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

Thank you Vicky Lam 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

59%

Evangelism

50%

Exhortation/Encouragement

62%

Giving

78%

Mercy Showing

50%

Prophecy

50%

Pastoring/Shepherding

46%

Serving

81%

Teaching

59%

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, Serving (81%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m content with tasks to do, like tidying up and cleaning up and washing dishes, etc. I feel it’s a way I can help out.

#2 Gift, Giving (78%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have a bit of an obsession with budgeting and managing money to ensure financial freedom. Subsequently I feel I have a responsibility to give and support those under financial pressure.

#3 Gift, Exhortation/Encouragement (62%)

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have been told by a friend she enjoys my company as she feels that when spending time with me, and with whatever she is going through, everything will be OK.

[H]eart

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

1. Spending quality time with those that matter to me.

2. Taking care of myself and my family by providing for them and investing in their future.

3. Sounds weird, but ensuring that our finances are in order! Would love to help people get out of debt and teach them how to budget and invest for their future.

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

Generally women of my own age, or slightly younger (20’s).

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

The vulnerable – women and children living in poverty or from abusive backgrounds.

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

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Financial stewardship
At-risk children

[A]bilities

My current vocation:

I tend to thrive in process driven environments – I tend to be quite methodical in what I do.

Other jobs I have experience in:

Teaching Group Fitness (currently a Les Mills Group Fitness Instructor)

Special talents/skills that I have:

Relatively analytical and have the ability to organise a large group of people (20 – 50) in a group fitness program

I have taught a class or seminar on:

Health and fitness. Also regularly cover group fitness classes.

I feel my most valuable personal asset is:

Possibly compassion?

[P]ersonality

The personality traits that best fit me are:

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

Routine

1. 2 Likes Control	3 Enthusiastic	4 Sensitive	1 Reserved
2. 1 Firm	2 Energetic	3 Non-Demanding	4 Practical
3. 2 Likes Challenge	1 Promoter	4 Enjoys Routine	3 Factual
4. 2 Problem Solver	4 Mixes Easily	3 Relational	1 Perfectionistic
5. 1 Bold	2 Fun-Loving	4 Thoughtful	3 Detailed
6. 4 Goal Driven	2 Optimistic	3 Patient	1 Inquisitive
7. 1 Strong Willed	3 Motivator	4 Good Listener	2 Accurate
8. 1 Takes Charge	2 Very Verbal	4 Loyal	3 Predictable
9. 4 Determined	2 Popular	1 Dislikes Change	3 Orderly
10. 1 Competitive	4 Group Oriented	3 Sympathetic	2 Analytical
11. 3 Purposeful	2 Inspirational	4 Nurturing	1 Precise
12. 2 Action Oriented	1 Likes Change	4 Peace Maker	3 Scheduled
24 Total	28 Total	41 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

Was raised a Christian by my mother. Ask Jesus to be my saviour when I was a child (10 / 11?) but only really experienced the Holy Spirit when I was 15. Stop-start faith journey since then, but have been pretty consistent in my faith since Uni.

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

I’ve been a youth group leader at a couple of churches, only for about a year at each church.

Did an 8 week mission trip to Thailand for Student Life when I was at Uni

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

Having a great group of friends at high school when I was 14/15. They accepted me for who I was.

For years I was involved in equestrian sports and competed regularly. My Dad was the main supporter and was heavily involved in my life during these years. In many ways it shaped who I am today through the responsibility of preparing for ‘shows’ and caring for an animal.

Meeting my husband and getting married. It hasn’t been an easy journey but it was definitely a highlight to meet someone that wanted to be a life companion.

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:

Prior to the great group of friends, I had moved schools and had a season where I felt I had no friends and felt quite lonely. Being quite shy I would keep to myself at the stables where I kept my horse and my Mum mentioned she’d heard people talking about how I had no friends. Difficult to hear at that age where I was quite insecure.

We moved cities when I was 15 and moved away from my group of friends. I had been in a season of life where I had finally found myself and loved school. Moved to a city where I had no friends. My mother didn’t cope with the move and had a series of ‘breakdowns’ to the point I was afraid she would physically harm me. I now understand she was suffering a mental illness and I should have sought more help.

While in London and when my daughter was 16 months old, we had an early miscarriage. I struggled with grief to the extent that I sought out CBT with a therapist.

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. I would foster children from broken homes.

4. I would work with women and children who are struggling and help them put their lives back together.

5. I would give more to charities that work with at-risk children