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

Thank you Tierney McDonnell 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

75%

Evangelism

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

78%

Giving

71%

Mercy Showing

71%

Prophecy

53%

Pastoring/Shepherding

71%

Serving

68%

Teaching

81%

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, Teaching (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I really enjoy telling others about how I’ve interpreted Bible stories and truths, specifically how they apply to our present day lives. In addition, I’ve had experience leading Bible study for campers as a camp counselor.

#2 Gift, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love to share and talk about things I’m very passionate about-one of the main things being my faith. I also love to share my views but try to meet in the middle with others to have a better understanding of their background.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
As someone who is more optimistic and enjoys listening to the experiences of others, I feel like each person has many valuable aspects to bring to the table. I really enjoy and like to encourage people in a group setting to do this.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending time with family and friends

2. Making people laugh

3. Traveling

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

Honestly, I don’t have a preference. I think you can learn something valuable from people across the board.

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

Hospitality and kids

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

Alcoholism
Poverty/hunger
Disabilities

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Working in a customer-facing role in the financial industry to meet the needs of clients while also working internally with many different people.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Camp counselor, food retail, sales and merchandising, outreach

Special talents/skills that I have:

Encouragement, ability to talk to various types of people, listening

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Bible studies, sailing, how to tie knots (all as a camp counselor), teaching clients how to use our fixed income products

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My loyalty-whether that be to my faith, people in my life, or to my work

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	3 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 4 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	2 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 3 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	1 Patient	2 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	2 Good Listener	1 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	3 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	1 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
37 Total	40 Total	26 Total	14 Total

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

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

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I grew up in the Catholic Church and my parents were very involved in the routine of it. The summer before I went into middle school, I started going to a Christian camp. I really learned more about the relational part of my faith and it started to grow. In the summer of 2010, I gave my life to Christ while at camp.

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

Capital Life-Welcome Table and Kid’s Church (2017-present)

Elon InterVarsity-various roles on Retreat Team, Justice Team, and Greek InterVarsity (2014-2017)

Summer’s Best Two Weeks Camp-CIT (2013) and Counselor (2014)

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

Being able to conquer social challenges as someone who was diagnosed with mild Asperger’s Syndrome

Studying abroad in Ireland

Going to camp for 9 years

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:

Dad’s battle with alcoholism and how it triggered my anxiety

Social struggles I dealt with growing up from having Asperger’s

Recent passing of my Pop-Pop

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. Be more open about my faith in the workplace

4. Have the courage to be comfortable sharing the Gospel with my non-Christian friends and family

5. Give freely without worrying about finances constraints