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

Thank you Roger Townsend 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

87%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

59%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

34%

Prophecy

68%

Pastoring/Shepherding

50%

Serving

21%

Teaching

71%

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 (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Most of my adult life I have been in leadership/managements in business, non profit boards, and church.

#2 Gift, Teaching (71%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
A key part of my work life was to train and develop others.

#3 Gift, Prophecy (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Back to career, involved study, planning and acting with of view of expected or anticipated results.

[H]eart

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

1. Developing myself and others

2. Having the responsibility and authority to work and lead others to a desired outcome/ result.

3. Limited ability, but enjoy music.

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

40-60 age group, objective rather than emotional, and willing to work together toward shared goals.

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

Leadership, speaking in large or small group settings, organization performance.

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

Marriage/family issues
Educational
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired from executive/ manufacturing management.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Sales, marketing, product development, personnel development

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Adult Sunday School, organization development, short and long term planning and implementing business plans

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Confidence in leadership, talking with others.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	4 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	2 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	1 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 4 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	2 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	4 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	4 Likes Change	2 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
35 Total	45 Total	19 Total	20 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Otter’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

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

Grew up in a Christian family, attended a Christian College, realized as an adult that I was programmed, not personally committed.

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

Burket UMC, Burket, Indiana- Youth leader, Sunday School teacher. Ad Council, Pastor Parish member (various over approximately 10 years+)

Walnut Creek UMC, Warsaw, Indiana- adult Sunday School teacher, Youth leader, Ad Council. (Varied over 10+ years)

Faith UMC, Kearney, Nebraska- praise band participant, Ad Council, Pastor Parish committee and Chairman, Trustee. Led worship 1-2 times per year.
(Varied over 14+ years)

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

Dale Carnegie program, as a class member, and also as a graduate assistant.

Bud Lantz telling me he was retiring and recommending me to replace him as GM of the company when I was 36 years old.

Taking the risk of resigning from a great job over disagreement with the CEO, and finding the right fit with a new company.

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:

Being in a job where I became miserable, but willing do accept it rather than taking a risk to find something that might be better, took three years to finally take action.

Watching my Mother deteriorate with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Negative relationship with siblings.

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. Leadership role in the church

4. Organizing/ leading Men’s group, both studying/sharing, and social.

5. Music/band member