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

Thank you Tamara Rogers 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):

65%

15%

3%

53%

40%

37%

21%

65%

46%

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 to organize, lead, and implement plans. I like to get things on paper and then start delegating the plans. I like to get the details all written out and see who needs to do what.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
This one is probably because I have never minded doing the little things. I don’t mind filling communion cups or emptying trash after service. I also love people and communicating with others which is why I love being on the connections team. I am not afraid to talk to new people. I also love to help them find where they need to be or help them with questions they may have.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
This one is surprising to me although I do pray often that God gives me a giving heart. I want to be available to give financially (specifically) whenever I possibly can. I feel that God calls us to that and i want to make sure that I am giving of what God has given me.

[H]eart

1. I love talking and communicating with people.

2. I love to organize and get things on paper (or computer).

3. I love to direct and guide people and give instructions.

I prefer to work with my peers and those older than me. I also enjoy connecting with college students.

Helping new people connect with the church and answer questions for them.

Marriage/family issues
Health/fitness
Other – ADOPTION

[A]bilities

I am a stay at home mom and work part time for an MLM company.

I was a music teacher for kindergarten – fourth grade students for 10 years.

I like to talk and communicate with others and don’t have a problem doing so (phone calls or face to face).

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Beaver’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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 became a Christian at the age of 7 in a little church at vacation Bible school. I grew up in a christian home and am very thankful for that. Obviously I have only grown closer to Christ in the last 30 years.

Youth Group leader – Far Hills Community Church 4 years

Greeter Team – Harvest Bible Chapel Colorado – 2 years

Connections Team – The Rock Community Church

When I was first married we had a few couples about 10 years older than us in the church that invested in us. They took time to have us over for dinner and involved us in their family. As a young couple with no family around this was a big deal and we are eternally grateful.

We belonged to a church in Ohio that was a church of house churches. We still gathered as a church on the weekends but we were very involved with our house churches and they were our second family. We ate meals each week together and studying together. This taught me lessons about how to approach other than are different than me. It taught me to face conflict when it arose and not run from it . It taught me that doing life with other Christians is so very important. Getting into the messy is actually much needed and I think we often run from it. It was one of the best experiences my husband and I have ever had.

We adopted our son at the age of 14 months (he is now 7.5) from Ethiopia. This experience absolutely shaped who I am today in Christ. It was a long and hard process. I (we) had to learn the sovereignty of God in a new way. There were days we thought we may never bring our son home, but then God moved huge mountains and because of that we have an amazing little man in our family. Adoption is rough. It doesn’t end when you bring your child home. I most definitely am thankful for this experience (and for my son). It is also why I have such a huge heart for those that foster and adopt.

Very early on in our marriage (about 13 years ago) my husband and I went through a very very nasty church split that we found ourselves stuck in the middle of. We were attempting so very hard to stay neutral in the situation and “stick it out” but we were eventually pushed out of the church. I can look back now and actually be thankful that we had to go through this situation early on. It helped us grow closer together and it helped us learn more about being loving towards one another. In that situation we saw Christians be very hurtful to one another and we were caught in the cross fires. This gives me compassion for others that have come from a hurtful church situation but also give me words of encouragement that it is worth it to stick out and pray that God provides.

In the previous house church situation I mentioned we had conflict with another couple in our house church. At the time I wanted to run the other way and I struggled to learn how to work through conflict. I am thankful for this situation because it has taught me that talking to someone is always best. You may not always agree but you can both agree to love one another where you are at.

Although this one may seem strange our move to Colorado felt a bit negative. God moved us across the country and away from all family 5 years ago. I was upset and angry at God. I was very lonely and sad. It took three years, which felt like an eternity, to feel at home in Colorado. There are still days when I ache for family but I have learned so much by moving across the country and trusting in God to provide. I truly believe this helps me have compassion for those that are new to the church and to the area. I know what it feels like to walk into a church and know no one and just ache to see one familiar face.

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. help lead or start an adoption/foster group in the area to encourage families

4. help give in some way to Denver Safe Families – an organization that helps families stay out of foster care

5. Give financially to families that do not have food/clothing, etc.