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

Thank you Steve Steelman 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:

62%

71%

78%

87%

87%

53%

43%

75%

68%

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 believe that we not only have an obligation to return to God what is his, but also count it as a blessing.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Knowing the major mistakes that I’ve done in my life, I remember those who showed me mercy and the feelings that it brought to me. I also remember the feelings associated with not being shown mercy.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
As a follow up to the previous post, I find joy in encouraging those who need it. I feel that God has given me this gift and gives me ample opportunities to use it.

[H]eart

1. I love being a father to two wonderful children and husband to a very special lady.

2. I enjoy serving the needs of our church members on a daily basis.

3. I thrive on helping those who feel unappreciated or unloved.

I enjoy working with senior adults.

Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Disabilities

[A]bilities

I work as an administrative assistant at First Baptist Fayetteville.

education, counseling, leadership

I’m a good listener and am able to show empathy for those I know.

I taught children’s Sunday school classes as well as youth classes.

empathy

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Routine

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 was raised in church from my infancy. I enjoyed going to church and became aware of my sinful nature when I was about eight. I began asking questions of my parents and Sunday School teacher. I walked the aisle as a new believer in April 1976. I don’t have an amazing story of major change in my life. I grew in knowledge of Christ and became more vocal in sharing my faith as I grew older.
I know that Christ is my savior and my helper. He has carried me through several situations in my life when I have literally felt worthless and suicidal. Knowing that he was with me, even in that dark pit, gave me the will to keep moving forward.

I worked as a youth minister at 1st Baptist Church, Winchester for a year and a half. I had 80-100 regular teenagers to plan activities for spiritual growth, fellowship and just plain fun. It was an exciting part of my life.

I really enjoyed working with the youth in Winchester. I feel like I made a positive influence on the lives of many of those youth. Teaching and disciplining them made me a better, more devoted follower of Christ.

I have a masters in school counseling and gained much insight into being empathic toward those around me. In helping other people, I felt like I became a better person.

When I found out that I was bi-polar, it answered many questions about decisions and actions from my past. Getting on the right medication has improved my outlook on life and helped me be more receptive to those with mental health issues.

I used to be a cutter and would cut myself as a pressure release in times of high anxiety. I’ve learned better coping skills to use when I experience times of high anxiety. I can relate to others that use this coping skill and help provide other options.

I have experienced the loss of reality and have hurt myself. One time in a very public manner which included job loss and had legal repercussions. I can relate to those who don’t feel worthy because of a prior action and can assure them of God’s unfailing love and forgiveness.

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. Open a homeless shelter in our community for those that are in need.

4. I would like to work with the schools to identify those students who are experiencing mental health issues and provide proper support for them.

5. help de-stigmitize mental health