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

Thank you Ruth Schnakenberg 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:

59%

59%

81%

62%

81%

59%

56%

50%

62%

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:
Find pleasure and joy in helping others and working with them one-on-one . Also, my education (both undergraduate and graduate degree in Social Work) and more than 20 years of experience have been beneficial.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a heart for those who are faced with struggles in life and have knowledge of community resources that may be beneficial. However, have also learned the importance of setting boundaries through my Social Work career.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Feel that it is important to give back and bless others because God has so wonderfully and graciously provided for me.

[H]eart

1. 1. Helping others – especially enjoy the elderly and listening to their life stories and concerns.

2. 2. Have a passion for supporting adult children as they provide cares for their parents.

3. 3. Providing support to those who are facing health and end-of-life decisions.

Elderly, adults and those facing life struggles.

Elderly and issues they and their families face. Women’s Bible study and local outreach programs.

Homelessness
Marriage/family issues
Other – Elderly and adult children as they cope with aging parents.

[A]bilities

Retired

Licensed Clinical Social Worker – worked with adolescent youth in treatment centers for six years and 15 years in hospice. Also, did the bookkeeping for my husband’s painting business.

Provided counseling to those who facing end-of-life and their families. Facilitated grief support groups including “Hope for the Holidays” – a support group for those coping with grief during the holidays, caretaker groups and presented numerous seminars on various topics related to caregivers and end-of-life

Women’s Bible studies, high school Bible studies (many years ago), organized & lead various women’s programs; Seminars on hospice, end-of-life issues, caregiving for elderly parents, “Hope for the Holidays,” Alzheimers Support Group .

Concern and compassion for those facing life struggles.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Variety

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 parents were instrumental in my spiritual growth. As my father aged he was even more inspirational and provided a beautiful testimony of his faith prior to his end-of-life.

Immanuel Lutheran Church – Higginsville, MO – from birth until 1998.
Sunday School teacher from preschool to high school & adult; LFY leader-Lutheran Youth Fellowship leader, Women’s Bible Study group leader, Mother/Daughter Banquet Chairwoman, Ruth Circle (woman’s group that met monthly for spiritual support and provided various activities and projects within the church and community, active in Immanuel Lutheran Grade School and St. Paul Lutheran High School with various activities in PTL and Booster Club – where a Christian education was provided to church member and non-church members. Sponsored a student front Indonesia one summer. Participant and Leader of Small Group Bible Study Groups that met in the homes.

St. Paul Lutheran Church – Concordia, MO – 1998 – 2001
Woman’s Bible Study participant and leader, Mother-Daughter Banquet co-chairman.

Memorial Lutheran Church – Sioux Falls, South Dakota – 2001 – 2006
Woman’s Bible Study – participant & leader; Thanksgiving Dinner volunteer – serving 300-400 people; Health & Wellness co-facilitator; Grief & Loss Bible Study facilitator; Small Group Bible Study Co-Leader (group met in home).
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church – 2007-present. Participant in Woman’s Bible Studies, Hostin Community Group.

Parents Christian faith that they communicated and demonstrated to me and my siblings on a daily basis.

Women of Christ who shared their faith with me through the years especially – Jan O., Ruth R. and Connie M.

Pastor Oldenettle & Pastor Jauss- Immanuel Lutheran Church – Both help initiate and continue Small Group Bible Studies. Pastor Jauss was instrumental in helping us with end-of-life spiritual support for our parents. Pastor Asmus – Memorial Lutheran Church – provided spiritual support during some difficult times with employment issues. Also, Hospice Chaplains I have worked with during my years in hospice.

Health issues with our oldest son when he was young; health issues with spouse-Don and my fractured ankle this past year.

Problems within the church community that could have split the church but instead spiritually strengthened myself and others.

Aging and death of parents – provided greater insight into Dynamics of families when they are facing end-of-life. Also the strength and faith of hospice patients and families. Sudden death of my brother-in-law and impact on my sister and her family.

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. Working with the elderly and focus on their life journey on earth and preparation for eternity with God. Providing spiritual support for adult children as they become caregivers for their parents.

4. Being a facilitator of a Woman’s Bible Study.

5. Helping with a community project.