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

Thank you Shelley 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

37%

Evangelism

25%

Exhortation/Encouragement

40%

Giving

40%

Mercy Showing

40%

Prophecy

25%

Pastoring/Shepherding

21%

Serving

84%

Teaching

46%

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, Serving (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like to help but prefer to be in the background.

#2 Gift, Teaching (46%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love working with kids.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (40%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I like to make others smile, laugh, or be happy and feel good about themselves.

[H]eart

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

1. Spend time with my family, especially traveling.

2. Reading – bible study, scripture, or just for fun

3. Volunteering – usually food pantry tasks, or working with kids

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

People with a sense of humor that I can joke with, and also kids.

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

Food pantry, Missions, Sunday School, Youth

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

Homelessness
Parenting
Poverty/hunger

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Stay at home mom

Other jobs I have experience in:

Health insurance, Data analyst, check processing

Special talents/skills that I have:

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have taught Sunday School?

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Empathy/sympathy for others

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	4 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	2 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	3 Popular	4 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
19 Total	33 Total	44 Total	24 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 grew up in the church. Two times in my life when my faith became stronger and more important to me are when I started having kids, and then later after my dad passed away.

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

Medina United Methodist Church 16 years
Sunday School Teacher, Food pantry volunteer, Food Pantry Board Member, UMW – local missions, VBS, Education Committee, Radical Roses Leader (4th-6th gr youth)

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church
Burnt Hills, NY

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

The first Purpose Driven Life Study, where I blindly signed up and was in Lois & Al Korfmacher’s group, with several retired couples. I thought we would have nothing in common but they were all so helpful and encouraging.

The attitude, encouragement, and life example of Lora Temple. She had a special way of “correcting” you where she was so nice you didn’t even realize it until later. She was such a dedicated missionary with many stories to tell.

My high school Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Miller and my Youth pastor, Dr. Don Washburn.

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:

Losing my dad. He suddenly passed away in 2003 from a massive heart attack. In addition to my grief, watching my mom go through hers and supporting her had a big impact. It was so painful, but brought us both closer to God.

My children’s struggles – ADHD, Depression, Tourette’s, appendicitis and kidney stones for my oldest, School struggles with learning, anxiety, and bullying for all 3 at different times. I feel for other parents and kids going through these things and for teachers, esecially special ed. teachers.

Stories of food pantry clients, particularly those who ended up there due to losing their job because of cancer or other illness, and veterans. Anyone could possibly end up in this situation, through no fault of their 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

5. Go on a Mission Trip