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

Thank you Rebecca Williamson 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

34%

Evangelism

25%

Exhortation/Encouragement

56%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

46%

Prophecy

53%

Pastoring/Shepherding

34%

Serving

84%

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, Serving (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy serving in the background and if someone needs help, I love coming to their aid and helping out. If there’s a need to assemble kits or something, I really enjoy doing that.

#2 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have no idea. I’m shocked this is on my list. I mean I enjoyed being a lab TA in college, but I’ve always considered myself a follower and not a leader.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (56%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I just like being there for people. Like if you need something from the store, I’ll happily go out of my way to pick stuff up for you. I’m willing to just sit and listen if you need someone to just vent to.

[H]eart

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

1. Baking!!! Just providing food for people in general.

2. Spending time with people one-on-one and getting to know them.

3. Having deep theological conversations with folks. I hate when topics never get out of the superficial basic stuff. I want to dive in and be challenged.

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

Not young kids. I can connect with those who have children my age or older and have grandchildren because that’s who I was raise around. I love getting to know senior adults. The senior adult luncheons was one of my favorite things at my previous church in college.

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

Young adult ministry and specifically young single folks. We’re severely overlooked in the church as a whole. There’s the college age folks and then the young married couples. There’s not much notice taken to the single twenty-somethings.

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

Poverty/hunger
Spiritual laziness
Other – The unreached

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Bridge Engineer

Other jobs I have experience in:

Tutoring, Teaching assistant.

Special talents/skills that I have:

Piano (kind of), Baking, visualizing objects in 3 dimensions

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Physics lab, experimental error.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Willingness to do the stuff that no one sees.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Routine

1. 2 Likes Control	1 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	4 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	1 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	4 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
21 Total	18 Total	42 Total	39 Total

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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in church. I went on a mission trip when I was 16 and got saved on the mission trip. Since then, ups and downs in life have affected my relationship with God and I’ve gone between almost abandoning my faith and pursuing Him above all else.

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

Liberty Baptist Church, Murphy NC, Church Pianist, 4 years

TN Tech BCM, Cookeville TN, Leadership Team (Common ground and missions), 2 years

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

21 Days of Devotion at LH

Mission Trip to Southeast Asia

Pretty recent, but the hangouts with Jenna, Ryan, Carston, and Caleb. They challenge me and accept me for who I am. It’s a relief to know that I’m ok the way I am and that I don’t have to change to be acceptable.

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:

Major Depressive Episode, January/February 2016

Family Events of July 2013

Not sure it gives me great compassion, but my relationship dealings in September 2016

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. Work with folks affected by suicide/depression

4. Equip others and use my resources to take the Gospel to the unreached

5. Rescue children from poverty and give them a better life