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

Thank you Victoria Whitsett 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

68%

Evangelism

100%

Exhortation/Encouragement

100%

Giving

87%

Mercy Showing

81%

Prophecy

87%

Pastoring/Shepherding

100%

Serving

87%

Teaching

100%

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 (100%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m willing to do His will, so He equipped me.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (100%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m willing to do His will, so He equipped me.

#3 Gift, Pastoring/Shepherding (100%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m willing to do His will, so He equipped me.

[H]eart

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

1. Mediation & Prayer

2. Exercising with my dogs

3. Talking to or spending time with my family.

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

People who are desperate and broken.

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

Mission & Vision. Where is the church going and where is it leading the people.

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

Spiritual laziness
Educational
Health/fitness

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I’m an After-school site coordinator at the moment. I oversee 6 staff members at 100 students.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Center Director, C2 Education
General Manager, Fitness
Entrepreneur

Special talents/skills that I have:

Designing and implementing youth development programs, events planning, marketing, PR, sales, business development, management, branding, and designing strategic plans and it’s measurement tools for evaluation.

I have taught a class or seminar on:

The new and old testament.
SAT/ACT breakdowns.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

My intimacy with God.

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 2 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	1 Sensitive	3 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	1 Non-Demanding	3 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	4 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 4 Problem Solver	2 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 4 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	3 Thoughtful	1 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	1 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	3 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	2 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 2 Competitive	1 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 4 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	3 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 4 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
36 Total	30 Total	27 Total	27 Total

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

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

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 come from a family of believers and so I gave my life to Jesus at the age of 13.

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

First Church of God Christian Life Center
Evanston, Illinois
Vision Team & Member Relations
2 Years

Apostolic Church of God
63rd & Dorchester, Chicago, IL
Pew member
1 Year

Hopewell
Carbondale, IL
4 years
Pew Member

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

My mother started a daycare when I was 9, and I was able to watch her build a business from nothing. I worked with her and for her and it helped shape my work ethic and my “I can make anything happen” mentality.

College! Despite the many voices that were against it, I went and graduated. It propelled me forward and allowed me to open doors for my younger cousins and younger sister. It gave me the foundation to help start my professional career.

Moving to California! After leaving all I knew all I had was Christ. Moving here made me realize He is truly all we need. He yoked me here, made His will my desires, and renewed my heart.

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 father was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was very young, so I grew up without a father because he wasn’t mentally there. My father has chosen homelessness for over 10 years, and as his power of attorney I can legally make decisions on his behalf but he is happier when I let him do as he pleases. Because of him I have special place for people who suffer from mental illness and the homeless.

Due to my fathers illness he became abusive to my mother, which resulted in their divorce and her becoming a single parent of 5. My siblings and I had to grow up very fast so that we could take care of each other. My mother initially opened her daycare to assist single and teenage mothers.

I was kicked out of college for about a week at the end of my freshman year because I wasn’t unable to pay my bill. I was going to have to redo my entire second semester in college because fafsa said my mother could afford to make payments, however I was paying for my education. I made a deal with the bursar office to have it all paid before I came back to school the next school year if they allowed me to take my finals and finish the year. They agreed but because my bill wasn’t paid I couldn’t reserve housing so I had to find an apartment before I went home for the summer. During the summer I worked the graveyard shift at Ihop and 9-5pm at the local movie theater until my bill was paid. I was 19 and terrified at the thought of not pursuing my dreams.

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. Live a life that is pleasing to God.

4. Share the gospel.

5. Build sustainable wealth for my family and children..