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

Thank you Ruth Narveson 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):

68%

31%

34%

62%

40%

53%

31%

59%

84%

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 enjoy deeper study of the word and the back story behind passages and then share that knowledge with others

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to organize and look for ways to improve or create systems that allow better work flow, efficiency and effectiveness.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It is a joy to be in a position to help others who are in need. Prefer to do it anonymously.

[H]eart

1. Love taking complicated projects and organize them by breaking them into smaller parts, delegate different tasks so the project gets done

2. Love to read and study various topics from Bible Study, to cooking, to building a business, to learning a new skill, mostly to solve problems and health and wllness.

3. Love to teach others how to improve their lives by teaching new skills

Almost any age group, especially enjoy young adults who are eager to learn and apply what they learn. Also enjoy older people who need help.

Women’s Ministry, Support for parents who are dealing with difficult issues with their children.

Policy/politics
Health/fitness
Other – Entrepreneurship

[A]bilities

Business owner of an online business

One Year Bible Certification program at Northwestern Bible School, Laboratory Technologist, Certified Wellness Educator, Certified Beauty Consultant, President of local Tennis Association, Committee head for Professional Bicycle Race, Organized athletic events such as races and fund raisers,

Enjoy playing tennis and riding bikes. Using spreadsheets, crafts, sewing and tole painting. Cooking and baking, taking care of family and business finances. Hosting

Building online businesses, using spreadsheets, selling on Amazon and eBay, coaching business students how to use Google spreadsheets. Nutritional supplementation. Gave the eulogy at my father’s funeral-was complemented on my speaking skills

Patience and interest in helping others.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

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

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

[E]xperience

I was 9 when I made a commitment to Christ. Developed a deeper relationship as I grew older.

Teaching Sunday School-Pre school, lower elementary

VBS Crafts

Church Building Committee

Meeting Nevena Cranny- The lady who developed and taught the Certified Beauty Class- She helped me to see the beauty and potential of who I was as a woman

Building a home based business and learning the skills needed to run it successfully.

I have a difficult to love mother-in-law that through the Grace of God I have learned to love a care for and who has expressed that she sees me more like a sister than a d-i-l.

We grew up in a large family and were very poor and often did not have the money to buy the things we needed. My dad was always working and my mom was not a very good housekeeper or organizer so we were left to raise ourselves, plus carried most of the responsibility of caring for the house, chores, cooking and cleaning.

Two of our children messed up their lives from drug addiction. It was heartbreaking to see what a mess they made with their lives and how it affected our grandchildren.

Most difficult and sad period in my life was when our daughter was sentenced to prison or community corrections center three different times and we saw the pain suffering her girls went through being separated from their mother.

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. Teach women how to be entrepreneurs

4. Teach young women how to care for their families, run a home, manage a budget and cook healthy meals

5. Write a book