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

Thank you Suzannah Monser 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:

53%

62%

53%

71%

68%

56%

71%

50%

75%

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 love seeing the lights go on when I teach and they understand.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
All I have I’ve received from God. He expects me to use it wisely to build up His kingdom.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My heart hurts when I see what some of my students are going through and I want to help them chose ways that won’t increase their pain, but give them a hope and a future.

[H]eart

1. I love performing at the piano and singing. Music can affect hearts and minds when other venues fail. It reaches the soul and unlocks the hurts, anger, pain.

2. Rescuing a dog and giving it a loving, permanent home for life. I love seeing the growth from fear, anxiety, distrust, to a happy, love filled, secure dog that brings joy to all around.

3. I love working with students in music and drama. Seeing them grow through the years and improve in their skills, and eventually taking over some of the responsibilities of the productions.

I teach Pre-K through 70 year olds in school and private lessons and love all of it. But my favorite group to work with are high school students. I love to challenge them to reach for a higher mark. It’s exciting when they prevail.

Reaching the hurting and those who are stuck with the message of hope that God gives, through music and drama.

Abuse/violence
Educational
At-risk children
Disabilities
Other – educational disabilities

[A]bilities

Teacher at a private Christian school. Private music teacher. Church organist/pianist.

Abstracting for a large real estate company. Insurance clerk, Loan closer at a local bank. Secretarial work.

Creativity in music, drama, quilting, woodworking, stenciling, etc.
some carpentry skills

using drama to reach children, natural/alternative medicine, raindrop/vitaflex techniques, EFT and Auricular technique, body systems and what keeps them healthy, what helps restore them when stressed.

I love people and care when they hurt. I love to encourage them to see the possibilities ahead fo them.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Solo

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 grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ at a young age.

camp counselor – late 1970’s

church organist/pianist 1975- present Brookfield 1st and 7th day Baptist Churches, 1st Baptist of Oneonta, Main St. Baptist 1989-present, fill in at other churches when organist is on vacation or sick, play for funerals 2011-present at MSBC,

drama/music director for kids musicals at msbc 1989-1994.
drama/music director for YFC with Doxology from 1982- 1989
drama/music director for LEAH homeschooling group from 2000-2013
drama/music director for Oneonta Community Christian School/LEAH 2013-present

The Healing Journey Bible Study A 29 week study I’m currently doing

God’s provision and healing during the last year and a half as I’m on my own with my son.

My son’s love and care for me since his dad left. His decisions to overcome some of the obstacles that have been tough for him. And seeing him change in a positive way.

Abuse growing up from a mentally ill mother, abuse which was ignored by my father.

Abusive marriage that lasted 23 years before I finally had to ask my husband to separate.

Within the last 8 years, loss of 8 relatives. five of them within the last year.

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. I’d have a creative arts studio where kids could go after school/weekends and during school vacations to learn to honor and praise God through the creative arts.

4. To be free from fear and insecurity so I could do things I’ve haven’t even dreamed of yet.

5. To adopt children and give them tons of love and show them who God really is.