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

Thank you Bettie Young 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

46%

Evangelism

62%

Exhortation/Encouragement

65%

Giving

62%

Mercy Showing

78%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

43%

Serving

62%

Teaching

50%

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, Mercy Showing (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love people, especially the elderly.

#2 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (65%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Same as above, however, children and teenagers are also a lot to me.

#3 Gift, Evangelism (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I know how I feel when I speak of the time I became a Christian and love to share my story.

[H]eart

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

1. Family

2. Church

3. Gardening and my dogs.

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

Elderly, chikdren, 3rd – 4th graders.

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

returning Visitors, visitation to the eldery, shopping for elderly

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Homelessness
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

Administration

Other jobs I have experience in:

Customer service, trainer, transportation, personal shopper, teacher.

Special talents/skills that I have:

Personality, welcoming spirit, willingness to serve. Decorating skills,

I have taught a class or seminar on:

I have taught children’s church in Methodist church for 2 years. Also taught Sunday school

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Welcoming spirit and friendliness

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

Extrovert

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

1. 1 Likes Control	4 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	2 Reserved
2. 2 Firm	4 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 3 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	1 Enjoys Routine	1 Factual
4. 3 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	2 Perfectionistic
5. 2 Bold	4 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	4 Detailed
6. 1 Goal Driven	4 Optimistic	4 Patient	3 Inquisitive
7. 2 Strong Willed	1 Motivator	4 Good Listener	4 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	1 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	1 Predictable
9. 2 Determined	1 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 4 Competitive	3 Group Oriented	4 Sympathetic	1 Analytical
11. 1 Purposeful	3 Inspirational	1 Nurturing	3 Precise
12. 1 Action Oriented	3 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	1 Scheduled
23 Total	33 Total	37 Total	27 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 was talking the walk for so many years until one day I visited a Pentecostal church and we liked it so much we joined. One day at church U was at the alter and all of sudden I found myself on my knees diving and speaking in tongues and I was totally in God’s presebxe. I could literally see Christ’s white robe.

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

Byhalia United Methodist church, Byhalia, MS. Sunday school teacher

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

Being a summer missionary in the Summer of 1987 for state of Alabama home missions. Went to Michigan for entire Summer and set up pop up backyard VBS

Being outreach director for my Baptist Student Missions while at college while attending The University of Montevallo.

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:

Not including folks or even taking time to get to know newbies

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. Building a senior citizen ministry to include a facility where they could come to afterburner spouses have already passed and receive memories and lauh

4. Trusting God TOTALLY in what direction HE wants me to go

5. Make NICE with my siblings again and truly have a relationship