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

Thank you Charlotte Schmitt 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):

53%

84%

62%

90%

78%

62%

50%

78%

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:
At this point in my life, I have been blessed to be able to share more.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
As I get older the pull to share Christ has become stronger especially with my grandchildren.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I do have a heart for those in need.

[H]eart

1. I love sharing my artistic skills with my grandchildren. I teach them to memorize scripture every chance I get. Teaching them brings me great joy.

2. I love gardening and providing areas in my yard that support bees and butterflies. I feel strongly about protecting what God has created.

3. I like supporting family members less fortunate than me with food, clothes or money. I support z88.3 because their ministry is expansive. I have a former student who began a ministry called Camp Ozone in Tenn. I help support him and his family. I have volunteered in 2C several times and have loved it. I bought my granddaughter a keyboard and am teaching her beginning piano. I volunteer at an elementary school tutoring at risk children.

I’ve been an elementary school teacher for 41 years so I would have to say young school age children.

I like being involved in life groups.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Educational
At-risk children

[A]bilities

retired teacher

I have organized summer camps.
I have taught art in my home.
I have tutored.

God has blessed me artistically and I have used my skills to create murals:
-pregnancy crisis center in Deltona
-two other churches I attended
The Lord gives me ideas. I know that sounds a bit strange but I just get these ideas that could help someone. I hear someone tell about a problem they’re having and right out of the blue or maybe the next day an idea comes to me. Recently, a friend was sharing about taking her dog to the groomer and how he came home so exhausted that he couldn’t even walk. Immediately, the idea came to me to take her dog in shorter periods of time. Maybe over several days. She just shared with me that the groomers agreed to do that and the dogs experience was much improved. She thanked me and now doesn’t have to stress over her dog getting groomed. Yes, it’s simple but it helped someone. This has happened to me my whole life.

I taught Sunday School for young children….a lot!
I taught a young women’s class but didn’t feel as confident.

I desire to help others.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

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

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

[E]xperience

My mother was my motivator. She taught Sunday School and ran the Mother’s Day Out Program. We were always involved in church. I loved every part of church. At age 13, I felt the tug at my heart and took the steps toward the alter.

Grew up in Delaney Baptist church in Orlando through age 21.

First Baptist Church in Oviedo age 26 through age 45ish.
I was very involved here:
taught Sunday School; taught or cared for children in the nursery; led children’s church

I was involved with smaller churches with a group of friends and are still close friends today.
Then found the Journey.

The people I met at First Baptist Oviedo became life long friends. The kind of people who loved me at my worst and best.

After leaving their, I started attending with the Maxey family. Richard was the preacher and choir directer. He was and still is an amazing man of God. I taught school with his wife Paula.

Can’t think of another right now.

When my son was 14 he was pretty much out of control. Bad attitude, disrespectful, not trustworthy to list a few. I was taking his to doctor to get evaluated for ADHD and bipolar.

Anyway, I got a call from the church that he was not allowed to attend anything unless I came with him. I guess I understood but couldn’t believe they didn’t even attempt to help me in any way. I was very hurt and left the church.

Needless to say, I desparetely needed help and didn’t get it. I began a slow road to depression. I became a single mother when my kids were 2 and 4 so was doing this alone. I never felt more alone than when this happened. Afterwards, I was not inclined to volunteer as much when attending other churches.

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. To teach children about Jesus.

4. To help feed and clothe the needed.

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