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

Thank you Michal Grace 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%

53%

75%

78%

53%

46%

53%

62%

90%

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 love to learn, to read, to share what I’m learning with others; I love to see others have a “light-bulb” go off and a shift in their understanding. I love engaging in dialogue

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Brings me joy to be able to offer support or supply a need to partner with others for change via financial support

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It is usually easy for me to see the good in others & see positive qualities (can be a weakness as well)

[H]eart

1. I love teaching bible study at teen challenge – I also love that it is a relatively “closed” group – the ability to connect, laugh, learn & teach with and to others & watch God show up – often in spite of me is amazing. It is the one thing in my life right now that I am completely confident is exactly where I need to be – when I’m there I feel like I am doing exactly what I was created to do

2. I love to worship with music – both by myself at home & corporately.

3. I enjoy reading & learning – and when the rare opportunity provides itself, discussing what I’m reading & learning with others.

Generally adults – but also really enjoy spending time with teens.

hmmm…..i’m in such a transitory space right now, but teaching…perhaps small groups….. historically I’ve loved support roles but it’s really easy for me to end up disconnected in those roles; Balance between structured and organic connections

Homelessness
Abuse/violence
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

Business Manager @ Lift For Life Academy

Program Director, Group Facilitator, Advocate – Battered Women’s Shelter; PychTech in Psychiatric Hospitals – Worked extensively with those who self-injured; Adult survivors of childhood abuse & trauma

Master’s in Clinical Psychology

Variety of book & bible studies; Battered women’s support groups

tough call for me right now – perhaps ability to empathize & put myself in someone else’s “shoes” – to identify

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project 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

7th Grade – new friend in small town asked if I wanted to “ask Jesus in my heart” when I was staying all night with her – have had intermittent times of falling away & returning

Been at DiverseCity Church 20+ years – deacon, elder, worked with teens, taught bible study classes; organized registration team for annual outreach – DrugBusters (usually served 300+ kids per night); served in nursery (didn’t really like); church-wide cleaning projects; Years ago played guitar & was part of worship team

side note – while I can do larger group things & often can like them, they are generally not energy building but energy pulling for me. They rarely develop a feeling of intimacy with others for me – That is far more likely to be built for me either 1:1 or groups of 3-4 people that I have consistent, if not lengthy, interactions with over a much longer length of time.

add’l side note – there was a time when my vision of what I wanted to do within God’s kingdom was clear – it is no longer clear to me at all

AMAZING youth group leader – unfortunately she is no longer a believer but she had a HUGE impact on me.

Working with an amazing group of co-workers & teammates at the battered women’s shelter – we were a diverse group of women who became incredibly close friends and were able to have great conversations and challenge one another to grow – we also did conflict well with each other

Parents who were best friends with each other and were wonderfully kind and giving to others. They almost always spoke well of others and frequently provided support to others.

Date-raped age 16 – didn’t understand that it was rape for a long time

Hospitalized for major depression at age 18

Had a long-term relationship with someone who was chronically suicidal – learning that I couldn’t control their choices has given me the freedom to allow others to own their own choices & recognize my limited control over the actions of 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. Be a part of an inactive team much like I had at the battered women’s shelter – but with other christians – not necessarily for battered women, but perhaps something like a teen challenge – or a transitional program for women coming out of prison or addictions – a blending of program director & direct service – but definitely the team process

4. Partner with another or a couple groups of people to build and support expansive small group life groups system that others were genuinely excited about – MAYBE..not sure about this one

5. Take the RZIM apologetics 2-week summer course in apologetics at Oxford University – Engage in the classes & hopefully build my ability to more naturally have conversations around difficult topics with christianity