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

Thank you Sherri Gibbs 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

59%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

68%

Giving

53%

Mercy Showing

84%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

62%

Serving

50%

Teaching

50%

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 (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am a person that cares about others in a strong way through my educational experiences as well as my personality traits.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
counseling and teaching provide this trait

#3 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
better listener

[H]eart

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

1. Helping Others

2. working with teens

3. spending time with family and friends

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

teenagers

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

for the Williamsburg campus to have a forever home

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

Drug abuse/recovery
Marriage/family issues
Poverty/hunger

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Teacher of Special Education and Mental Health/ Marriage and Chemically Dependency Counselor

Other jobs I have experience in:

All walks of Counseling , restaurant work life guard etc.

Special talents/skills that I have:

good listener cooking coaching

I have taught a class or seminar on:

many mental health and drug issues

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

compassion

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Low Risk

Challenger

Project Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	3 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	4 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	4 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	1 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	4 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
41 Total	43 Total	43 Total	36 Total

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, 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

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

[E]xperience

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I was 11 years old in my home town church at bible school where I made the decision to get saved

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

Frankfort Baptist Church Corbin Kentucky 50 years many aspects of the church

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

Being Saved

Wife

Parent

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:

loss of child at birth to death ,friends to death, grandparents and close relatives.

DIVORICE from a young marriage age 18 over by age 19

job experiences

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. to lead teeagers to Christ

4. To teach about the effects of drugs and teen sex

5. to be a listenor for teens a trusting role model