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

Thank you Laura Holmes 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):

71%

90%

84%

65%

68%

68%

78%

62%

78%

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 live my life in a way that makes non believers ask questions. I am passionate about God and not afraid to speak about His love for us. I look for opportunities to share, even in the smallest way.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am surprised this did not come up as first! I am a nurturer and encourager and have often been drawn to the “underdog”.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love encouraging other to examine what might be missing in their lives. I challenge them to consider a new way of thinking and I’m not afraid to give them things to think about that they may not have considered.

[H]eart

1. Music is my passion.
I teach voice and I’m a competive singer as well.
Worship is my favorite part of service

2. Learning.
In all areas of life but especially about God. I try and attend as many courses, retreats, lessons, services as possible to help keep my relationship with God in a place of strength and knowledge.

3. Helping.
As I said before, I’m a nurturer and it gives me great joy knowing that I’ve helped someone and supported them.

I have worked with all ages and I currently (in my job), work with kids between the ages of 5 and 17 who have special needs. I am a speech assistant and behaviour strategist.
My preferred age group right now is teens.

I hand no concerns at this moment.
I am excited to be part of a change in young peoples lives.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Speech language pathologist assistant and behaviour strategist with children who struggle with ASD, FAS, ADHD, Deafness and other challlenges

I have a paralegal degree and a pharmacy assistant certificate

I am a singer
I love acting
I have my level 3 sign language

American sign language lesson
Presentation on autism

My winning personality (Hehe!)
But seriously, I relate well to people and I am comfortable in group settings. I play well with others 😉

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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 have been a Christian all my life. I have been attending church since I was a baby and Christian summer camps since I was 9. I believe I asked the lord into my heart when I was very young and then again at camp when I was 16 as a reconfirmation. God has always been the main focus in my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I have served as a Sunday school teacher(10 years?) , worship team & choir (15 years?), Sunday school administrator (2 years) , musical theatre director (2 years) , hand bell choir leader (3 years), small group leader and likely more I’m forgetting about….. All over the span of 30 years.

God delivered my father from alcoholism for 3 years which allowed him to form a close and special bond with my son. This impacted him and me greatly and I thank God for giving us that time with him.

God has been in the center of my son life allowing him to overcome challenges continually. He is profoundly deaf and has autism yet he has the ability to power through anything thrown in his path. God has certainly given him this ability.

My own life is a testimony to God. Raised without a dad and being reminded by God the HE is my father has gotten me through many trials. Now a single mother myself, my kids know this to be true in their life as well and they are well rounded and loving children because of God’s presence and promises ❤️

I have a heart for other single parents as I have struggled on my own for over 15 years. My struggles have made me stronger so I can see the light at the end and give others hope.

Being a parent of a special needs child gives me compassion for others in this situation. I get it.

I haven’t always understood why certain prayers seem to go unanswered in my life but as I look back, I can see they were, in HIS time and in HIS way. I can help others relate to this struggle.

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. Singing for God. Worshipping Him and reaching others through song.

4. Helping youth come to known God. Being their supportor, comforter, friend especially is that is lacking in their life. I have a heart for that in those that feel alone.

5. Continuing to build my relationship with God in any way I can.