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

Thank you John A Vales 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

62%

Evangelism

90%

Exhortation/Encouragement

81%

Giving

81%

Mercy Showing

87%

Prophecy

68%

Pastoring/Shepherding

78%

Serving

78%

Teaching

65%

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, Evangelism (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I feel that God has given me the ability to reach others with my words and with my positive outlook on all God does for us.

#2 Gift, Mercy Showing (87%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that our God is a merciful God. I believe that I must show mercy to all.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that God has put in my heart to always point out the best qualities in
each person. You encourage people by letting them their strengths.

[H]eart

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

1. I love to Pray, and to Pray for others.

2. I love doing Gods work.

3. I love sharing my love for our Savior.

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

I love working with children of all ages. I love working with all people but I do work better with women.

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

I am excited to possibly going back to school for Ministry.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Marriage/family issues
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I am on Disability. Lost partial use of my Right hand. I do Prayer Ministry, Hospital care Ministry and work when I can in children ministry

Other jobs I have experience in:

I worked in the medical field for 40 years. spent 5 yrs in the lab, 30 yrs in Nuclear Medicine.

Special talents/skills that I have:

My positive energy, Talking with people. I also write

I have taught a class or seminar on:

never taught a class.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My smile and my love to help when I am needed.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Routine

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	2 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	4 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	2 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	4 Patient	4 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	3 Accurate
8. 2 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	4 Predictable
9. 3 Determined	2 Popular	3 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	2 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	3 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	4 Scheduled
31 Total	36 Total	41 Total	36 Total

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

My brief testimony of how I became a Christian

I first learned about our savior from my Mennonite foster parents. I gave my life to Christ after I lost use of my Right hand and God showed me that I no longer work for the hospital but that I now only serve him.

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

I was Involved in church with children’s ministry at First Presbyterian church in Hackensack NJ. I did work visiting shut in”s

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

My Mennonite family that I still remain close to. Their love for Christ has always helped during times of weakness,

I work in the medical Field. in my job I was able to help so many people, and at times ( against my boss ) talked to people about God.

My many struggles in life have made me stronger

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:

My current disability, using partial use of my right hand has made me sensitive to people who have physical problems.

I live on a fixed income , I get my social security disability and my long term disability checks. I give my 10% to God first and foremost. I understand how hard it can be to do finances.

I am divorced and have been alone for 10 yrs. I daughter moved in with me because of her divorce with my 2 granddaughters . She would have been homeless is she did not have a person to turn to. So my heart goes out to people who are alone and also to people with no place to turn.

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. To become a Pastor

4. To be able to teach people to help themselves and to help them financially when they are able to.

5. Maybe to one day be a youth Pastor.