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

Thank you Sharon Walls 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%

68%

68%

84%

65%

59%

34%

84%

71%

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 am like most people, I live paycheck to paycheck but give monetarily as best I can but I also give of myself by assisting where needed, praying for others and lending a hand wherever possible.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy serving others, I get a feeling that is satisfying knowing I may have brightened someone’s day with a smile or a hello. For me no job is more important than another, they all work together for one purpose, it is all for the glory of God.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Not so much, more of a helper. Funny though, because growing up I wanted to be a teacher.

[H]eart

1. Reading my Bible, attending Church and being involved in Bible studies

2. Helping/serving others

3. Spending time with my family and hoping and praying they can see/ feel God in/thru me and they will/ have given their lives to Jesus

I really don’t know, I enjoyed the mission trip to Belize, other than that I have only served within the church and I haves loved it all.

Concerns: the church body becoming complacent. Those leaving the church. How we are perceived by visitors at church and other events we are a part of. Things that excite me: My love for Jesus. New people coming to our Church, seeing the passion some of our church members have and feeling God in the midst of us.

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

Human Resource/Payroll Manager

Nursing Secretary, Restorative Nursing therapy, State Tested Nursing Assistant

Caring for the elderly. Sign Language

N/A

Listening

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

[E]xperience

I have been in & out of the church all my life. I gave my life to Jesus and was baptized in my preteen years not sure of the age though. As I grew up I lost sight of the Lord and as the years went by life got harder and darker from abuse, drugs, alcohol & adultery which eventually led to separating from my husband of 27 yrs in 2009, when I thought things couldn’t get worse I lost my mother to a stroke in Dec of 2011, then a little over a month later I lost my mother & father in law to a mercy killing/ suicide in Jan 2012. When I was finally able to breathe again I returned to church through my brother Joe and I rededicated my life back to Jesus and in 2013 I reaffirmed my Baptism and I have been led and guided by the Lord ever since and I do my best to stay strong in my Faith and trust him.

N/A

The birth of my Children

The love of my mother, she was always there for me no matter what, which is why I know she will be waiting at the gates for my arrival.

My brother Joe, leading me back to the Lord

Living with a husband with bipolar disorder has given me more compassion & understanding of mental illness

Having a mental breakdown from always trying to make sure everything was perfect for everyone else and not taking care of myself.

The loss of my mom.

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. Take a trip to Israel

4. More missionary trips

5. Retire from working and spend the rest of my days finding ways to serve the Lord.