hands on learner, so I prefer to teach that way. I try to break down concepts and processes into smaller steps. I am better at explaining/teaching process than concept.

[H]eart

1. Help people better their lives through financial coaching and homeownership!

2. Barefoot beach walks when I can connect to the earth and God.

3. Spending time with my boys and grands.

Generally people who want to improve their life situation. Specifically, women who are surviving divorce. Additionally, high school to young adult age who are seeking guidance. Would like to consider foster parenting a late teen to prepare them to be financially independent.

Helping, hospitality, divorce, financial, prayer and community outreach ministries.

Marriage/family issues
Divorce
Other – Helping people achieve and maintain stable housing

[A]bilities

Non-profit administration and customer service.

Sales, financial counseling, community development, home building and repairs.

Special? I have training as a housing counselor and real estate. It is my greatest joy and accomplishment to help people develop financial plans and disciplines to achieve and maintain stable housing situations because I know the importance of having a stable home base.

Volunteerism, essentials of personal budgeting, how to build a house.

Compassion. Tender hearted toward the suffering and down trodden. Encouragement.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

Through the process of parenting a child with special needs I came to see that God loves “imperfection.” I didn’t need to be afraid that He would reject, but rather embraces his “problem child,” me!

Nursery, MOPS – Colonial Baptist Church, Cary, NC

Middle school ministry- Crosspointe, Cary, NC

Hospitality- Genesis United Methodist, Cary, NC

Godly grandmothers who took care of me and my siblings while my mom was dying.

Being a mom to a special needs child. Compassion, advocacy.

Building homes with Habitat. Purposeful, physically challenging work, empowering.

Death of my mom when I was a child.

Divorce.

Financial uncertainty.

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. I would create a non-profit ministry that serves women who need to rebuild their lives after divorce. This ministry would provide stable housing while they receive vocational and educational assessments and attend vocational training/education in their chosen field, psychological counseling, financial literacy and budgeting skills so they can launch into productive work and financial self-sufficiency.

4. I would build tiny home communities for senior sorority sisters where single women could live in a supportive community where each contributes to the welfare of others and they support each other through life’s ups and downs.

5. I would have peaceful, reconciled relationships with my children, ex-husband and in-laws and be a welcomed influence in my grandchildren’s lives.