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

Thank you Sarah Sanford 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

34%

Evangelism

53%

Exhortation/Encouragement

71%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

78%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

34%

Serving

68%

Teaching

53%

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 (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a great deal of empathy to those who are hurting.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel this goes hand in hand with mercy showing – if someone is down, they need building up.

#3 Gift, Serving (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am a helper. Always have been.

[H]eart

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

1. Helping people

2. Working with people to do things like plays, singing

3. Reading/writing

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

I love the littles and the elderly. I like working with older kids/teens and adults with drama.

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

Music, drama, nursery

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

Parenting
At-risk children
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

SLP, audibook narrator, health coach, writer

Other jobs I have experience in:

proofreading/editing, typing

Special talents/skills that I have:

singing, drama, reading aloud, proofreading/editing, writing

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I taught the ladies’ & teen Sunday school classes at our old church – various topics.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Being a helper

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	1 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	1 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	4 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
27 Total	25 Total	44 Total	23 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

The first time I got baptized was when I was about 10 and felt pressured into it by a Sunday school teacher. I remember my mom asking if I felt different and wondering if I should because I didn’t. I got pregnant when I was 16 and walked down the aisle again during a revival with a hellfire and brimstone pastor because I was scared to death and I think part of me was hoping the pregnancy would go away if I got saved – again. That baby should have turned 26 last year and I almost died. I suffered from mental illness after that experience. Got married right out of high school, got very disillusioned with the church I grew up in when they fired the pastor for working with trailer park kids. I didn’t go to church for several years until we moved to Ashland City and my brother invited us to his church. After hearing him preach, seeing how the people at his church were, and how his faith carried him through cancer, I called him up one night very convicted and we talked – I prayed and finally got it right that time.

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

Crossroad Church, AC (2010-2020) – music minister (piano, singing, AV presentations), drama leader, Sunday school teacher, church cleaner, library organizer

Amazing Grace Family Church, AC (2001-2010) – music minister (piano, singing), drama/Signs of Grace leader

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Martin (??-1996ish) – choir, drama leader, youth teacher

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

Drew – second chances

Being a mom

Becoming an SLP

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:

Anne

1st marriage

uncommunicative and unemotional family

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. Write wonderful books that my children would love to read

4. To lead a drama group at church

5. to sing at church