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

Thank you Evelyn Mingo 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:

62%

56%

65%

65%

65%

37%

28%

62%

53%

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:
Words and actions have greater power than most people may think. There is something so special and divine when there is something that you say or do that brings hope, clarity, action or peace to someone who may be hurting, struggling or stagnant. In those moments you see God working. And the thought that He decided to use me as that vessel for someone…….sometimes its hard to contain. I feel truly blessed to have people who speak words of life to me and my family. All people should have that. I strongly believe if we did we would be in a better, brighter more fulfilled place.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am joy filled when giving. The idea that I can be a blessing in every way possible gives me a purpose and shows my gratefulness to God and how He as blessed me. I know that everything I have is because of Him and know that without him I would be nothing. Therefore it is my duty to show love by giving.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am human and flawed. Who am I to judge. God sees me beyond that and shows great compassion, love and mercy. Therefore to the best of my abilities I strive to live that way as well. Unconditional love has saved me and to walk in that same path is what I work towards on a daily basis. Not easy but possible.

[H]eart

1. For me Music has always been a force that moves, uplifts, guides, motivates, inspires, heals and the list just goes on. It gives me life and it is where I found God.

2. Encouraging and supporting those who just need a helping hand big or small. Like I mentioned early it truly feels divine.

3. Being creative in everyday. I love making something out of nothing, improving upon something and best of all collaborating with others. No matter if it is something in the traditional arts, event or more systematic, thinking outside the box and elevating it feels special and fufills that thing I need to fill daily. Its my motivation!

I am a new mother I feel strongly about being supportive to new moms, children and young adults. Also being a newer wife I would love to work and build with seasoned Wives.

The arts, young adult and children ministries, marriage ministries as well as I-campus.

Poverty/hunger
At-risk children
Other – The arts whether it be music, art, dance and etc.

[A]bilities

Currently self employed…..Resale of Preloved and Vintage apparel and accessories.

Worked in retail for over 12 years that encompassed customer service, driving volume through styling, merchandising and management store openings and renovations.

music, creative, detail oriented, planing, communication, people and project management, merchandising and design, listening, motivating, adaptability, trouble shooting and problem solving.

NA

Creativity

[P]ersonality

Extrovert

Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

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

I accepted the Lord at an alter call in my church at a young age.

Choir in Philadelphia at Crusaders for Christ. I also was apart of a community choir where we ministered in churches, homes and detention centers.

Carrying and birthing 2 children. This indeed showed me who I am am what I am capable of. It has given me purpose, made me closer to God and has shed more light onto what unconditional love is. They are now 2 and 7 months and thank God for best gifts I could have ever been given.

I had and still have very interesting and vivid dreams to say the least. When I was younger it terrified and confused me to the point where I thought there was something wrong. My grade school teacher gave light to my dreams by having me journal them and helped me process their meaning. Through that process I began to write and it showed me the power that writing can have. Writing has become therapeutic always giving me a safe space to be.

My relationship with my husband has made a major impact on my life. We have been together for a total of 12 years married for 3 of them. From the very beginning the relationship both inspired but challenged me in every way. Truly helped me to believe in myself, to be vocal and loud in my truths and unapologetic (which Im still working on lol).

I have great parents but was brought up in an “interesting” household. The struggles in there marriage impacted each of my siblings and i very differently. But it showed me the importance of honesty, communication and trust. Being submissive does not mean to loose yourself as a person. Both parties need to be active participants to be successful.

My relationship with a loved one has been quite challenging from the very beginning when it comes to communication an d understanding. Unfortunately the were diagnosised with an illness and through this process it has brought alot of things into question in regards to character, truths and etc. Although quite painful and confusing at times I am learning to love someones wellness and not their illness. To give unconditional love with nothing in return.

When I was younger I put my trust for God in people. Thinking that those I sang with and befriended in my church would come to my aid during heart break. However instead I was left alone to pick up the pieces. At that time I couldn’t believe how I was treated and what felt like I was being disowned. But now realized I needed to be shown that my faith can not be in man but in God and God alone. That my relationship is with Him and not through people.

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. Touch people through music both through singing and writing

4. Empowering women and children from the inside – out.

5. Creating, designing spaces or homes for all to feel safe and loved such as new families, womens shelters and etc.