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

Thank you Teresa Fletcher 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

56%

Evangelism

81%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

59%

Pastoring/Shepherding

56%

Serving

84%

Teaching

75%

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, Serving (84%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
When able I am always helping with clean up w/o being asked and I actually enjoy it. I enjoy helping others and like the teamwork concept.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have great compassion for hurting people and long for everyone to know about and share the great love that I have finally found through the Lord Jesus Christ.

#3 Gift, Giving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to share God’s love with others by giving and seeing them smile.

[H]eart

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

1. Spend time with my family.

2. Worship God with my church family.

3. Learn Bible truths through hearing biblical teaching.

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

I love to work with the adults and ministry leaders getting things ready for an event and clean up after and in a group as an outreach to others. I enjoy most the middle aged to older adults.

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

Outreach to community, bringing forth/studying God’s word, building strong homes and marriages, helping the less fortunate/downtrodden and sharing God’s love with others.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Poverty/hunger

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Retired

Other jobs I have experience in:

Administrative assistant
Medical transcriptionist

Special talents/skills that I have:

Administrative skills, organizing/planning skills, problem solving skills, good money management skills.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

I have a very big, tender heart for others and what them to feel loved and cared for – mercy and compassion.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	1 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 1 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	3 Enjoys Routine	4 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	3 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	2 Motivator	4 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	1 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	4 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	1 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	4 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
20 Total	20 Total	42 Total	38 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 accepted Jesus into my heart at 5 years old at a vacation Bible school week. From an early age I felt very aware of God’s presence in my life.

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

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

Received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit taught me the importance of the words I speak – both negative and positive.

God’s Word and by His Spirit I went through a deep emotional healing in which God set me free to from the bondage of fear of rejection, doubt and unbelief.

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:

Divorce

Psychological abuse

Neglected and unloved as a child

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 the poor especially the elderly Jews in Israel

4. Distribute God’s Word to those w/o a Bible

5. See my whole family come to know Jesus