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

Thank you Toni Gargas 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):

56%

59%

40%

65%

43%

37%

59%

71%

59%

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 enjoy serving others – one of my top love languages is Acts of Service and I enjoy being able to help others.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
God has blessed me in numerous ways especially financially – I don’t mind giving money away to help others. It isn’t mine to keep anyway.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy spreading the gospel, especially to kids. It is a wonder and a joy to watch their faces light up when the realize something in the Bible from 2000 years ago relates to them in today’s world.

[H]eart

1. Read – books, magazines, articles, etc…

2. Serving – I enjoy working with others both at church and other non-profit organizations

3. Spending time with my family – with Rob’s deployments, it has reminded me just how much I enjoy his and Lizzy’s time and company.

I am finding that I really enjoy the middle-school aged kids – they challenge you but are also eager to learn and explore

I enjoy serving with the youth, but I also enjoy greeting people and welcoming them to church.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

I work for the US EPA – mostly in administrative areas such as budget, policy development, project management, etc

I have worked in the restaurant industry and for a couple of non-profits

Organizing events/people; being cheerful/welcoming

Time-management, listening skills, facilitation

My heart to serve others

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Leader

Solo

Routine

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

I grew up in the Catholic faith and knew who Jesus was but did not really “know” Jesus. I was invited to Patriotic Service in June 2006 at PVBC by a friend. It was during that service that I realized that I was missing something in my life (more than my husband being deployed to the Middle East and having a newborn to take care of). I truly had a piece of my heart missing. I asked Jesus to be my Savior during that service and felt an immediate peace. I truly believe without coming to service that day and accepting Christ that I would not have had a foundation to work from to save my marriage and my family when my husband returned home.

PVBC, Liberty MO, Awana, 9 years – one year as a leader and 8 years as a director of various clubs

PVBC, Liberty MO, grades 3-5 Cross Street program – 4 years as 4/5 grade shepard

PVBC, Liberty MO, middle school ministry – started this school year – 6th grade girls leader

Being a military brat as a kid – my dad was in the service (US Navy) my entire childhood – he retired the year I graduated from HS. We moved every 3 years so I got to experience a lot of different places plus become resilient with change.

Being a military spouse – my husband has been in the national guard for as long as we have been married. This has taught me to work with people from completely different backgrounds and taught me to rely on others for help when he is away (something I really struggle with).

Going away to college – helped me discover who I was/am and made me lean on my own Independence but also helped discover that I have gifts and talents I never knew I had before.

My family was not wealthy so I started working at a young age when all my friends were able to hang out – I understand what it means to truly live paycheck to paycheck and to be compassionate for those that are working jobs that don’t make all the ends meet from month to month.

Going thru infertility – we have one beautiful daughter by the Grace of God. We struggled to have her and would have loved to have more kids. I can empathize with those couples who are struggling because it becomes your identity and there isn’t much else that can define like not being able to be a parent when you desperately desire to be one.

Having your spouse deploy multiple times. It is hard on a family and it also changes the dynamics of a family when mom has to be mom/dad and when dad has to worry about 500 other people so much so that he may not have as much time to worry about those back home.

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. I would go back to law school and then work to help those that need legal help but could not afford it.

4. Work with military families that are struggling – help them see that they can reach out to God and there is hope.

5. Working with couples facing infertility