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

Thank you Shuvonne Berry 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

75%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

68%

Mercy Showing

75%

Prophecy

43%

Pastoring/Shepherding

37%

Serving

65%

Teaching

53%

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, Evangelism (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Honestly I am surprised that Evangelism is #1

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that good people can do bad things without malicious intent. We all fall short of His glory yet God gives us grace and mercy everyday. One of our goals is to strive to be like Him.

#3 Gift, Giving (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
One of my purposes is to help others. I would give even if I didn’t have it to give.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with like minded friends.

2. Cruising, it’s apart of my self care. My time to relax, read, meditate and take in what God has created.

3. My heart beats for my boys and I love being their mom. They have helped make me grow in so many different areas in my life.

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

Teenagers, young adults and single parents.

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

I honestly don’t have any at the moment.

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

Parenting
Compulsive behavior
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Teaching

Other jobs I have experience in:

Culinary Arts (Hotel cook and baking) and customer service

Special talents/skills that I have:

Baking, running a business

I have taught a class or seminar on:

A cake decorating class at a community college

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My love. My love for my kids, my love for people.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
30 Total	31 Total	37 Total	22 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

Like many, I grew up in the church. At the age of 8 or 9 I gave my life to Christ. It wasn’t until a later age (early twenties) that I started my relationship with God.

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

Usher board, church choir, DOVES, church band
Mt. Hope Baptist Church. Don’t remember the years I was involved

Praise dance team, teacher/ teacher’s assistant with the OKK /Misfit Kids
New Vision

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

Graduating college

Starting my own business

Buying my first house

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:

Going through my divorce

Going through a breakup with the person God made for me

Being a single parent raising 2 boys

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. Create a program for the homeless by first providing shelters

4. Having multiple businesses to create jobs for disable people

5. Traveling the world