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

Thank you Nartezya Dykes 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:

62%

56%

46%

71%

46%

28%

28%

59%

59%

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 believe and trust in God’s word that says that we owe God the 10% and God loves a cheerful giver. I believe that you should bless people if you are able to. This helps advance the mission of the church, kingdom, etc.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like to organize things and make them more efficient.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to help out and ease someone else’s burden. I got this far in life because someone helped me.

[H]eart

1. I love to help people.

2. I love learning new things especially as it relates to technology.

3. I love connecting with people.

I love to work most with young adults.

It excites me to talk to and connect with the youth just to give them someone to talk to and encourage them. I’m also excited when it comes to technology for the church as far as designing it, promoting use, and getting feedback.

Financial stewardship
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I am a Technology Consultant for a large company.

I mostly have worked and interned as a Technology Analyst. Prior to college graduation I was a Tutor in college for a math class.

Organization, Administration, technical (computer) skills

N/A

I am very detail oriented and a team player.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

I grew up around my great aunts/grandma who would always bring me to church, bible study, vacation bible school, revival. I learned to understand and love God at an early age. I was baptized very young and remained in the church and connected. Only when I became older did I start to realize that it was more to Christianity than just participating in “church activity.” The church I joined in college got me into ministry and serving others. I began to build on basic principles I was taught growing up. Now I am to the point that I understand that there’s always a soul that needs saving, someone to encourage, etc. The work is never done.

New Beginnings Church of Atlanta,( Atlanta, GA) 4 years
Technology team (website design, running the Sunday presentations (graphics, videos, etc). I’ve also served in outreach.

I had a family friend to take interest in me as a child and “watched over, guided, and supported me” from grade school, college, to my current adult life. From this I try to find ways to pay it forward to children who just need support.

Moving away to attend and graduate college

Although it is something I couldn’t control, being the oldest sibling of 5 had a positive impact on who I am today.

Broken personal relationships

Incarceration of my Father and younger Brother

The Death of my oldest cousin who I Iooked up to (she and I were both raised by my grandma.) She got killed but a drunk driver in high school.

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. Teaching others good money habits using the bible and other practical strategies.

4. Working with the youth (tutoring, mentoring, and just spending time with them)

5. I would help others in the pursuit of their passion using my consulting and technology skills.