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

Thank you Tina Winder 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:

12%

34%

53%

71%

40%

37%

34%

68%

68%

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 understand that it is all God’s to start with–and He blesses our giving in overwhemling ways!

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I was raised to help others, and it brings me joy.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy communicating Truth, in order for other’s to understand God’s love for them.

[H]eart

1. Encourage other Christians, especially woman younger than myself.

2. Adoption/Foster Care Ministry, helping families “in the trenches” feel supported.

3. Hospitality, making others feel comfortable and welcome.
Cover the details, after someone else comes up with “the plan”.

Younger Christian woman, young moms, babies.

Ministries that involve making sure others feel comfortable and welcome–I want them to feel that they matter.

Marriage/family issues
Parenting
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Mom to two young teens and full-time Alzheimer’s caregiver to my mom.

Cosmetology, parenting 🙂
Teaching littles.

Decorating, hosting, writing, encouraging others

Things related to parenting, recongnizing your worth in the eyes of Jesus, because of Jesus, Memorial Box (remembering His wonders for your family)

Seeing needs and loving/encouraging others.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Team

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, 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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

Raised in the Lutheran Church, introduced to the Salvation message as a young student at Onsted Elementary through the KYB (Know Your Bible) Club at Onsted Baptist (which we attended during school hours) and accepted Jesus into my heart. Began attending a non-denom church in GA (switched from Lutheran) after a military move at age 34, re-gave my heart to Jesus and began to understand what a “true relationship” with the Lord was all about!

Many different churches due to military moves . . . Georgia, Okinawa (Japan), Florida, Texas and Michigan . . . Nursery worker, Nursery Co-ordinater, Teacher in Children’s ministry, Mom’s & Tot’s Group co-ordinator, Mentoring Mom’s Leader, Retreat planning.

Neighbor’s in GA who took us under their wing and got us planted in a church where we learned what a true relationship with Jesus looked like.

Other woman who have poured His word consistantly into my heart.

Moving to Okinawa as baby Christians where our husband/wife pastors gave (and trusted) us with many responsibilities, not because of what we already knew, but because they said we had “teachable spirits”–this was empowering.

Fostering a young child for 18 months and having to say good-bye.

Teaching and serving in a church that felt like a desert for three years, knowing that it was where God had us for a season–even through we didn’t understand the reason. Patience and trust.

Growing up Lutheran, learning about God yet never understanding or realizing the relational piece . . . finally seeing the beauty in a true love relationship with Jesus and wanting that for others who are stuck in a “religious rut”.

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. Supporting and educating Foster/Adopt Families

4. Giving busy moms encouragement and a break!

5. Helping marriages survive and thrive.