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

Thank you Julia Shrum 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:

40%

62%

84%

68%

93%

59%

71%

62%

84%

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:
Because I have experienced being at a low point and Christ used people to encourage me, I have a desire to see that for others. Therefore I try to seek out those who are the marginalized or hurting, to help them out of their problems.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I believe Christs sees things in us that He calls good, I think it’s important to live that out in our lives and see gifts in others and encourage them in the way Christ would.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I find truth to be such a huge value in everyday life, it is my desire that each person knows truth, rooted in Christ. Therefore I try to explain things to people in a clear and loving way.

[H]eart

1. Connecting with someone about their story and encouraging them in it.

2. Explaining biblical truths and clearly connecting them to everyday life.

3. Encouraging others in who they are.

I love working with teenagers and adults who find it hard to process through hard things in life. I love loving on those whom feel unlovable.

I absolutely loved being able to talk and share encouragement in small groups or with younger teenagers.

Drug abuse/recovery
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

School.

Camp Counselor. Soccer coach.

Speaking, athleticism, music.

Human Trafficking, Poverty, Immigrants.

Interpersonal Connection and communication.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Otter’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Retriever’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

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

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

[E]xperience

I became a Christian back when I was 5 years old on an Easter Sunday, I remember distinctly being sure I needed a relationship with Christ. I haven’t turned back since.

Head coach for a Christian soccer team which included praying before and after practice and doing devotionals with the team and explaining the Gospel. Upward Soccer, Cincinnati Ohio, 2016

Volunteered with a local Christian concert venue, including videography work, concessions, helping with band’s equipment, and ticketing. The Underground Concert Venue, Cincinnati Ohio, 2015-2017

Worship team for church and youth-group worship team. Played ukulele, mandolin, guitar, and piano. Marriemont Community Church, Cincinnati ohio, 2016-2017

Traveling Out West and experiencing God’s beauty first hand and seeing a whole new side of God that I connected with.

My first missions trip to an orphanage in Haiti, it was an amazing experience that changed how I view things and people and gave me a heart for those oppressed through the government’s decisions.

Graduating highschool was a huge positive for me. When I thought I wouldn’t even make it to graduation, it made me realize that God does have a plan for my life and I can survive through the hard things.

Experiencing my sister’s attempted suicide as a 10 year old was probably one of the harder experiences in my life, however, this has made me have huge compassion for those struggling with mental health. Through this experience God has used me in the lives of 4 other girls who were ready to make attempts or were making attempts on their life.

Being abused physically by my grandpa when I was 6 years old in front of my entire extended family was a hard experience. When no one said or did anything besides my father picking me up, the shame and worthlessness set in immediately. I have wrestled with not having a voice or standing up for myself and due to this, I have a desire to help others feel their worth.

During a hard season of my life when I was very depressed and in and out of inpatient treatment, (15 years old) I was sent to a residential treatment facility which claimed to be Christ based, but instead I experienced multiple incidents of mental, physical, and sexual abuse. I had no way of contacting my parents to get me out of the facility until my mom (during a monitored phone call) could hear the need in my voice and decided to come get me that weekend. This experience has given me a huge compassion for those who are trapped in severely bad circumstances, to help them feel heard and protected.

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. To become a Civil Rights Lawyer working with the FBI against human trafficking!

4. To make enough money so that I can pay for my parent’s retirement.

5. To start my own organization to help those dealing with abuse and pain.