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

Thank you Ylvonne Thomas 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):

96%

100%

100%

90%

93%

96%

96%

75%

100%

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 sharing about Christ to the faithless or even those you think they may know a little about christ or do not believe. I’ve had opportunities to start churches, start ministries, on lead campus ministries, Evangelize publically on a trains, the subway as well as in shelters homeless shelters. I have had the opportunity to plant, water and the harvest in the number of people becoming disciples of Christ.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe that encouragement goes a long way versus harsh discipline or rebuke. Although rebuke is needed in some cases, even in that people need encouragement. I really do believe that helping people particularly Christians to see the best of who they are in Christ and the way Christ sees them is more effective. I also have the ability to see past where someone is as to where they could be or God wants them to be.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love teaching in any capacity. I love sharing what I have learned. whether it’s through my testimony. I love mentoring and training and coaching. I do it naturally. I love people and I love to give back in anyway that I can. I’m a big believer in Sharing knowledge not keeping it. We all grow together.

[H]eart

1. The word of God, his will

2. Dance, music, singing encouraging people

3. Spending time with family and friends.

Varies, women, adolescents, young adultsexcite:

Excite: preaching, praise, conversions, baptisms, bible study
Concern: church polity, piety and man made rules stated as Biblical

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Government policy official

Chemical engineering, enforcement officer, business owner, NAACP leadership, grass roots organization

Understanding systems, analytical, fast learner, creative, innovative

Women spiritual issues, parenting, bible study, work place safety and health, political systems

My relationship with christ. My ability to not judge, so I can reach as many as possible.

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

People Driven

Leader

Team

Variety

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

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

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

[E]xperience

During bible study Learning about jesus in the garden of gethsemane

International Churches of Christ throughout New York State 13 years, campus ministry leader bible discussion leader discipleship group leader

The district Church Washington DC 2 years gospel choir member

Going to a wealthy International higher University

Learning diversity Young

Raising my siblings and growing up in the hood with a single mom addicted to crack

Growing up in the hood and all the things that I’ve seen

Looking back on all of the sins that I have committed the people I’ve hurt physically mentally verbally emotionally

Being parentified so young and abused

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 preach for God

4. Dance

5. Build affordable housing for the Working Poor