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

Thank you xavier parker 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

78%

Exhortation/Encouragement

90%

Giving

65%

Mercy Showing

68%

Prophecy

62%

Pastoring/Shepherding

59%

Serving

62%

Teaching

46%

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, Exhortation/Encouragement (90%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I talk about GOD with family and friends but I’m not one who has read the bible a lot and know where certain verses are in it

#2 Gift, Evangelism (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
The type of work i do I am always encouraging others to change or look at their behavior/life in order to change

#3 Gift, Mercy Showing (68%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I operate speak from an emphatic position based on my life and how God turned me around from how i was living

[H]eart

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

1. I love helping those who lost there way or who are suffering from aubse/alcoholism

2. i love learning new and different things

3. i love my family

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

homeless and addiction

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

Its hard to say because i have been on the outside looking in?

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

Homelessness
Drug abuse/recovery
Compulsive behavior

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I have a MSW in social work and currently studying to become a Substance Abuse Counselor

Other jobs I have experience in:

Program Director for homeless shelter; Substance abuse coordinator and Case manger at the same org.(Coalition for the homeless)

Special talents/skills that I have:

helping people move forward in their lives; staying on task

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

is my conviction for God it helps me to humble myself in order to do the work i do with helping others

[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

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

1. 3 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	2 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 3 Firm	2 Energetic	2 Non-Demanding	2 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	3 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	3 Mixes Easily	2 Relational	3 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	2 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 3 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	2 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 4 Strong Willed	4 Motivator	2 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 3 Takes Charge	3 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	4 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	2 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 3 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	2 Sympathetic	4 Analytical
11. 2 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	2 Nurturing	2 Precise
12. 3 Action Oriented	2 Likes Change	3 Peace Maker	2 Scheduled
34 Total	33 Total	29 Total	33 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

through life’s journey and my faith in God it has lead me on a path that allowed me to help others while helping my self. I think I always believe and new there was a God but didn’t know how i would find him because i grew up in a christian home we went to church on Sunday (dad was a deacon). So i always new there was a God but I also was always scared to take that step to allow him to know me and that has been up to now. So I took a chance on me to get to know him by joining Zion and still don’t know what to expect but i always had faith in him because of everything Iv’e been through he has provided grace and mercy. I read certain parts of the bible but can’t tell you if i really understood the other do but part of this journey for me is to get involved in that aspect of understanding the bible. I’m married with 2 sons (19-20) 1 daughter (30) and love my family very much.

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

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

family

25-yrs of recovery

schooling

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:

divorce for 1st wife

recovery

financial ups and downs

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. helping as many people as possible

4. developing programs that address homelessness and substance abuse

5. learning how to be a better person in God