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

Thank you Tim Hutchison 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):

53%

40%

31%

68%

12%

28%

40%

25%

53%

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 tend to give whenever I feel prompted to give without much thought of it’s impact on me

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I tend to be systematic and organized in my thoughts and actions. However, I don’t particularly enjoy menial or repetitive tasks

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’ve been told that I have a natural stage presence and that I give good lessons in the few instances I’ve taught. I would need to do more of this to know if I am actually good at this

[H]eart

1. One on one interactions with close friends

2. Competitive endeavers such as golf, ping pong, board games, etc.

3. See the behind the scenes pieces of how things work. For example, how concerts are put on? how are movies made? what are goalies thinking about and trying to do when blocking a shot?

People who are thoughtful, driven to succeed but not obsessive about it. Competent, mature, intellectual & curious but in a practical, non-academic way. Typically, someone who is between 20-30

Organizing & running a concert. Putting together videos of stories of how people’s lives have changed.

Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Divorce

[A]bilities

Software Engineer

I do some business analyst type things in my current position

Understanding of technology. Ping pong. Definitely need to think on this a little more.

My analytical mindset

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Leader

Solo

Variety

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 am a pastor’s kid so I’ve been in the church my whole life. I prayed to receive Christ many times as a kid because it was the popular thing to do and because I knew something was missing in my life. However, I never understood what it actually meant to be a Christian. When I was 11 or 12 I began to suffer from extreme anxiety. I began to have constant anxiety and frequent panic attacks. I hated traveling and had a difficult time falling asleep. Added to the anxiety was the fear that I was not a Christian and that I would be left behind if a rapture occurred. I would sneak into my parents room at night to make sure they were still there. Finally, one night I decided I had to give my life to Christ. I thought through what it meant to be a Christian – that you had to believe that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh who had come down and died for my sins and that I just had to accept his free gift of grace. That night I gave my life to Christ. The intensity of the anxiety drastically diminished almost immediately. Within a month it was virtually gone and within 3 months it was non-existent. That was 13 years ago and I have not had any anxiety or panic attacks since. During high school I was walking closely with the Lord and obeying his commands. However, when I went to college I quickly began to pursue a career and a woman that I had met the first day of school. Slowly, I began to spend less time with God & more time with textbooks and my new girlfriend. We ended up getting married in December 2013. Around January of 2017, I began to notice some distance between my wife and I. She began to say some things that indicated that she was unhappy in our marriage. I began to go to counseling and read books to try to save our marriage. Unfortunately, in August of 2017, she moved out and by November 2017 we were divorced. This was a huge wake up call to me spiritually. I recognized that I had made marriage into an idol and that I was looking to my now ex-wife for the significance and meaning that only God can provide. Over the past year, I have started getting reacquainted with Jesus and have learned a ton. I’m beginning to see him as more than just an impersonal Savior, but as a personal Father and friend. I’m excited for what God has for me in the future, even as I continue to wrestle with the pain of divorce and work through what it means to be a Christ follower.

Sound Room – Multiple Churches & in chapel at college. (5 years)

Helping to run District Conference for the North Eastern district of the CMA

Missions trip to the Dominican Republic

Great parent growing up

Being involved in Bible Quizzing

Moving from the Pittsburgh area to the Erie area

Divorce

Anxiety/Panic Attacks

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. Run a home for young men (maybe 5 at a time) that helps them get an education & learn how to live in the world effectively

4. Travel around the country organizing & running events like Concerts & Conferences

5.