Did you know God has blessed YOU with "The Goods?" That's right. Every one of us has been given a truckload of grace to do the job He's given us to do on earth! Why not read on and discover the UNIQUE SHAPE that God has for you and me? What's "SHAPE?" SHAPE, thanks to Rick Warren, is an acrostic for Spiritual Gifts, Motivation for your Heart, God Given Abilities, your unique Personality, and the Experiences (good & painful) that He's allowed you to participate in! This "SHAPE" makes up a snapshot of Who you are. It also helps us define God's purposes in our lives! While this is not a full test, the following does give a snapshot of how to get us thinking about the blessing of God on each of us and how to put those talents to work for His glory! Happy Browsing... and remember... YOU'RE BLESSED with the goods! FullOnDave

SHAPE

PREACHING (Prophecy)

The ability to publicly communicate God' Word in an inspired way that convinces unbelievers and both challenges and comforts believers. The ability to persuasively declare God's will.

EVANGELISM The ability to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ to unbelievers in a positive, non-threatening way. The ability to sense opportunities to share Christ and lead people to respond with faith.

MISSIONS The ability to adapt to a different culture in order to reach unbelievers and help believers from that culture.

APOSTLE The ability to start new churches and oversee their development.

TEACHING The ability to educate God's people by clearly explaining and applying the Bible in a way that causes them to learn. The ability to equip and train other believers for ministry.

ENCOURAGEMENT (Exhortation) The ability to motivate God's people to apply and act on biblical principles, especially when they are discouraged or wavering in their faith. The ability to bring out the best in others and challenge them to develop their potential.

WISDOM The ability to understand God's perspective on life situations and share those insights in a simple, understandable way. the ability to explain what to do and how to do it.

DISCERNMENT The ability to distinguish right from wrong, truth from error, and to give an immediate evaluation based on God's Word. The ability to discern whether the source of an experience is Satan, self, or God's Spirit.

KNOWLEDGE The ability to discover, collect, analyze, and organize information that is vital to individual believers or the entire church family. The ability to comprehend a large amount of information and provide it when needed for effective decision-making.

SERVICE The ability to recognize unmet needs in the church family, and take the initiative to provide practical assistance quickly, cheerfully, and without a need for recognition.

MERCY The ability to detect hurt and empathize with those who are suffering in the church family. The ability to provide compassionate and cheerful support to those experiencing distress crisis or pain.

HOSPITALITY The ability to make others, especially strangers, feel warmly welcomed, accepted, and comfortable in the church family. The ability to coordinate factors that promote fellowship.

PASTURING (Shepherding)

The ability to care for the spiritual needs of a group of believers and equip them for ministry. The ability to nurture a small group in spiritual growth and assume responsibility for their welfare.

GIVING The ability to generously contribute material resources and/or money beyond the 10% tithe so that the Body may grow and be strengthened. The ability to earn and manage money so it may be given to support the ministry of others.

MUSIC The ability to celebrate God's presence through music, either vocal or instrumental, and to lead the church family in worship.

ARTS & CRAFT The ability to build, maintain, or beautify the place of worship for God's glory. The ability to express worship through a variety of art forms.

INTERCESSION The ability to pray for the needs of others in the church family over extended periods of time on a regular basis. The ability to persist in prayer and not be discouraged until the answer arrives.

HEALING The ability to pray in faith specifically for people who need physical, emotional, or spiritual healing and see God answer. the ability to sense when God is promoting you to pray this kind of prayer.

MIRACLES The ability to pray in faith specifically for God's supernatural intervention into an impossible situation and see the answer. the ability to sense when God is prompting you to pray this kind of prayer.

PRAYING WITH MY SPIRIT (Tongues/Interpretation) The ability to pray in a language understood only by God or one who is given the gift of interpretation at that time.

LEADERSHIP The ability to clarify and communicate the purpose and direction (vision) of a ministry in a way that attracts others to get involved. the ability to motivate others by example to work together in accomplishing a ministry goal.

ADMINISTRATION (Organization) The ability to recognize the gifts of others and recruit them to a ministry. The ability to organize and manage people, resources, and time for effective ministry. The ability to coordinate many details and execute the plans of leadership.

FAITH The ability to trust God for what cannot be seen and to act on God's promise, regardless of what the circumstances indicate. The willingness to risk failure in pursuit of a God-given vision, expecting God to handle the obstacles.

SHAPE

DESIGN/DEVELOP - I love to make something out of nothing. I enjoy getting something started from scratch.

PIONEER - I love to test and try out new concepts. i am not afraid to risk failure.

ORGANIZE - I love to bring order out of chaos. I enjoy organizing something that is already started.

OPERATE/MAINTAIN - I love to efficiently maintain something that is already organized.

SERVE/HELP - I love to assist others in their responsibility. I enjoy helping others succeed.

ACQUIRE/POSSESS - I love to shop, collect, or obtain things. I enjoy getting the highest quality for the best price.

EXCEL - I love to be the best and make my team the best. I enjoy setting and attaining the highest standard.

INFLUENCE - I love to convert people to my way of thinking. I enjoy shaping the attitudes and behavior of others.

PERFORM - I love to be on stage and receive the attention of others. I enjoy being in the limelight.

IMPROVE - I love t make things better. I enjoy taking something that someone else has designed or started and improve it.

REPAIR - I love to fix what is broken or change what is out of date.

LEAD/BE IN CHARGE - I love to lead the way, oversee and supervise. I enjoy determining how things will be done.

PERSEVERE - I love to see things to completion. I enjoy persisting at something until it is finished.

FOLLOW THE RULES - I love to operate by policies and procedures. I enjoy meeting the expectations of an organization or boss.

PREVAIL - I love to fight for what is right and oppose what is wrong. I enjoy overcoming injustice.

SHAPE

Entertaining ability: to perform, act, dance, speak, magic

Recruiting ability: to enlist and motivate people to get involved.

Interviewing ability: to discover what others are really like.

Researching ability: to read, gather information, collect data

Artistic ability: to conceptualize, picture, draw, paint, photograph, or make renderings

Graphics ability: to lay out, design, create visual displays or banners

Evaluating ability: to analyze data and draw conclusions

Planning ability: to strategize, design and organize programs and events

Managing ability: to supervise people to accomplish a task or event and coordinate the details involved

Counseling ability: to listen, encourage and guide with sensitivity

Teaching ability: to explain, train, demonstrate, tutor

Writing ability: to write articles, letters, books

Editing ability: to proofread or rewrite

Promoting ability: to advertise or promote events and activities

Repairing ability: to fix, restore, maintain

Recall ability: to remember or recall names and faces

Mechanical Operating ability: to operate equipment, tools or machinery

Resourceful ability: to search out and find inexpensive materials or resources needed

Counting ability: to work with numbers, data or money

Classifying ability: to systematize and file books, data, records and material so they can be retrieved easily

Public Relations ability: to handle complaints andunhappy customers with care and courtesy

Welcoming ability: to convey warmth, develop rapport, making others feel comfortable

Composing ability: to write music or lyrics

Landscaping ability: to do gardening and work with plants

Decorating ability: to beautify a setting for a special event

SHAPE

* MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Jot down a journey or two that reflects some major spiritual awakening in your life)

* This is how and when I became a Christian, and what it has meant to me since then:

* Times when I have felt closest to God, and meaningful spiritual experiences that stand out in my mind:

These are the kind of trials or problems I could relate to and encourage a fellow Christian that is going through them:

Where I attended school, and my favorite subjects:

Seminars or training that has been meaningful to me: