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

Thank you Talynn Shahan 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:

Administration

40%

Evangelism

68%

Exhortation/Encouragement

84%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

78%

Prophecy

56%

Pastoring/Shepherding

62%

Serving

59%

Teaching

78%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

#1 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

#3 Gift, Teaching (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

Three things I love to do that bring joy and fulfillment in my life:

Who I love to work with most, and the age or type of people:

Church issues, ministries, or possible needs that excite or concern me the most:

*Mark the Top 3 from the list, that Trigger a Passion in You

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Stay at home mom.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Volunteered at church as a service coordinator, secretary and youth counselor. Personal trainer and manager at Gnc

Special talents/skills that I have:

Motivator, wrote a week devotional that was put in a book for the whole church to study, gave multiple tesitmonies one for adult church and a national convention for teenage girls along with 2 lessons for a youth group.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Self harm at national girl talk, abortion, new level new devil, labeling and a week devotion on spiritual growth.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My compassion for the broken.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	2 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	4 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	1 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 2 Goal Driven	1 Optimistic	3 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	1 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
29 Total	24 Total	35 Total	31 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I have always been raised in church as a child but it wasn’t until my life got so unbearable that I truly found God.

Ministry Experience (Where I have served in the past, if applicable, including ChurchName, City/State, Position, Years Involved):

CLC- Rolla, MO, coordinator, secretary, youth leader- 2009-2012

List 3 Positive experiences from the past that made a big impact on who you are today:

Marrying my husband- he is my battle buddy in life and we have had nothing but hardships lately and I know we always have each other’s backs.

My children- they have taught me the meaning of life and have opened my closed off heart and filled it with so much love and taught me it was ok to love again.

My health- I’ve had multiple issues arise but nothing that has taken me down and out.

List 3 Negative Experiences from your past that have helped to Shape me, but also have given you great compassion for others going through similar circumstances:

I was a homeless pregnant teenager who found refuge on the floor of a Mobil home of people I barely knew. I learned by keeping my child I was choosing a very hard road but I knew God would provide and keep us safe. Today he is almost 13 and an amazing athlete with a heart of gold.

A divorce that got so bad my life was in danger by an attempt towards me and the court ruled despite me being a good mother, I had no pull in this small town that I lost most custody of my kids because I chose to relocate out of state. I had to relocate for safety and health reasons but the court didn’t see it that way. Again small town and no pull. I found my strength in myself and with God. I have still yet to understand why I have gone through this pain but I have faith in him that he will comfort me and give me peace.

Depression/PTSD – I fell so hard after the courts ruled the new custody split and after the trauma of it all. I was so angry with God and believed he abandoned me and was punishing me for the divorce. But I found my strength in him again. I believe my suffering is a notch on my belt to help people that are so far in the depths of their own hell and believe there is no hope.

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. No children would go hungry in our community

4. Impact the homeless so much that our community is not known for it

5. Disaster relief- husband and I have dreamed of creating a relief team to go all over the nation and help when disaster strikes