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

Thank you Rhonda Southward 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):

40%

65%

68%

78%

68%

53%

46%

68%

59%

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:
My husband and I send financial support to 3 children in different countries, we also give financially to 2 radio stations, our church, and outreach programs.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I currently help with Celebrate Recovery by serving meals, presenting a devotional, leading small group. I also am on the hospitality team at our church and try to welcome everyone. If I know someone is hurting or in need I offer to pray for them/offer encouragement.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
If someone has committed a crime I believe they should face up to the consequences of that crime. I’m still learning that it’s not my place to judge them, God requires me to show them mercy and compassion.

[H]eart

1. spending time with my family/grandkids

2. baking/cooking

3. holding babies

my husband. babies, teenagers. Non-sports people.

Not having enough helpers for ministries. Outreach really excites me, I’m excited about going into our community to touch the lives of people in need.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Homelessness
Poverty/hunger

[A]bilities

housewife/part-time sales consultant

cashier, bank teller, teaching, waitressing, customer service.

Cake decorating, baking/cooking, mending/sewing.

I have taught physical education to homeschooled students. I also homeschooled my 4 children for a total of 14-15years. I also taught children’s church, Royal Rangers, and Sunday school. I was also the leader of a women’s group at a church I attended.

Servant heart. I physically am not able to serve in the manner I feel I should.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

[E]xperience

I have attended church my entire life, I accepted Jesus as my savior at a young age but didn’t really understand what being a Christian meant until I was a mom. I still struggle with giving God control of all areas of my life.

I got involved in ministry when I was 10. I helped in the nursery and in children’s church. As a teenager I helped with children’s church and actually started Children’s Church with my sister in Hudson, Michigan at Hudson Faith Assembly of God. As an Adult I helped in the Nursery, taught a Royal Ranger’s class, and latter Children’s Church.

I sang in the choir at Bethany Assembly of God in Adrian Michigan in 1993 or 1994.
In 2000 I sang in the choir at Adrian Church of God, I also sang specials. I attended there until 2010 during those 10 years: I was in a play, I taught Wednesday night youth classes, lead worship for the children’s church, I was also the president of the Women’s ministries.

I volunteered at the Church of God youth camps in Fenton, Michigan. The first year I volunteered I was a camp counselor (BIG MISTAKE!), after that I volunteered in the concession stand.

becoming a mother

getting married to my husband of 21years.

homeschooling 4 children.

Having an alcoholic father

My first child (daughter) died at birth 1987 & I had a miscarriage in 1997.

The years when 2 of my kids decided they didn’t want me in their lives.

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 go on Mission trips to orphanages, I might even stay there.

4. I would adopt or foster as many children as I could.

5. prepare and serve meals for the needy.