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

Thank you Sharon Graves 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:

56%

65%

40%

59%

46%

62%

53%

40%

81%

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:
I enjoy creating lessons and teaching others (Bible study, school). Knowing scripture is vital in my spiritual walk with the Lord.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy sharing what Christ has done and is doing in my life daily.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The truth of God’s word is important. Knowing who Jesus is and the gospel message is the basis for having a relationship with Him.

[H]eart

1. Spending time with my family: Gary, kids, and grand kids. Playing with the grand kids and watching their activities.

2. Being outside: gardening, walking the dog, enjoying our yard and home.

3. Working with teachers at school. Teaching and coaching young teachers with classroom procedures, practices, and lessons. Sharing scripture with and praying for teachers and administrators brings fulfillment.

I love to work with people who are passionate about what they do, people who strive to improve. I enjoy bringing out the best in them. Young adults-30 somethings

Spending time with our Sunday School class excites me.
People burdened with life but not knowing God’s word and promises. The busyness of life concerns me. We don’t slow down enough to meet others’ needs.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Spiritual laziness
Educational

[A]bilities

Education: District Curriculum Coordinator

Instructional Coach
Coaching sports
Teaching English/PE
Lifeguard

Flower gardening
Typing- computer skills
Coaching: Basketball
Teaching/Leading Trainings

English grammar and writing, literature
Numerous Beth Moore and Priscilla Shirer Bible studies
Data Analysis
Group Dynamics
Presentation Protocols

having confidence in the Lord and persevering through tough times.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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

I accepted Christ at age 5 (almost 6) at the First Methodist Church in Alvarado. I walked the aisle during a revival. As I knelt on the altar with two others, the evangelist put his hand on my head and prayed over me. I was baptized (sprinkled) in the Methodist Church the following week but then baptized in the First Baptist Church of Celina at age 12.

Youth Sunday School Teacher, 1989-1990- Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, Burleson
FCA Sponsor Burleson High School

Youth Sunday School Teacher, 1992-94- First Baptist Church, Colorado City
FCA Sponsor Colorado City High School

Youth Sunday School Teacher, 1995-99- Beltway Baptist Church, Abilene
FCA Sponsor Abilene Wylie High School
Youth Sunday School Teacher 2005-06 First Baptist Dallas
FCA Sponsor Duncanville HS 2000-2007
Young Adult SS Teacher, 2010-2018- Oak Grove Baptist Church, Burleson

Playing basketball in high school and college taught me perseverance, discipline, and how to work with a team.

Marrying Gary Lee and helping to raise three children was trying but rewarding. Now having six grandchildren is a joyful blessing.

Spending quality time with my dad and his teaching me life lessons has made me independent and hard working and appreciative of quality family time.

Having a tenuous relationship with my mom.

Having to deal with continuous attacks from a bitter person

Not having a child of my own.

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 a book to our grand kids about the importance of Christ in their lives.

4. For Gary and me to have a couple’s ministry together after we retire.

5. To grow flowers to give nursing home and hospital patients