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

Thank you Jena Farid 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):

43%

71%

78%

50%

43%

56%

40%

37%

65%

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 extroverted and genuine- its easy for me to make connections with others from every walk. I have a history of compassion and empathy for “the underdog” and have desired for as long as I have been able to work and volunteer to help others who are hurting. Hurt people, hurt people and God can restore anyone who places their faith in Him. I enjoy using my education as a Marriage and Family Therapist to encourage others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am unsure about this one as it is intimidating to me- however- I have continually shared my story and my belief in the Gospel with people and in situations where only God could of constructed. He has used me my whole life, but I still feel very intimidated to call what happens with it all formally “evangelism”. I am very willing to be used by Him in what others may feel are awkward situations, and sometimes seek it out.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I don’t feel I have this gift, but somehow I have been in this role in some way shape or form over the last 10 years. I lack patience and feel overwhelmed in this area over the last year. I feel like I was a lot stronger pre 2020.

[H]eart

1. Create- home projects, art, etc

2. Relate/hospitality- I love to visit with friends and throw big parties for people to have fun together. We love having people over to stay with us.

3. Dance/music- I love to dance and listen to music. I feel the most joy/relief from anxiety on a dance floor. I enjoy praising God and worshiping Him.

Women 20’s-30’s. When I was working, I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed my women clients who struggled with trauma and addiction.

I would love to be trained as a biblical counselor and serve others with this training. If my story/testimony can help others I would enjoy learning to lead groups. I would love to give my creative energy to the church (not sure how yet) I am concerned of messing something up or letting someone down. I want to walk in His will but often feel too broken to be what He might be calling me to be.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Stay at home mom. Completing the second half to my Clinical exam for licensure in CA. Interior design business on side.

Insurance, Social Security, military

Relatable and accepting, trained in Counseling Psychology, marriage and family therapy and case management. I love to organize and coordinate, and often wondered if I should of been an event planner. I love to see people happy.

N/A

I am authentic and desire pure connections with others.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Solo

Variety

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

When I was 6/7 years old I accepted the Lord into my heart on the lap of a VBS teacher. I was adopted and my family were unbelievers the majority of my childhood. I attended multiple youth conferences and camps and dedicated my life to Him several times over in high school.

The Movement, Oakland Ca. Served in Children’s ministries 2013-2014. Church disbanded.

North Creek Church and Academy- Walnut Creek, Ca. I served in children’s ministries when needed, was on the design team for a new building, and worked on the playground at the Academy on the church campus. 2017-2020

Valley Bible Church- Stockton, CA served as the Sunday School teacher there when I was 14-16 yrs old. Long time ago!

Serving in the Military

Going to College

Traveling

Sexual, Physical, Mental child abuse survivor

I was in the foster care system prior to being adopted, and my love for covering the abandoned with acceptance, mercy and love is still deep.

Divorce

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. To work closely with others in a setting that is passionate about Gods truth and applying it to our lives,

4. accredited Biblical counselor

5. Use my creativity to advance the Kingdom of God.