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

Thank you Arnold Niemi 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

Evangelism

25%

Exhortation/Encouragement

34%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

18%

Prophecy

Pastoring/Shepherding

Serving

18%

Teaching

15%

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, Giving (50%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Although on a fixed income, I am able to make contributions to my Church, New Song, Your PER, and other Christian Service Organizations, thanks to New Song’s Financial Peace class in 2018.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (34%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Despite my own brain injuries, I try to encourage others who are sharing this journey with me, as we go down the road together.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (25%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Although my father was a lay minister, I have not shared his calling. I am much more comfortable speaking out in a small group.

[H]eart

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

1. Knowing my God is watching over me and my faith in Him.

2. Praying and singing His praise songs with the New Song Performance Group and singing along with Your PER at home and in the car.

3. Travel, meeting new friends and enjoying new experiences.

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

Middle age and older adults.

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

Expansion of the physical church buildings.

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Health/fitness
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired from Airline Industry; physically disabled, short term memory loss, due to brain injury caused by a blood clot.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Travel, Air Force Veteran

Special talents/skills that I have:

I can talk like Donald Duck. I love to laugh.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

N/A

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Sense of Humor.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	2 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
29 Total	30 Total	32 Total	30 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, 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

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

Grew up in the faith; my father was a lay Minister in the Lutheran Church.
Renewed my faith and church attendance, about 25 years ago when joining family members at their chirch.

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

N/A

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

Joining the Air Force.

Marriage to my wife for 44 years.

Employment in the Airline Industry and widening by perspective through travel.

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:

Death of both Parents.

Triple By-Pass Surgery in 1991.

Brain Injury caused by a large blood clot, which has limited my mobility and abilities.

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. Find or contribute to a cure for dementia/ Altzhieimer,s.

4. Contribute more money to Christian causes at home and abroad.

5. Resume exercising and become more physically fit so I can do more for my Church and Community.