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

Thank you Sara Perrin 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):

15%

34%

43%

53%

34%

21%

6%

87%

34%

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 introverted, and I prefer to work behind the scenes. I also enjoy helping people by doing tasks that others sometimes don’t care to do.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am starting to understand the level of importance of giving to the church, but also I have also felt compassion for people who are in need. The reason this scored lower for me is that I still need to work on deliberate and planned giving.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am generally a positive person. I tend to focus on encouraging others and pointing out the positives rather than the negatives.

[H]eart

1. I love to be in church and learn about who God is.

2. I love to listen to music and sing (in my car! haha) as a form of worship.

3. I love spending time with my family and friends.

I enjoy working with elementary age kids.

I am not exactly sure yet.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

4th Grade Teacher

Childcare

Even though I am introverted…I have a talent for teaching children. I am good at thinking through how to manage activities involving children.

Active engagement (teaching).

I am empathetic towards others’ circumstances.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Routine

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 grew up going to church, so I have always considered myself a Christian. I feel like I am really just starting to learn what it means to live a Christian life, however, and really know Christ.

West Locke Wesleyan Church, Williamston MI
I served in a very casual capacity, as needed, behind the scenes mostly. I have been a nursery worker, VBS teacher and helper, and helped with other things such as preparing meals for funeral luncheons.

Becoming a mom, which really pointed me in a positive direction in my life

Working with colleagues at work who push me to be better at what I do

Going to church with my Grandma…without this I’m not sure I would attend church today

Living in borderline poverty as a child and as a young mother/wife

Struggling with anxiety and depression as well as having a child who has beed hospitalized and struggles with managing severe depression and anxiety

Bullying in school

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. Going on a missions trip

4. Give more than 10% of my income to GOD

5. Doing more service projects for the church and their partners