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

Thank you Tara Vayda 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):

Administration

84%

Evangelism

56%

Exhortation/Encouragement

75%

Giving

56%

Mercy Showing

68%

Prophecy

46%

Pastoring/Shepherding

43%

Serving

59%

Teaching

43%

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, Administration (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I tend to be able to organize and drive programs and people effectively.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (75%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am extremely passionate about mentorship and encouragement paired with wisdom and speaking truth are what is required of a good mentor.

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel compassion for people and animals and feel the need to help whenever possible.

[H]eart

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

1. Mentoring. Identifying strengths/developmentals and helping someone reach their potential and/or through a crises.

2. Serving in my community or overseas (missions) by working hard and helping poeple. Impacting/improving someone’s life.

3. Connecting with other Christians through fellowship and collectively strengthening our respective walk with Christ. Supporting one another through life.

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

Nursery-aged children, people who need help, others of the congregation working together to achieve a goal.

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

Children ministries because I have two kids. Community outreach.

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

Homelessness
Poverty/hunger
Policy/politics

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Manager

Other jobs I have experience in:

Analysis

Special talents/skills that I have:

Leadership. Decisive under pressure. Ability to encourage and get buy-in for an initiative I’m passionate about.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Analytic tradecraft and other related classes.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Ability to mentor others. Ability to lead when needed.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	3 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	3 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	1 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	2 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	4 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	1 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
41 Total	32 Total	25 Total	21 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in the church and in K4 the message of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice to save me impacted me and I prayed with my Sunday school teacher and accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior.

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

As a teenager in the church that I grew up in, First Baptist Church of Lakewood (CA), I worked in the nursery and was involved in missions where I traveled to Mexico every summer to work on a hospital compound (construction work) and do outreach (Bible school) in the impoverished community. I also worked in a mission in LA and at an anti- abortion mother’s home.

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

Mission-work in Mexico

Working at missions in LA (homeless shelters)

Mentoring at work both individuals and leading mentoring circles. I also develop mentoring programs.

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 hazed while serving as a Marine in Vienna, Austria. Because of that experience, I always strive to find the balance between accomplishing the mission while taking care of my people. This has also impacted how I invest in people to develop them.

The Marine corps taught me how to lead under pressure and to be decisive.

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. Missionary trips.

4. Volunteer in my community such as homeless shelters

5. Spend more time with God.