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

Thank you Mark Greenroy 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:

46%

53%

50%

50%

43%

68%

59%

31%

96%

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 am passionate about make God’s Word understandable and applicable

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Not sure about this one, except that I believe in the divine inspiration and inerrancy of scriptures

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Totally agree, I am fulfilled in leading people to grow in their relationship with Christ, and to walk more closely with Him in their day to day lives.

[H]eart

1. Teach God’s Word with practical application

2. Invest in helping other pastors and leaders to grow.

3.

Young adults and church leaders, pastors

Biblical illiteracy, pastors who are ill-equipped to lead their churches.

Drug abuse/recovery
Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Educational

[A]bilities

Pastor/Bible Teacher

None

Woodworking, writing, some musical abilities, but not used in many years.

New converts, discipleship basics, many varied biblical topics
Seminars on how to develop and preach sermons,

Ability to communicate, and teach God’s Word in a practical way.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

[E]xperience

Grew up in church. By age 17 pulled away, pursued youthful lusts and developed a deep alcohol addiction. Broken by age 21, I fully surrendered my heart to Christ, received an immediate deliverance from addiction, and within six months identified, and began pursuing the calling on my life to teach and pastor.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University, while an on-campus student, I served as assistant to Campus Pastor for 1 1/2 years.

Began full-time ministry at Christ Church Fort Worth 1986 as youth pastor, later as associate pastor. Served there 10 years.

1996 planted Victory Family Church in Burleson Texas and continue to serve as Sr. Pastor for the past 22 years.

Mentored early in my Christian experience by a great leader and teacher, John Collins.

The experiences as an associate pastor under a great leader and pastor, Darius Johnston

Taking a step of faith to plant our present church in 1996.

Season of depression while pastoring a growing church. The depression and my poor emotional health took a toll on my ability to lead, and the church went through a season of decline. I have learned to trust in the Lord more through this, and not rely so much on my abilities are pursuits of perfection.

My testimony of coming to Christ and being delivered from alcoholism, has opened opportunities to minister to other addicts.

Both my wife and I dealing with sicknesses, i.e. seizures and cancer, have given us both a greater compassion to those walking in fear and uncertiantity.

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. Establish a ministry training center for young people called into ministry. Teaching and practical application of ministry in a supervised context.

4. Travel the world encouraging and equipping pastors for more effective ministry in their local churches and nations.

5. Write books and create a blog and podcast to provide spiritual refreshment and soul health to pastors.