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

Thank you Tola Olabiyi 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:

37%

46%

34%

43%

53%

31%

37%

71%

56%

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 doing various things rather than be in charge

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy teaching new employees and staff members.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:

[H]eart

1. Praying for others

2. Mentoring young nurses, new staff members on career paths, navigating the workplace, improving self. I particularly enjoy mentoring new/young nurses on working safely an effectively. I enjoy mentoring older nurses on discovering their purpose in the nursing field. Helping them discover areas more suited to their lifestyles and personalities in order to prevent burnout.

3. Encouraging young mums

General

Spiritual growth/development of individuals

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
Educational

[A]bilities

Nursing

Biology laboratory

Baking, Photography

Skin/ Wound care

My House

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Otter’, 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

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

I grew up in a Christian home. We grew up doing morning devotions at 6am whenever we were home from boarding school. At boarding school, I was one of those who gave my life whenever a compelling message was preached about every month or two without true change In 2003 after boarding school, I had the opportunity to attending the teenage church of RCCG Dominion Sanctuary (Acme Parrish). It was a church system designed to keep teenagers very involved in the work of God. I went to church almost every other day because there were always exciting programs and there were other Christian teenagers that were cool to hang out with. I really didn’t have time for much else. September 2003, I came to the US for college. While in college, I no longer had a controlled Christian environment and managed to attend church randomly. In 2004, I had started dating an older boy in college who seemed very familiar with occultic things. He would tell me about his experiences/escapades while he was in a Nigerian university and they seemed like scenes out of African movies and were very funny to me. One day he asked me what I would do if a weird character appeared to me. All I could think of was the bible passage “Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. I started to feel a strong conviction that there was something wrong with the relationship. Coincidentally, I had started going to New Life Apostolic church which was the first place I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. I gave my life to Christ and got baptized. I also grew stronger in faith and broke up with the person I was dating, as I began to pray and read the word more and our paths were no longer in alignment. I moved to GA the next year and found KCC about 6 months later.

The Holy Spirit revealed to me that when a church seems great it is often because of the year of prayers and hard work behind the scenes. I get excited when I notice growth and newness in people and the church in general. The Lord also told me to stand in the gap for others and that He will take care of my needs.

I also joined the Followup team because I didn’t want anyone to feel unwelcome in the church. When I first joined the church, I didn’t make friends quickly but I wasn’t bothered because I wasn’t lonely or alone. I realized that not everyone felt the way I felt or the peace I had. I made it my mission to look out for those who were not connecting and help them connect to different interest groups in order to serve, grow and also make friends.

Kings Table

Being a member of Kings court chapel. When I first moved to Georgia, I avoided Nigerian churches because I was afraid I was going to backslide. My perception was that Nigerian Christians were most often hypocrites, the “do what I say not what I do” kind. On becoming a member, I was pleasantly surprised to see a leader and group of people who were not perfect but striving for perfection in Christ. I saw people tell the truth, submit, try to keep to time, help out others, say what they mean etc. It was here that I realized that I too as a Nigerian Christian had the opportunity to live a Christ centered life i.e a Christ centered life could be possible as a Nigerian. It helped redefine my life; I started to become a practical Christian versus a head-knowledge Christian.

Becoming a nurse. I graduated from nursing school in 2008. Since then I have worked in variety of settings. I quickly discovered nursing was tough physically, emotionally and spiritually. I realized that it was easy to disconnect from your values in order to get the work done in a timely manner. Instead of burning out, I found ways to encourage nurses and other healthcare workers to keep doing things the right ways despite the constraints of time and limited resources

Getting married and having kids. Ever since I got and married and started having kids, I have been forced to step up/become more responsible. I used to lackadaisical about a lot of issues but now I am more proactive in becoming a better person, spouse and mother.

Immigration challenges have taught me to be more reliant on God. It was a tough time for me because I felt stagnant, redundant and imperfect. Before this, I had always felt flawless, holy, righteous and happy. It was tough not having everything fall into my lap like it had always done in the past. Before this, I didn’t understand what people meant when they said they were “going through”. Now my heart bleeds for people in similar situations and I endeavor to encourage them and stand with them in prayer.

Marriage has taught me to be patient, kind and more understanding because despite appearances, we do not know what goes on behind the scenes in homes. Despite my mother’s efforts to make her marriage seem okay, it was apparent to me as a child that wasn’t the case. She seemed bitter to me and I tried to avoid her since I couldn’t understand why. Since I have gotten married, I have been more compassionate with my mother, understanding that your partner can cause you a lot of pain and bring you joy.

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. Write books for encouraging christian nurses

4. Serve in a ministry that encourages working moms on navigating the workplace without feeling guilty

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