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

Thank you Susan Feryus 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):

56%

65%

87%

68%

68%

53%

43%

59%

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 believe God’s promises and I feel mercy/empathy for most fellow sinners. I believe emotional pain is often worse than physical pain.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I think I am a born leader/teacher. I am a “fixer”. I believe that if more people truly understood the Good News, their lives would reflect it more.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Having been raised in the church, I understand and believe in tithing. I also try to gift above that to people, causes, natural disasters, etc. that touch my heart.

[H]eart

1. I love to spend time in the lowcountry, and on the beach marveling at God’s creation, immense beauty and strength.

2. I love to spend time with my family and hear them laughing and enjoying themselves.

3. I love to see my patients smile when I interact with them; especially if I’m asking something difficult from them.

I am not an age person. I am adaptable to young and old. I believe we’re the same on the inside. I’m not sure what type means either. I try to be the same person all the time. I guess I would say that passive-aggressive and negative personalities do annoy me. HELP! LOL!

Youth/Young adults – because they are the future of the church and the world offers so many challenges even with a good foundation
Making biblical truths relevant to today’s life – which keeps people engaged
Shrinking church populations – see note above
Being visible to local community through outreach – so many hurting people

Drug abuse/recovery
Marriage/family issues
At-risk children

[A]bilities

RN in geriatric population

RN in adolescent drug/alcohol rehab; adult psychiatric; maximum security male prison (nurse for 12 years- prior to this: social work, marketing, HR)

Ha! I’m hoping you’ll tell me! I am organized, outgoing, intuitive, and driven when I have a passion.

Assisted in children’s ministry.
Led adult small group.

adaptability

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Lion’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, 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

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

Raised in the Methodist church. Choose to be a Christ follower.

adult small group leader, first impressions team, front desk/info desk, children’s ministry, special events @Cornerstone Community Church Orangeburg, SC. 10 years

children’s choir, pastor/parish committee, monthly church suppers, taught 4-6 grade Sunday school @ St. Paul UMC St. Matthews, SC 10 years

Marrying my husband, Ken

having a dear sister/mentor in the faith, “Miss” Pat

my father who was a Christ follower

losing a sibling at a young age; worrying more about what would happen to my parents if something happened to me

difficult relationship with my mother

having been in a verbally, emotionally, and threat of physically abusive marriage and understanding how that could cause some to turn to unhealthy escapes

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 homes for young adults who aged out of system yet need provision and guidance for life

4. open a homes for young adults with alcohol/drug abuse issues who need structure, provision and guidance

5. open homes that are more supportive of patients and families dealing with dementia