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

Thank you Andy Russell 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

81%

Evangelism

68%

Exhortation/Encouragement

56%

Giving

71%

Mercy Showing

59%

Prophecy

37%

Pastoring/Shepherding

40%

Serving

65%

Teaching

43%

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, Administration (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#2 Gift, Giving (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Because of whom I married.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I personally feel as if serving should be much higher than evangelism for.

[H]eart

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

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

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

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

Poverty/hunger
Financial stewardship
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Marketing

Other jobs I have experience in:

Strategy development, business development

Special talents/skills that I have:

implementation, execution

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	1 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
39 Total	24 Total	21 Total	35 Total

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

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

Baptized at age 11, came to understand having a personal relationship with Christ at age 19 due to college friends who called me out on character flaws.

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

Compassion International – Marketing for past 10 years to present

RiverTree Christian Church (Canton, OH) – Mission team for 5 years

FBC (Clinton, SC) – Developed International Mission Program for 5 years

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

Love to see God bring a group of people together to accomplish His plan. I love to see this happen both through local mission experiences and partnering with larger ministries who are strategically focused.

Marrying Leigh made me (more) generous. I say more because I’m still growing in this area.

Making a career/family shift from the marketplace to a non profit.

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:

Foster care is hard. So easy to love foster children, but advocating for a foster child in the current juvenile system is comparable to a dumpster fire.

What to do when infertility hits, foster care isn’t working, adoption doesn’t seem like the plan, and God continues to call us to expand our family. Discerning this one has me on my knees.

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. Improve the health of my family as we walk out our calling to serve disadvantaged children.

4. Build a better relationship with my wife

5. Build a better relationship with my wife