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

Thank you Sarah H 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:

Administration

78%

Evangelism

18%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

50%

Mercy Showing

56%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

62%

Serving

75%

Teaching

78%

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, Administration (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to organise and systematise.
I love seeing things run really smoothly on the surface because the “paddling feet” below the surface are running really efficiently/cleanly.

#2 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to bite into the word, process it and spit it back out again.
I love to explain stuff in different, more understandable ways. I love to council and reveal truths and see people have light-bulb moments

#3 Gift, Serving (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to be really great support. (same thing with the gliding swan and the paddling feet). Partly I’m nervous about the really bold jobs which I don’t think I have the guts for, but its also really fulfilling serving.

[H]eart

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

1. Making. Craft. Hands on stuff. The home made/diligently & lovingly made.

2. Hosting – creating spaces/events/environments to make people feel welcome & at home & joyful & special. Cooking really beautiful food, decorating a space stylishly or homely, creating fun and merry times/spaces for people

3. Dancing

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

– High school and Uni aged kids.

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

– Mental health
– Training (regular members)

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

Homelessness
Marriage/family issues
Parenting

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Administration

Other jobs I have experience in:

Arts, labor

Special talents/skills that I have:

Artistic stuff, decorating, music, food/drink, administrating & organisation, public speaking, people/care

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Empathy/caring about people

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Solo

Routine

1. 3 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	3 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 1 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	1 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 3 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
25 Total	26 Total	35 Total	28 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up with family that modelled God’s love more perfectly than anyone else I know. I tested my faith in my teens and early adult hood and claimed my faith for my own. At some point along the track, the false belief that I had to earn my place with God crept in. In my early 20’s I got fed up with constantly failing and threw the towel in, so that I could go and “fail” in peace. My family AND God stood by me, guiding and admonishing me, but mostly loving me. God didn’t let me go through that period – he constantly whispered his love of me. Eventually the whispers broke down the walls I’d put up to God, and broke through the lies that my standing with God had depended on me. I learnt learnt really practically from God (and again, modelled by my family) that I was loved COMPLETELY and wholly aside from my actions. My security was from GOD’s goodness and greatness, and not my own. And it’s been further up & further in ever since.

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

High School study camp 1yr

High School Scripture 1yr

Music Ministry, various churches, 10yrs?

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

Consistent love from my family through some really dumb life choices on my part

Generally achievement in school/uni

General successes/support from mentors in sculpture career

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:

Bad relationships /sexual abuse

Periods of bad mental health

Periods of missing the point with God, and fighting really hard against him

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. Having a plan..

4. Being a really solid, crazy bold, ministering warrior

5. Having a business where I can instil all of my God-values and minister out of