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

Thank you Shawna Newcomb 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%

75%

71%

65%

84%

59%

62%

62%

65%

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 believe people can change/ better him/herself and he/she deserves a chance to do that.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe it is our duty to go and make disciples of all nations.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Public speaking comes easily to me because I connect to people on an emotional level. I think it’s the purest way to open hearts.

[H]eart

1. Spend time with family/boyfriend.

2. Helping kids learn.

3. Traveling.

I would say kids (ages 6-13)

The most concerning church issue to me is making sure the younger generation continues to uphold the lessons and teachings of the Bible and Jesus Christ.

Parenting
Poverty/hunger
Educational

[A]bilities

Nannying

Television News Reporting and Cashiering

public speaking, videography, photography, writing, editing

N/A

Public speaking

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Variety

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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

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 when I was just an infant. I grew up going to bible study although I kind of just went through the motions. After my confirmation I was sent to a “Jesus Camp” one summer, called Witness to Truth. At the time, I really did not want to go. I had my doubts about God’s existence because science told me otherwise (ie. the Big Bang Theory and evolution). I couldn’t really believe there was a God because of all the tragic things going on in the world. Wouldn’t God put an end to all the war, hunger, and sickness? But it was toward the end of that trip– specifically during adoration– that everything changed. He was working in me during the trip as I learned He had a reason for everything. I learned there was no real concept of time– which helped me to better understand the Creation and much more. Then suddenly, during adoration, as I sat there praying and looking at the Eucharist, it hit me. A HUGE burden of guilt for not believing in Him was lifted from me and I was forgiven. I closed my eyes as I was sobbing and could hear him say I was forgiven. And that’s the moment I knew God existed and when I say I officially became a Christian.

Church lector, Immaculate Conception/ MA, 6 years

Founder, Catholic Student Association, Boston/MA, 3 years

Going to that first retreat

Watching how hard of a worker my mom was growing up

Meeting my boyfriend

Drug/Alcoholism in the family

Broken families

Financial hardship

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. Go on mission trips regularly

4. Volunteering at homeless shelters, animal shelters, orphanages

5. use video to spread God’s word