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

Thank you Bob Southward 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):

15%

53%

50%

62%

65%

50%

28%

71%

40%

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 working along side others no matter what the job. I enjoy physical labor

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
It has been said that I have a big heart. I feel compassion for those that are hurting as I don’t want them to hurt. I remember what it was like when I was hurting and I don’t want that for anybody

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
GOD has blessed me with a great job which has blessed my family so we like to share that so that others may be blessed.

[H]eart

1. Spending time with family

2. Building something out of wood. I like to see it come to life as I Design, Build and finish it. Then watch the joy in the persons face as they receive what I have built

3. Music. Not that I play but I love to listen to Christian music. I enjoy going to concerts.

I enjoy being around people of all ages.

I enjoy Greeting on Sunday mornings. I get to meet everyone and sometimes get to know them a little every time I greet them.

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

[A]bilities

Design Engineer at Adrian Steel.

Woodworking.

Woodworking, Handyman (Minor Plumbing, Heating, Electrical repair)

Nothing. Not a good teacher

Woodworking

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

High Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

Follower

Team

Variety

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

I grew up a Catholic. Never learned about having a personal relationship with Jesus. I felt worthless as I could not get a job anywhere once graduated from high school even though I graduated as an honor student. I couldn’t go into the military for health reasons. My girlfriend at the time had left me as I could not buy her things due to no job. I was ready to End my life. the day I was to end it GOD spoke to me and asked a few simple questions. My answers made me turn around and go home. I then was asked to help at a church retreat for the youth. I went. We all sang a new song (what a difference you made in my life) by Amy Grant. That is when I asked Jesus into my heart. I was overwhelmed with emotions.

Hudson Assembly of GOD, Youth Leaders, early 1997-1999

Adrian Church of GOD, Board member, 2000-2004

Becoming a father

Being given the opportunity to work in the Engineering Field to prove myself worth while

going on a Christian cruise. (KLOVE) being around all those Christians, with all that wonderful music, met so many good people from all over the country.

Feeling Worthless. I would hope nobody would ever have to feel the way I did

Having lost one child through a miscarriage, and almost losing 2 other children from a rare disease.

Losing my father recently.

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. Go on a Mission Trip

4. Help those in our own country who have lost everything due to storms (hurricane-Tornado)

5. No Child would go hungry at school