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

Thank you Cedric Nelms 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

90%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

87%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

68%

Prophecy

93%

Pastoring/Shepherding

84%

Serving

62%

Teaching

78%

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, Prophecy (93%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am in the ministry and pastoring a church. God, through prayer, gives me those things that resonate with God’s people.

#2 Gift, Administration (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Due to me work for a non-profit Christian Mission Organization and pastoring a local church, I have gotten strong in this area.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a tenacity to be a shepherd that is always looking to help people overcome and grow their connection with God.

[H]eart

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

1. Building relationships

2. Working on conferences and events

3. Training people to be disciples

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

Young people 21-35

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

Growth track-figuring out ways to increase the membership

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

Marriage/family issues
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

City Director for World Impact

Other jobs I have experience in:

Research and Development, QA, QC, Validation

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Fatherhood, Trauma, Youth ministry

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Project management

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 4 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 4 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
36 Total	34 Total	28 Total	21 Total

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

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

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I became a Christian through attending church on a regular basis and joining church with my dad.

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

Chosen Generation Fellowship Church, Long Beach, CA Senior Pastor (9 years)

First Antioch MBC, Los Angeles, CA, Youth Pastor (18 months)

Holy Chapel MBC Compton, CA Minister (11 years)

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

Being a part of Sunday School

Attending Brotherhood meetings

Going through assessment and taking 18 months to work on the results

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:

Church hurt-being hurt by Senior leadership

Church planting-learning how to plant without people and budget

Lack of commitment

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. Have a church building free and clear, which would also house a cafe, school, and job training

4. Travel speaking around the world with my wife

5. Develop a foundation