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

Thank you Janet Ford 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:

Administration

81%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

53%

Prophecy

46%

Pastoring/Shepherding

75%

Serving

46%

Teaching

84%

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, Teaching (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy teaching and sharing about my faith

#2 Gift, Administration (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like to be organized and keep things in order -not wasting time

#3 Gift, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Telling others about what God has done for me

[H]eart

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

1. Help others know Christ as a real person

2. Sharing my Knowledge with others

3. Helping families in the formation of their children

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

I like working with children, young adults and adults

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

bringing in speakers to speak about family, marriage and parenting.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

teacher

Other jobs I have experience in:

administration

Special talents/skills that I have:

organizing

I have taught a class or seminar on:

virtues, theology of the body, Integral formation, prodigal son, sacraments

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

desire to help people with the knowledge I have obtained in order to help them in their family and spiritual life.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	2 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	1 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
32 Total	31 Total	28 Total	30 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 have always loved my faith and could see as I grew older how God had been moving in me throughout my life. I have grown in my personal relationship with Him.

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

Religious education – St. Martin of Tours, St. Margaret Mary, – Louisville KY

Principal/Administrator for a private Catholic school – 4 years

Womens team – formation- 20+ years

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

When after 5 years a doctor found that I had either a tumor or brain aneurysm – and that night a show came on TV describing the exact surgery that I would have. I found peace, knowing God was taking care of me.

The birth of my son. I knew God..knew the desire of my heart and I was very thankful.

When I got a call to teach religion at a Catholic school. – It came out of the blue, I had not applied and the person that recommended me I had not seen or talked to in 4 years. I knew God wanted me there.

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:

I feel a great deal of compassion for those that no one considers – they are not part of the In-crowd. I was that way throughout my youth…I had bad allergies and my hands would crack and bleed and I had lots of foods I couldn’t eat. Kids would not befriend me – I was left alone- So I befriended the unwanted. Everyone should be loved and known and my heart goes toward those left out.

Parenting mistakes – I feel I have learned a great deal from my mistakes and would like to help others not to make the same mistakes.

Mistakes made in teaching where I wasn’t flexible enough…..”Had to get it done” instead of stopping the lesson and changing it up. I have learned to be more understanding and flexible in the classroom. Developing a relationship with the students is more important than forcing the lesson.

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. I would love to volunteer at Magdala in the Holy Land.

4. Take a mission trip to Hati.

5. Become a spiritual director.