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

Thank you Becca Errico 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

25%

Evangelism

18%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

87%

Prophecy

21%

Pastoring/Shepherding

28%

Serving

78%

Teaching

50%

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, Mercy Showing (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Working with special needs kids, including those with emotional disabilities, I understand that some people, kids especially, are born with difficulties or put in situations that are not good. Just like Jesus, who gives us mercy all the time, we also need to show difficult people mercy.

#2 Gift, Serving (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I absolutely love serving people! I love helping people wherever needed! It brings me joy to give my time or things to people as an act of serving them!

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I know that I have needed encouragement and how much it meant to me at times, so I love and see the importance for encouraging others.

[H]eart

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

1. Giving others gifts!

2. Helping people do things they have trouble doing!

3. Having one on one or small group devotions

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

special needs kids

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

helping orphan kids in Africa, special needs ministries

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
At-risk children
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Special education teacher for severely handicap kindergarten and first grade kids

Other jobs I have experience in:

working with kids with physical handicaps or emotional disabilities or autism

Special talents/skills that I have:

creativity and compassion

I have taught a class or seminar on:

education, special education

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

compassionate

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	3 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
27 Total	33 Total	38 Total	20 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

fter being forced to leave my hometown and my close knit circle of family and friends, I became severely introverted and eventually the darkness of depression creeped itself into my life. I was mad at God, feeling completely abandoned by Him. For the first time in my life, I hated school. The only think that kept my going was my love for helping out in the special needs classroom at my school. During my sophomore year, one of the special needs kids asked me to go to her churches youth group. When I went, I was completely blown away. I felt God’s presence like I had never felt before. By the end of the night, I finally was able to let go and let God take my life forever.

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

Grace Community Church- Kids Zone-3 years

Grace GEMS- 1 year

Grace AOET- 4 years

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

Missions trips (Uganda x2 and Guatemala)

Traveling the world growing up

Attending Liberty University

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:

Being bullied

Being depressed

Having severe health issues

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. Live and teach in Uganda

4. Adopt several kids

5. starting a skateboard/action sports ministry