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

Thank you Pam Thomas 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):

Administration

53%

Evangelism

96%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

71%

Prophecy

56%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

59%

Teaching

87%

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, Evangelism (96%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love God’s word and really enjoy sharing it with others. I do need to work on my confidence.

#2 Gift, Teaching (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I really enjoy teaching the kids at Salty Church.

#3 Gift, Giving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It’s true that you can’t out give God. I love to see how he surprises me with wonderful blessings each time I give of my time or financially.

[H]eart

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

1. I like to write and have written Bible based articles for 2 of the churches that I have attended.

2. I really enjoy encouraging others.

3. Discovering new things and places. Meeting new people.

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

Middle school and High school aged kids. I also enjoy working with adults of any age.

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

The main thing is that people continue to grow spiritually (learn to forgive and love).

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Parenting
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am retired from the medical field. I’m an X-ray Tech and Medical Assistant. I managed 2 satellite clinics for a group of Cardiologist in Alabama.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Staff writer for a local magazine in Alabama (Smith Lake Living).

Special talents/skills that I have:

I’m very organized. I started one of the satellite cardiac clinics that I managed in Alabama. I also developed, produced, wrote and distributed a community Christian pamphlet for Ryan Creek Baptist Church (Bremen, Alabama). It was mailed out every other month to the homes near the church. Each issue was different and let the community know of different activities at the church.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Preteen Bible study at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Children’s Sunday school class at Bethany Baptist Church. Salty kids ministry at Salty Church. Wednesday Night Group leader at Salty Church

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Knowledge of the Bible

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	2 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
20 Total	31 Total	35 Total	34 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

Went to church as a child. Moved away from God in my teen years. Got into drugs alcohol and the whole culture of the 1970’s. Finally realized that my life was going down the tubes and my only hope was Jesus. I started serving the Lord in my mid 20’s and it was the best decision I ever made.

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

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

God did an amazing miracle for me. One day as I was driving home after a weekend of parties I was thinking about how out of control my life had become and I said, “God if you are real make this radio work.” The radio in that car had not worked in years. I turned the radio on and it worked for the next 45 minutes. that’s how long it took me to get home. I turned the car off when I got home and that radio never worked again.

I started looking for a church and visited several before I found Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The pastor was Richard Elseroad. That Church let me know that I didn’t have to be perfect. God loved me just as I was and They did too. Pastor Rich was very honest and talked about his shortcomings from the pulpit. I was amazed and it gave me courage to be myself and live my life honestly.

Having my daughter changed my life in such a positive way. I always wanted children but we had problems with infertility. We knew that we would need to adopt if we were going to be parents. But God answered our prayers and we got pregnant with her just before we were scheduled to go to an adoption seminar.

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:

When I was young my parents never went to church. My Mother would drop us off and pick us up if we wanted to go. She did this because she was forced to go to church when she lived with her parents. It had a negative effect on her and affected me as well.

My uncle was very vocal and judgmental towards my parents for not going to church. It made me intimidated about sharing my faith with non-believers. i don’t want them to feel like I am judging them.

I’ve had a lot of health issues in my life and it has made me more sympathetic to others dealing with medical problems.

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. Write Bible based books/Devotionals

4. Run a medical clinic for those who couldn’t pay

5. Teach parenting classes