S.H.A.P.E Class
Using
Your SHAPE to Change the World!
Eastbrook Church Mission
Statement
“To
proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in the city and in the world.
Description of the class
Description of the class
The Lord created each of us
individually with different Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Abilities, Strengths and
a unique Personality with different Experiences. This class will help people
put the pieces of
the puzzle together,
so we each can be most effective in our families, church, community and the
world. When we serve according to our
SHAPE, we leave a legacy that gives glory to
the LORD so when we stand before Him one day, we will hear, "Well done, my
good and faithful servant."
We talked about putting the “Puzzle” together…Our S.H.A.P.E in
our:
Self
Family
Work
Neighborhood
Church
City
World
Looked briefly at difference
between:
Needs of the world. 1,000'S
Concerns We have many concerns
Burdens Burdens are what we continually pray about.
Passion(s) We can probably have up to 3.What we wake up and think and continually pray about during the day!
With goal of finding a place where we could most
effectively minister with our S.H.A.P.E.
To find Service opportunities
Romans 12: 1-9
3 Circles from Good to Great in the Social World.
Need, Passion and Resources.
When a person or organization has a strong "passion" about a "need" in the world...the Lord supplies the "Resources".
Also talked about the relationship between: Relationships, Communication and Forgiveness.
Lack of "Forgiveness" limits our answers to prayer and destroys our "JOY".
Need, Passion and Resources.
Concept of Need, Passion and Resources:
When we are passionate about something…a need in the
world…the Lord supplies all the resources…
When a person or organization has a strong "passion" about a "need" in the world...the Lord supplies the "Resources".
Also talked about the relationship between: Relationships, Communication and Forgiveness.
Tools to identify our S.H.A.P.E
Abilities Idak
Talent Discovery form
Spiritual Gifts Several
Spiritual Gift Assessments
Strengths Free
Strengths Assessment. Strengthsfinder
2.0
Personality Grid
Eastbrook Website: SHAPE Assessment
Passion(s) Several
lists.
List of people we like to work with.
List of causes we feel apart of or want to be a part of.
Looked at Hobbies
Where do you donate your financial resources?
Exercises you did:
Identified our Top 10 Experiences: Things we enjoyed and did
well!
Where there was a consistent/predictable/pattern
Effortlessness
Flawless execution
Did well
Innate skill
When Can I do this again?
Joy
Lose track of time.
Discovered that there is a connection and purpose in
everyday occurrences.
When we are working in these area of Joy …we see that our
efforts fit into a larger picture…of what God is doing.
Saw that there is a connection among our Spiritual Gifts, Talents,
Strengths, Abilities, Passion(s), Personality and Experiences and other “gifts”
from the Lord, we feel more connected to others and something bigger than
ourselves and experience “community” in a more profound way.
When we can replicate those times of “great experiences”…in
our family, neighborhood, work and community…
Search and identify S.H.A.P.E through our past and present
experiences!
Using our SHAPE in
our marriage:
Using our new found S.H.A.P.E in our marriages:
5 Love Languages
5 Love Languages
Quality Time
Gifts
Acts of
Service
Physical Touch
Words of
Affirmation
God's Call on our Life (handout)J.C. Heiden, our Neighborhood Transformation Pastor provided us with a list. A great handout. See link below;
Stan Rowland of Neighborhood Transformation provided this great survey!
9 Questions you can use to help you connect with your neighbors!
9 Questions you can use to help you connect with your neighbors!
We discovered that we can use our SHAPE wherever we are…
Families, Careers, Church, Ministry outside our church…other
non profits.
Bottom Line:
Eastbrook Church is developing a database where anyone can enter some or all of the discoveries we made and find a match with a volunteer opportunity in our church. There will be short "job" descriptions also listing the time commitment.
Discovered that Passion is the driving force that motivates us!
Bottom Line:
Eastbrook Church is developing a database where anyone can enter some or all of the discoveries we made and find a match with a volunteer opportunity in our church. There will be short "job" descriptions also listing the time commitment.
Discovered that Passion is the driving force that motivates us!
Whatever our SHAPE is…we can most effectively use it in an
area that we are interested in and passionate about!
So…we really need to discover our Passion…what has the Lord
put on our heart for ministry?
My Volunteering and My
Financial Giving: Any connection?
A blog post about how to
evaluate a non profit with goal of donating our financial resources and our
volunteering:
A few books worth
checking out:
What You Do Best
in the Body of Christ by
Bruce Bugbee
The Call by Os Guinness
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
The Eternity Portfolio by Alan Gotthardt
The Hole in the Gospel by Richard Stearns
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Money, Possessions and Eternity by Randy Alcorn
Radical by David Plat
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
The Eternity Portfolio by Alan Gotthardt
The Hole in the Gospel by Richard Stearns
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Money, Possessions and Eternity by Randy Alcorn
Radical by David Plat
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