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

Thank you Sandra G. Jackson 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):

84%

100%

87%

59%

59%

84%

87%

62%

96%

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 am very comfortable with a variety of people groups, am bold and able to speak truth at almost any level.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have training and experience in a variety of secular and religious aspects. I am goal oriented and do not mind research in order to get the message right. People respect me.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Again, training and experience helps. However, While I have compassion I find it hard to tolerate those who will not help themselves. Oddly, this motivates others to work harder for themselves in my presence. Everyone needs to be encouraged and uplifted.

[H]eart

1. worship

2. family and friends

3. hobbies, parties and events

Young Adults and older ones too. I may have burned myself out with children, but I was quite effective there too. I think some of the topics I have taught on are for the older ones. I am comfortable with any group.

evangelism certainly – missions and discipleship in smaller groups

Marriage/family issues
Abuse/violence
Educational

[A]bilities

I write Christian literature and participate in Jewish evangelism

counseling and education
church work and missions

friendly and open can encourage and inspire which leads to others wanting to know you

So, many things!!! Even when working as a psychotherapist, I also did program development, and community organization on related didactics. Primarily I teach religious groups now on topics from prophesy to growing in Christ

Openness and not needing to be the one always in the limelight or in control. Sometimes it is good to listen and support.

[P]ersonality

Leader

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

I was saved at eight years due to an overwhelming sense that something was wrong on the inside. After skillful questioning by my parents and pastor who said they could clearly see God at work, I made an immediate profession and was baptized. I taught myself to read by reading the Bible and simply shared how to become a Christian with everyone and I mean everyone. A year after that, I surrendered to the mission field. I claim being filled with the Spirit when I was fifth teen. I knew and understood all the way what I was doing! Once I had a crisis of faith and someone told me I was going to hell. I felt so hopeless…right until I confessed myself right out of that. God as you know had NOT left me.

Castle Hills Bapt.Church, San Antonio, Ridglea West Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, Jews For Jesus/Christians for Israel, San Antonio, Baruch H Shem, Dallas, Birmingham Baptist Assoc. in Birminham Alabama and various messianic groups. I consider my counseling position secular or private as ministry as well So, I have all totaled 4 years church staff, Christian counseling-8, Religious Education – 14-24, volunteer assignments – 14 years, Government and community – 10, and writing – 10

People groups I have worked with are Jews and Gentiles, Alabama Community Missions, Mexico Medical Missions, Criminal Justice Systems and agencies, All Pueblo Indian tribes of the US and Burmese ESL classes.

On church staffs I worked as a Children’s and Preschool Director, Christian Social Ministries in Alabama, Contract work with Government and agencies, Social Work Department at Seminary, Christian Medical Society for Mexico and probably more. Oh, my publishers are Xlibris and Thomas Nelson Zondervan Houses

I was fortunate to grow up at Castle Hills Baptist under the teaching of Jack Taylor and so many great teachers during the Great Awakening of the late 60-70’s. He made sure that monthly, I met for a Saturday with either Bertha Smith or Corrie Ten Boom, Alma Jackson – my Aunt was a missionary to Brazil. I learned hands on how to witness and share. In Jewish Evangelism we were the home missionaries stayed in in San Antonio. Arnold and Mary Ann Frutchenbaum of Ariel Ministries shaped my skills at Jewish Evangelism. I am blessed!

I have experience persecution and danger more than once. That will grow you in unimaginable ways. I have even had health issues, relationship loss. It is all good and only strengthens one’s resolve.

Others willing to invest in me made it possible for me to know and be bold enough to invest in others

I guess sometimes I trust too easily…have been burned more than once that way

While I grew up with money, in my adulthood, I have not been blessed to feel safe and secure finachially. I think many times I would want to go do this or that. Yet even, in such uncomfortable times, God purpose will prevail

I have been a victim of 4 major crimes. I’m ok but, with one, I occasionally struggle with a little PTSD. But, rarely do I have difficulty because God plan and my strong desire to serve walks me right out of it. The hardest part for me is to keep walking in the Spirit when I would rather pray for vengeance. God’s word is the Way

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. Wilth the Alma Book, I want to translate , make movie and hold a crusade in Brazil

4. With Acts and the following books, I hope to complete in my lifetime a curriculum of spiritual growth for Young Messianic believers

5. Develop a foundation for single women alone and in financial crisis