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

Thank you Nicole 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 (in alphabetical order):

62%

62%

62%

62%

59%

56%

65%

68%

65%

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:
In Kid Ministry

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

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
How to get through the tough situations in life and to trust in God’s plan

[H]eart

1. I love to teach and nurture and watch kids minds grow;to make meaningful connections with them.

2. I love to create in many different ways; especially in the arts.

3. I am a life long learner. I love to explore new ways to better myself to make a bigger impact on the world around me.

I work mainly with young children.

There is such a big need for those hurting from trauma and isolation. Many are lost and don’t know what to do or feel ashamed and not accepted. I see this in many families; including my own. I want to learn how my learning and personal experiences can make a impact and bring them closer to God.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational
Health/fitness
Disabilities

[A]bilities

I am currently working as a Lead preschool teacher in a Christian Daycare.

Retail
Photography and Graphic Design
Freelance Artist
Mother and Wife

Art and Music

nothing really yet.

Creativity
Seeing a need and finding a solution
Willing to learn and grow

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, 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

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

I was born to parents who were Youth pastors. I grow up at my current church since I was 3 years old. I do not remember the first time I specifically asked Jesus into my heart; I was probably a very young child in Children’s Church. However I do know I have surrendered to him several times throughout my Christian walk. There were times where I was strong in my faith and others I strayed from God. Its been a long struggle but as I grow up and matured, I look back and know God was always faithful and there for me with His loving grace. I learned for myself and my family I need to develop better disciplines to grow stronger each day in faith.

Worship Team, Children’s Church and Nursery, Hospitality and small groups, outreach programs, Church Liaison for Pro-life organization

The countless Church adult members/friends that influenced my life and encouraged and loved me throughout the years of my life. I have so many to thank.

This may sound odd but the redemption God made out of my sin as a teen turned into what I see now as a positive experience. I became pregnant at 16 but God had a plan that made a scary situation an incredible blessing to not just myself but others. A few weeks after I found out I was pregnant, I was at church asking God what to do. It happened to also be mother’s day. My pastor at the time prayed for women who longed to be mothers but couldn’t; like his daughter. I felt God move me towards adoption. I surrendered it all and trusted God will guide me in this. I spoke to the pastor and found out that his daughter was looking to have an open adoption so that the bio-parents could have a relationship with the child. It was an answer to my prayers because my worry about not knowing how she was doing or if she was with a good family was answered and They were the ones to adopt her. 15 years later I have an incredible extended family through this adoption and I am blown away by how mature and Godly she is becoming. It has been such an incredible journey and testimony to God’s extraordinary faithfulness.

Going to family camp with my family for the first time last year. This is where I felt God moving and the call into ministry at a completely different level. So here I am at Kingswood following His call and equipping myself to help make an impact on others.

I have ADHD and I always felt like an outcast. As a mom with kids who also have ADHD I have great compassion to other with neurodivergence and seek to have a better understanding for myself and them to break stigmas and be more inclusive.

In the past I have been judged and hurt by people in the church. I felt unheard or given up on. Church hurt is a real thing and I have compassion for others who also felt hurt by people who should of shown the love of christ but was meet with pain. I want to be able to help those who have been hurt but also teach others the impact of their actions and prevent church hurt in a loving graceful way.

Three years ago, I was in a very dark place where I felt like my world had fallen apart. I was fighting anxiety, depression, my oldest son was struggling with behaviors, I had a 9 month old, my marriage and other friendships were falling apart, and I just had a miscarriage. I was at my lowest mentally and crying out to God to intervene and with the help of my pastors and counseling, things are getting better. I am still healing but I am in a much better place and on a better path then before. I know God will use my experience to help others.

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. Become better equipped to disciple kids and their families

4. Create supports and safe spaces for kids and families in the church and community.

5. To cultivate other leaders for generations to come that will continue to learn and improve and make an impact on the world.