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

Thank you Patty McGuire 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:

53%

46%

84%

40%

34%

40%

31%

68%

62%

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:
Because I often focus on the good or the abilities I see in others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Serving others helps them AND me

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have many adverse life experiences that have brought me to the understanding that NOTHING is possible without God and without his Son as my savior and redeemer.

[H]eart

1. Writing

2. Being in nature (at the beach or in the mountains)

3. Connecting with others

Troubled teens seeking guidance, parents struggling with at-risk teen issues, parents who adoptions of troubled children didn’t work out as they’d hoped and thought it would.

Since I’m new to the Church, I really have no idea about concerns and am just getting to know about the various ministries offered.

Alcoholism
At-risk children
Other – Pornography, human trafficking

[A]bilities

I’m currently unemployed; job-seeking

I’ve been a 9-1-1 Emergency dispatcher for the past 7 years. I also have many years of office administration experience.

The ability to see the big picture; the ability to stay calm and focused in crisis situations.

Empathy.

[P]ersonality

Solo

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

I was baptized a Roman Catholic and was raised to believe in the Trinity, and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, as well as the Savior of the world.

Becoming a member of a 12-Step Recovery Program

The gift of faith passed on to me from my parents

Adopting two half-siblings from a neglectful/abusive environment

Learning about my brother’s molestation by our parish priest opened my eyes to how there is a story of suffering behind every person society deems to be a problem.

Working as a 9-1-1 emergency dispatcher was both a blessing and a curse. The work environment in the majority of these places is toxic, but the ability to help those who are in the middle of life-threatening crises was a very humbling experience that made me grateful for the life I have.

My divorce. Looking back, ten years later, I regret making the decision to divorce my ex-husband. He was a very abusive person, but was/is also an alcoholic, and I didn’t put every effort into trying to keep the family together, before I threw in the towel. The divorce broke my family and my children are still suffering.

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. I would own a ranch for rescue animals and for women who need sanctuary.

4. I would write insprirational stories.

5. I would become a minister.