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

Thank you Sandy Levy 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):

40%

75%

71%

65%

75%

56%

40%

53%

68%

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 have a deep concern for the number of people who could live joyful lives, and know hope through the promises of God.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
This should always be a servant attitude.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
There is no one who cannot benefit from encouragement and know where it comes from. As a communicator of God’s word, this is possible and there are so many that lose hope and need it restored.

[H]eart

1. 1. Giving of my time and effort to a ministry that supports others in need,
2. Starting my day off with devotion, bible study and prayer
3. Counting my blessings, most especially family and my precious grandson.

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3.

I love to work with people who have a positive attitude. Age doesn’t seem to affect this-it is just innate in some people and I will be affected by their positivity.

Bringing unchurched back to Christ, or non-believers to Christ.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues

[A]bilities

Retired

Nursing and medical knowledge

I enjoy knitting.

self-care and medical issues

listening

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

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

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

[E]xperience

My church experience began at age 7, when my parents moved the family to Parma. It was a positive experience and I spent 60+ years at Ridgewood UMC as an active member. As I married and had children and became active in a group of women wishing to serve also, I truly began a deeper christian journey.

I became the Parish Nurse at the above church in 2002 and spent 15 years in this paid position. This was an integration of faith and health, so my nursing career and my love of God and the church made this a very meaningful endeavor for me. I was supported by the congregation, who I was familiar to and truly loved being in this position. I probably would have worked longer, but church finances were changing and I made a decision to enjoy retirement with my husband, travel and visit our son, daughter-in-law and only grandchild, who lived in another state, as much as possible.

Becoming a nurse and working in various specialty areas for 43 years, gave me a broader view of the world, teaching me to understand people, and to love and have compassion for them.

Being in a ministry type position, working collegially with pastors and others of the same intention.

Having a family, knowing you never know what is next, that your plans aren’t necessarily God’s.

Having all three of our son’s in great danger and living through God’s great mercy and grace on them and us.

Going through my husband’s cancer surgery as his caregiver, and subsequent healing-experiencing the gift of skilled surgeons.

Just learning as I grew and matured that our words and actions or inactions have consequences and we have an opportunity to learn and do it differently.

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 involved in an access to health-care movement for uninsured/poorly insured population

4. I will pray on this.

5. I will pray on this.