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

Thank you Nancy Ewing 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:

96%

68%

84%

68%

53%

75%

90%

81%

100%

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 a passion to help others learn. I enjoy leading/teaching groups especially about the Word of God.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am an organizer. I have a need to be methodical in achieving tasks.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that my passion to help others grow into fully devoted disciples is enhanced by this gift of shepherding.

[H]eart

1. Being able to be with my mother at this time in our lives.

2. I find great joy in being able to help others grow in their journey with Christ.

3. Being able to serve the Lord through the ministries of Grace Church.

Adults, who have a desire to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Discipleship excites me most. And the lack of worship attenders who are involved in the ministry of the church outside of weekend worship concerns me the most.

Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

Retired, but serving the Lord through Grace Church

Teaching, administrator in residential facility for mentally handicapped, Ministry starter and director in children, youth and adult ministries, last was an assistant in a hospital setting.

Teaching, vacillitating groups

Becoming a Stephen Ministry, Finding Your Spiritual Gifts and Passion for Ministry,
Various Bible studies, and numerous variety of church ministry topics.

My willingness to serve God wherever He wants me and my Passion for discipleship and Grace Church.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

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

Raised in a Christian home. Accepted Jesus into my heart when I was 8 but have had many mountaintop as well as valley low experiences through the years. I have always known the Lord was there for me, but I was the one who strayed away from Him.

Children, youth ministries, STEPHEN Ministry, Missions ministry, connection ministries, – Shoes of Hope, Guide Team, Connect and Form Team – all at Grace

Youth Director at Central UMChurch in NJ 1983-4

Director of Children and Youth ministries at 1st UMC in Bradenton, FL 1979-83

Working under the leadship of Jorge Acevedo was a life changer and taught me a totally different way of doing ministry.

When I took Jorge’s challenge to participate in the University of the Holy Spirit. I have participated now for 16 years. I learned more bout the Bible through this experience than ever before.

Many leadership training opportunities through Grace, but the top 2 would be STEPHEN Ministry leadership training and the several opportunities at Willow Creek Church.

Losing or leaving different job employments.

Break up in a few relationships, have hurt deeply, but I realize now, they were all for my good and God’s glory.

The difficulty we experienced with my dad at the end of his life.

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. E back in full time or part time employment in the church in my area of passion, discipline others.

4. Be volunteering more intentionally in my area of passion, helping match full devoted disciples with those wanted to grow spiritually.

5. Develop a program similar to CR’s 12-step program for our general population that would be more intentional in growing disciples.