Servant

Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 1
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 1
 Worldly Leader Servant Leader

Self-Centered Christ-Centered
Control Dependence
Served by others Serves others
My Kingdom Gods Kingdom
NOT SO
WITH YOU
Mark 10:35-43a
Servant Leadership
whoever wishes to become
great among you shall be your
servant; and whoever wishes to
be first among you shall be slave of
all. For even the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give His life a ransom
for many. Mark 10:43-45
Seven Characteristics of
Servant Leaders
1. Servant leaders humble
themselves and wait for God
to exalt them.
2. Servant leaders seek Jesus
rather than seek position.
3. Servant leaders give up
personal rights to find
greatness in service to others.
Seven Characteristics of
Servant Leaders

4. Servant leaders can risk serving

others because they trust that
God is in control.
5. Servant leaders take up Jesus
towel of servanthood to meet the
needs of others.
Seven Characteristics of
Servant Leaders
6. Servant leaders share
responsibility and authority
with others to meet a greater
need.
7. Servant leaders multiply their
leadership by empowering
others to lead.
C. Gene Wilkes Jesus on Leadership
7 Domains of
Servant Leaders

Heart
Head
Eyes
Ears
Mouth
Feet
Hands
 Heart

Heart of a Servant Leader

Motivated by love
and compassion.
John 13:34-35
Mark 6:34
Servant leadership is
first a spiritual matter
of the heart.
Head of a Servant Leader
Motive: Kingdom
Focus
Examine our core
beliefs
Challenge our
motives
Practice humility is a
choice
He must become greater;
I must become less.
John 3:30 (NIV)

In humility, consider
others more important
than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 (HCSB)
Edging God Out
Who I worship My source of security and self-worth My audience and judge

Pride Fear
An overly high opinion of An insecure view of the
yourself, exaggerated esteem
future producing self-
of self, haughtiness, protection
arrogance
Fear of man is a trap
Do not think more highly of Proverbs 29:25
yourself than you ought.
Romans 12:3

Promoting Self Protecting Self

Boasting Hiding behind position
Taking all of the credit Withholding information
Showing off Intimidating others
Doing all the talking
Always separates Hoarding control
man from God, other people, and himself
Demanding all the Discouraging honest
attention Always compares feedback
with others and is never happy
Always distorts Slide courtesy of
the truth into a false sense of security or fear
Rockbridge Seminary
Exalting God Only
Who I worship My source of security and self-worth My audience and judge

Humility Confidence
Humility is not denying the
A secure view of the future
power you have but admitting
based upon trust and the
that the power comes through
assurance of Gods promises.
you and not from you.
Trust in the Lord with all
Something lived out but your heart
never claimed
Looking out the window Proverbs 3:5-6
rather than in the mirror of
praise.
A kingdom perspective of
cause and effect.
put on a heart of compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness
and patience Col 3:12

Magnifies Christ Slide adapted from

Promotes Trust and Truth
Blanchards and
Hodges Lead Like Jesus,
Generates Inspiration and p 64
Commitment
Builds Community and Fellowship
Head of a Servant Leader
What are some key things of the
mind that we need to ask for when
leading out in a disaster relief effort?
Wisdom
Discernment
Vision / mission
Vision
Jesus understood His Mission
Luke 19:10
How does this relate to disaster
relief effort?
Avoiding Mission / Vision
Creep
Clear understanding of mission
Clear communication of mission
Guard & protect the mission
Avoiding Mission Creep
Ask Tough Questions

Does this carry the mission forward?

Does it compliment the mission?
Does it compete for our focus in
accomplishing the mission?
Does it contradict the mission?
God always wants to
work to do something in
us before he does
something through us.
Erik Rees S.H.A.P.E.
How big is
your God?
Take Away, Action Step
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 2
Putting it Into
Action
Putting Servant Leadership
Into Action
If I then, the Lord and the
Teacher, washed your feet, you
also ought to wash one
another's feet. For I gave you an
example that you also should do
as I did to you.
John 13:14-15 (NASB)
Eyes of a Servant Leader
Motive: Spiritually
discerning call and
needs of others
People need us to
notice & act.
Matt. 4:18-21
Matt. 14:14
Ears of a Servant Leader
Motive: Putting the
others first
They have a story
that matters.
James 1:19
Ears of a Servant Leader
Why is listening to the story
so important?

How should this impact

what we do in Disaster Relief
efforts?
Mouth of a Servant Leader
Motive: Proclaim the
good news
Acts 1:8
Feet of a Servant Leader
How beautiful are the
feet of those who
bring good news of
good things.
Romans 10:15

Romans 10:16
1 Cor. 3:6
Hands of a Servant Leader
Motive: Putting it
into action
Matthew 25:35-40
Actions speak
louder than words.
Hands of a Servant Leader
Motive: Giving it
away
Leaders with tight
hands vs. leaders
with loose hands
Shepherds exist for
the sheep
From vision to
implementation
Hands of a Servant Leader
Engage & Equip others to Serve
E - Encourage (1 Thes. 5:11)
Q - Qualify (2 Timothy 2:2)
U - Understand Needs (Luke 11:1)
I - Instruct Them (1 Timothy 4:11)
P - Pray for them (Philippians 1:3-6)

C. Gene Wilkes Jesus on Leadership

Take Away, Action Step
Habits of a Servant Leader
A daily
recalibration of
the commitment
you have to your
Mission and
Values
Habits of a Servant Leader
And be sure to put into
practice what you hear. The
more you do this, the more
you will understand what I
tell you.
Mark 4:24, NIV

Slide courtesy of Rock Bridge Seminary

Habits of a Servant Leader
Five Disciplines
Solitude
Prayer
Study and application of scripture
Accepting and responding to
Gods unconditional love
Support and accountability
relationships
Habits of a Servant Leader
Why is it important to
practice these habits in the
midst of a disaster relief
effort?

How can you do this?

Q&A, Discussion
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 3
Spiritual
Readiness
 S.H.A.P.E.
Discovering Your Unique SHAPE
S PIRITUAL GIFTS

H EART

A BILITIES

P ERSONALITY

E XPERIENCES
 S.H.A.P.E.
To Identify Your Unique SHAPE
You Need to be About :
Unwrapping Your Gift!

Monitoring Your Heartbeat!

Discovering & Applying Your
Abilities
Plugging In Your Personality!
Examining Your Experiences!
 Spiritual Gifts
Understanding SHAPE for
Disaster Relief
Spiritual Gifts
Heart
Abilities
Personality
Experiences
 Spiritual Gifts

What the Bible Says about Gifts

The Apostle Paul - Now about
spiritual gifts, I do not want you to
be ignorant. 1 Cor. 12 :1
 Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gift : A Definition
A SPIRITUAL GIFT is an
endowment of motivation and
ability, given by the Holy Spirit
to every believer, to be used to
minister to others and therefore
build up the church (Body of
Christ).
 Spiritual Gifts
An Endowment
It is really a supernatural
endowment. A gift that cannot
be used up - and it is beyond
my ability to understand or to
explain - it is driven by the Holy
Spirit
 Spiritual Gifts
Gifts Motivation

An inner desire to serve God in

a certain way.
I must...replaces I shouldor I
ought to
 Spiritual Gifts

Gifts Ability
A special capacity to serve
which originates with the Holy
Spirit
I get the gift, the motivation and
the ability all in the same
package.
The Difference between
The Fruit of the Spirit from
Spiritual Gifts is
The fruit of the Spirit reveal
Christs contribution to our
character, while our spiritual
gifts reveal the contribution
we make to Gods
kingdom.
 Spiritual Gifts
10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

1. Only BELIEVERS have spiritual gifts.

1 Cor. 2:14
2. Every Christian has at least one (1)
SPIRITUAL gift. 1 Cor. 7:7
3. No one receives ALL of the gifts.
1 Cor. 12:27-30
 Spiritual Gifts
10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts
4. No single gift is given to EVERYONE.
1 Cor. 12:29-30
5. You cant EARN OR WORK FOR a
spiritual gift. Eph. 4:7
6. The HOLY SPIRIT decides what gifts
you or I get. 1 Cor. 12:11
 Spiritual Gifts

10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

7. The gifts Im given are PERMANENT.
Rom. 11:29
8. I am to DEVELOP the gifts God
gives me. 1 Tim. 4:14
9. Its a sin to WASTE the gifts God
gave me. 1 Cor. 4:1-2
 Spiritual Gifts

10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

10. Using my gifts HONORS & GLORIFIES
God John 15:8
and...
EXPANDS me. I Chronicles 4: 10
(Prayer of Jabez)
 Spiritual Gifts

WHAT ARE THE GIFTS ?

 Spiritual Gifts
Administration / Ruling Prophesy /
Apostleship / Perceiving
Pioneering / Pastor / Shepherding
Missionary Serving / Ministry /
Discernment Helps
Evangelism Teaching
Encouraging / Wisdom
Exhortation
Faith OTHERS POSSIBLE:
Giving Arts / Craftsmanship
Hospitality Healing
Knowledge Tongues &
Leadership Interpretation
Mercy Refer to Packet with Inventory & Explanations
 Spiritual Gifts
The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts
A. GIFTS ARE NOT FOR MY
BENEFIT, BUT FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OTHERS.

B. GIFTS ARE TO PRODUCE

MATURITY AND HARMONY
IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY.
 Spiritual Gifts
The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts
C. RECOGNIZE THAT YOU &
YOUR TEAM HAVE BOTH A
PRIMARY AND A
SECONDARY MINISTRY
THROUGH YOUR CHURCH
 Spiritual Gifts
The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts
Your & Your Teams PRIMARY
MINISTRY commitment should
be in the area where you are
GIFTED.
Your & Your Teams
SECONDARY MINISTRY includes
serving in any other area of the
Body when you are NEEDED.
 Spiritual Gifts
7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts

1. Dont confuse gifts with

natural talents
Example :
Public speaking is a natural talent or ability, but
when another is encouraged through your
spoken word, that is a spiritual gift (i.e.
exhortation)
 Spiritual Gifts
7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts
2. Dont confuse gifts with the
Fruit of the Spirit. Gal.5:22-23
The Fruit of the Spirit reveal
Christs contribution to our
character, while our spiritual
gifts reveal the contribution
we make to Gods kingdom.
 Spiritual Gifts
7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts

3. Dont confuse gifts with

Christian Roles.
Examples : Evangelist, Pastor etc. In other
words, gifts = functions not office

4. Be aware of the gift

projection tendency.
(Expecting others to serve the way you do
and have similar results.)
 Spiritual Gifts
7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts
5. Dont feel your gift makes
you in any way superior to
others. 1 Cor. 12: 21

6. Realize that using your gifts

without love is worthless!
1 Cor. 13: 1-3
 Spiritual Gifts
7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts
7. Yours or anyones Spiritual
Gifts are not confirmed in
isolation.
Personal inventory tests alone cannot
determine your gifts. Your gifts are
confirmed within community. Others
within the church must see and
recognize your gifts.
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 4 Our
S.H.A.P.E.
contd.
 Heart
Understanding SHAPE for
Disaster Relief
Spiritual Gifts

Heart
Abilities
Personality
Experiences
 Heart
Monitoring My Heartbeat

The Bible defines the Heart as:

a. The organ that pumps your
blood
b. Your emotional constitution or
disposition
c. The vital force or driving
impulse
Passion (heart) is the fuel of life. It
is the great source of energy and
drive. Its what makes us explore
new vistas, develop new
relationships, and seek solutions to
perplexing problems.
Bob Buford, Halftime
Rees, Erik (2006-08-22). S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique
Purpose for Life (p. 53). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
 Heart
Monitoring My Heartbeat
My heart determines....
Why I SAY the things I do
Why I FEEL the way I do
Why I ACT the
way I do

My heart is the REAL

me!
 Heart
Monitoring My Heartbeat
Why has God given each person
a UNIQUE heartbeat ?

Because you can do Gods will

and serve Gods purpose by
letting your heartbeat
MOTIVATE you for ministry!
 Heart

Heart
What is your heart telling you
about Disaster Relief Ministry?
When do you find yourself
saying, I must do this, or, Im
looking forward to doing this,
not, I ought to do this?
What is your passion ?
 Heart
Taking a Spiritual EKG :

Finish this sentence :

With regard to my
Disaster Relief service,
I Love To...
 Abilities
Understanding SHAPE for
Disaster Relief
Spiritual Gifts
Heart

Abilities
Personality
Experiences
 Abilities
Applying My Abilities
There are different abilities to
perform service. 1 Cor. 12:6

I (God)...have given him skill,

ability, and knowledge in all
kinds of crafts.... Exodus 31:3
 Abilities
5 Misconceptions About Abilities
1. MYTH: People arent born with
skills. All skills must be learned by
experience.
This simply is not true. There are a
number of talents which seem to
be inborn, or are developed very
early in infancy. When people
say He just seems to have a
natural talent for it its probably
true!
 Abilities
5 Misconceptions About Abilities
2. MYTH: Those skills which must
be learned, are learned
primarily in the classroom.
Actually, some of your most basic skills
were learned at home, in the
street, or somewhere else outside
the classroom.
 Abilities
5 Misconceptions About Abilities
3. MYTH: If you have certain
abilities, you will be very aware
that you have them.
Again, this is not true. You are
probably using a number of talents
or skills that you are not even aware
of! You need some process of skill
identification.
 Abilities
5 Misconceptions About Abilities
4. MYTH: Skills that I use at work
are only usable in that
environment. I couldnt use
them in D.R. ministry.
Hopefully, by the end of this class,
youll see the fallacy of this idea.
Be creative!
 Abilities
5 Misconceptions About Abilities
5. MYTH: Most people only have a
very few abilities.
Does anyone really know all of John
Scoggins abilities? The truth is that
many national studies have proven
that the average person possesses
from five hundred to seven hundred
skills!
 Abilities
Ability
What unique abilities do you have
which many others do not ?
What do you find relatively easy
while others say, Not me!
Have you ever surprised yourself by
finding out that you could do
something which you thought you
could not ?
 Abilities
How To Discover Your Abilities

Name 28 Specialized Abilities That

You Have....
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 5 Our
S.H.A.P.E. in
DISC
 Personality
Understanding SHAPE for
Disaster Relief
Spiritual Gifts
Heart
Abilities

Personality
Experiences
Personality
 Personality
A Rabbit On The Swim Team
Once upon a time, the animals decided to do
something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world.
So they organized a school. The adopted an activity curriculum
of running, climbing, swimming, and flying. To make it easier to
administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.
The duck was excellent in swimming; in fact, better than
his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying, and he
was very poor in running. Since he was slow in
running, he had to drop swimming and stay
after school to practice running. This caused
his web feet to be badly worn, so that he was
only average in swimming. But average was
quite acceptable, so nobody worried about
that- except the duck.
 Personality
The rabbit started at
the top of his class in running,
but developed a nervous
twitch in his leg muscles
because of so much make-up
work in swimming.

The squirrel was excellent in

climbing, but he encountered
constant frustration in flying class
because his teacher made him start
from the ground up instead of from
the treetop down. He developed
Charlie horses from overexertion, and
so only got a C in climbing and a D in
running.
 Personality

The eagle was a

problem child and was
severely disciplined for
being a non-conformist. In
climbing trees he beat all
the others to the top of
the tree, but insisted on
using his own way to get
there.

Story from Charles Swindoll

 Personality
What is the moral of
the story?
 Personality
Personality Development
The study of human behavior was first developed
by the Greek Scholar Hippocrates, the father of
modern medicine, around 400 BC. He identified
four body fluids that he believed determined a
persons behavior.
In A.D. 149 a Roman physiologist by the name of
Galen proposed a temperament theory that built on
Hippocrates observations. His four temperaments:

CHOLERIC: extroverted/task-oriented type,

SANGUINE: extroverted/people-oriented type,
PHLEGMATIC: introverted/people-oriented type,
MELANCHOLY: introverted/task-oriented type.
 Personality
Personality Development
Scientific research shows that, as
individuals
we are powered by either our:
outgoing or our reserved approach to
life,
our direction is steered either
towards:
tasks or toward people.
Most human behavioral scientists either agree with
Hippocrates & Galen or have only tweaked his basic findings
slightly (sometimes only by changing the terminology)
 Personality
Personality Development
In 1928, William Marston, a
psychologist authored The Emotions
of Normal People, which introduced
the D.I.S.C. letters in describing the
four temperaments.
In 1977, John G. Geier & Dorothy E.
Downey developed the Performax
Personal Profile System, which was a
personal assessment used by business
& industry, & based on Marstons
D.I.S.C.
 Personality
Personality Development
Nature vs. Nurture
35% of your personality is genetically based
(Nature) (In 1979 the University of Minnesota conducted a study entitled
Twins Reared Apart, which revealed convincing evidence that much of our
personality is inherited. A similar study at Indiana University produced the same
results.)
Another50% of your personality is shaped in
childhood development up to the age of 6 (Nurture)
(Parents have a great influence on their childrens personality; beware of attempting
to make all of your children act the same.)
The remaining 15% of your personality development
comes from the rest of childhood & adolescence.
The Holy Spirit of God is the only influence that can
effect change in your natural temperament or your
nurtured personality.
(Unfortunately most Christians never allow God to completely change
their temperament to His standards see Galatians 5:22-23)
 Personality
Personality Development
Nature vs. Nurture
Your past influences your personality, but
doesnt have to control it, the choice is
yours. You are capable of growth and
change.
Major events or crises in your adult life can
have a permanent effect on your personality.
In order to succeed in family, personal,
ministry & business relationships, people
learn to adapt & adjust their style.
These learned skills are not a persons
normal or natural preference, but they are
necessary for their life needs.
Holy Spirit is working in the lives of
Christians to conform them to the image of
Christ (Romans 8:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18).
Success at work & ministry depends a lot on
your people skills.
 Personality
People Skills Are Important
By learning more about your behavior & that of
others, you greatly improve good relationships
In Disaster Relief Ministry, there is a great need
for people who can relate well to others.
No one is outstanding at everything, you need
others to supplement your weaknesses with their
strengths.
When two different people dont get along, it is
usually a problem of inflexibility. No one wants to
move out of their comfort zone.
Some people believe everyone thinks and makes
decisions just as they do. The Bible is very clear
that God has made each of us unique.
 Personality
People Skills Are Important
By understanding the unique way God has
made you, you can learn to love people
and appreciate their differences.
God made each of us different,, not
worse than others, not better but
different. These differences often cause
difficulties in relationships.
The Bible is also very clear that Christians
are to love & care for other people.
 Jesus
described the
mark of a true
disciple like
this
By this all men
will know you
are my
disciples, If you
love one
another.
John 13:35
Personality
 Personality
Take the Test: A Few Instructions
Choose one setting: Work, home,
church, social, etc.
Go with your first impression; dont get
too introspective
Circle the number adjacent to the
phrase that describes you most or
least in the appropriate column
Circle only one most and one least
per set of words
Complete the Profile within seven
minutes, or as close as possible
 Personality
Take the Test: Choose only ONE
"Most" and only ONE "Least"
M L
Trusting, Enthusuastic 2 2
Tolerant, Respectful 4 4
Courageous, Adventurous 5 1
Agreeable, Accommodating 3 3
 Personality
Take the Test: Scoring

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5
 Personality
Take the Test: Scoring
Take your
D, I, S, & C Totals
from your Total Boxes
and plot Graphs M &
L.
Count, but do not
plot the "B"s.
If a number is not on
the graph, plot the
closest number.
 Personality
A Few Ground Rules
Its OK,
No Im a D
Pigeonholing
No Labeling
Its a
tendency,
not an
excuse
 Personality
Principles of Personal
Effectiveness
Everyone has strengths
Everyone has weaknesses
Everyone is more effective in some
situations and less effective in others
Personal effectiveness is determined
by matching strengths against the
demands of a specific situation
 2 DISC Graphs

"M" "L"
Graph 1 Graph 2
"This is
expected of me" "This is me"
D I S C D I S C
20 17 19 15 0 0 0 0
16 12 9 1 1
15 10 11 8 1
14 9 7 1 2
13 8 10 2
12 2
11 7 9 6 2 3 3
10 8 3
9 3 4 4
6 7 5 4
8 5 5
5 6 5 4
7 5 4 6 6
4 6 5 7
6 4 7
3 7 6
5 3 3 8 8 8
9 7 9
4 2 10 9
3 2 2 11 8
12 10 10
2 1 9
13 10 11 11
1 1 14 11
1 0 15 12 12
16 15 13 13
0 0 0 21 19 19 16
 Personality
M Graph
I. Projected Concept (MOST responses): The Projected
Concept reflects how you think others want you to
behave
or how you want them to see you. This is the mask
people assume in order to achieve success. The roots of
your Projected Concept lie in everything you have
experienced from childhood to early adulthood - family,
friends, schooling, religion. By early adulthood, most
people have decided how they must act to get what they
want in life, and that behavior becomes their Projected
Concept.
Personality
 Personality
L Graph
II. Private Concept (LEAST responses): This is
your basic behavior - what you are down deep.
This behavior is the product of heredity and
early environment. People display this
behavior in relaxed situations (at home or with
friends), when they dont sense the need for
the mask of the Projected Concept, or in
stressful situations when maintaining the
mask is too difficult.
Servant
Leadership:
Discovering
Your SHAPE
as a Blue Hat
Session 6
Measuring DISC
results
 DISC Grid

Active Types
Dominance Influence

Task-
Oriented
D I People-
Oriented
Types

C S Types

Conscientiousness Steadiness
Passive Types
 Personality
Active Types
Decisive, Assertive
Shapes environment
Extrovertive
Outgoing
Optimistic
Involved

Introvertive
Reserved
Realistic
Withdrawn

Unassertive,
Passive to environment

Passive Types
Cautious, Accommodating
 Personality
Task-Oriented Types People-Oriented Types

High-Tech High-Touch
Plans Caring
Programs Sharing
Projects Relationships
Process Emotions

Sees environment as Sees environment as

unfavorable and stressful favorable and unstressful

Form & Function Feeling & Fellowship

 Personality
Dominance Type Behavior

Active /
Task-Oriented Dominant
Direct
Decisive
Demanding
 Personality
Influence Type Behavior
Active /
Inspiring
Influencing People Oriented
Inducing
Impressive
 Personality
Steadiness Type Behavior

Submissive
Steady
Sensitive
Shy
Passive /
People -Oriented
 Personality
Conscientiousness Type Behavior

Competent
Compliant
Cautious
Correct
Passive /
Task-Oriented
 Personality
Dominance Type Strengths

Bottom line organizer

High value on time
Innovative
Problem solver
 Personality
Influence Type Strengths

Great encourager
Positive sense of humor
People person
Great story-telling abilities
 Personality
Steadiness Type Strengths

Reliable and dependable

Respects authority
Team player
Understanding
 Personality
Conscientiousness Type Strengths

Good perspective
Thorough in everything
Organizer
Analyzes
 Personality
Dominance Type Limitations

Oversteps authority
Argumentative
Dislikes routine
Too bossy
 Personality
Influence Type Limitations
Inattentive to details
Short attention span
Too gullible and nave
Impulsive
 Personality
Steadiness Type Limitations

Resistant to change
Lacks decisiveness
Slow decision making
Sensitive to criticism
 Personality
Conscientiousness Type Limitations

Needs clear boundaries

Give in vs. argue
Bogged down in details
Bound by procedure
 Personality
Strengths and Limitations
The D
Probable Possible Limitations:
Strengths: Overbearing
Decisive Abrasive
Initiating Impatient
Forceful
Blunt
Assertive
Demanding
Competitive
Hasty
Goal-oriented
Authoritative Dictatorial

Independent Belligerent
 Personality
Strengths and Limitations
The I
Probable Strengths: Possible Limitations:
Charismatic Impulsive
Confident Superficial
Gregarious Unrealistic
Persuasive
Glib
Participative
Overconfident
Optimistic
Poor listener
Stimulating
Self-centered
Enthusiastic
Communicative Too trusting
Emotional
 Personality
Strengths and Limitations
The S
Probable Strengths: Possible Limitations:
Self-controlled
Complacent
Lenient
Accommodating Smug
Persistent Indifferent
Non-demonstrative
Good listener Confrontation-averse
Easy-going Apathetic
Plodding
Calm
Passive
Sympathetic Possessive
Warm
Dependable
 Personality
Strengths and Limitations
The C
Probable Strengths:
Precise Possible Limitations:
Adaptable Too careful
Thorough Obsessive/Compulsive
Systematic Nit-picky
Cautious Analysis paralysis
Conscientious Suspicious
Orderly Finicky
Well-prepared Detached
Accurate
Sensitive
Indecisive
 What
happens
When
two
Ds
have
a
confrontation?
 Personality
Is can
be very
entertaining!
Ss want to be included!
Cs are usually well-prepared!
 Personality
Dominance Type Biblical Advise

Be gentle
Control your feelings
Focus on one thing
Have a servant attitude
 Personality
Influence Type Biblical Advise
Be humble
Control your speech
Be more organized
Be patient
 Personality
Steadiness Type Biblical Advise

Be bold and strong

Be confident and fearless
Be more enthusiastic
 Personality
Conscientiousness Type Biblical Advise

Be more positive
Avoid a critical spirit
Be joyful
Dont worry

Combination Personality and Spiritual Gift
"D" Type Personality With
The Gift of Evangelism
Take it Or leave it! Heaven Or Hell,
the choice is yours! No challenge is too
big!" Commando For Christ"
Enjoys "Confrontational Evangelism"
"C" Type Personality With
The Gift of Evangelism
Come now and let us reason together!
Ready always to give an answer!
Process and structured approach.
"Walking Encyclopedias For Christ"
Prefers "One-on-one discussion / debate"
Personality
"I" Type Personality With
The Gift of Evangelism
Christ has come to give you LIFE
abundantly! Trust Christ and you'll be a
better athlete, businessperson, etc.
"Cheerleaders For Christ"
"S" Type Personality With
The Gift of Evangelism
Christ is a friend who sticks
closer than a brother! He will never leave
you or forsake you! "Martyr For Christ"
Desires "Friendship / Relationship
Evangelism" Not confrontation!
 Personality
Combination Personality and Spiritual Gift
"D" Type Personality With
The Gift of Evangelism
Take it Or leave it! Heaven
Or Hell, the choice is yours!
No challenge is too big!
Commando For Christ"
Enjoys "Confrontational
Evangelism"
 Personality
Combination Personality and Spiritual Gift

"I" Type Personality With

The Gift of Evangelism

Christ has come to give you LIFE

abundantly!
Trust Christ and you'll be a better
athlete, businessperson, etc.
"Cheerleaders For Christ"
 Personality
Combination Personality and Spiritual Gift

"S" Type Personality With

The Gift of Evangelism
Christ is a friend who sticks closer
than a brother!
He will never leave you or forsake you!
"Martyr For Christ"
Desires "Friendship / Relationship
Evangelism Not confrontation!
 Personality
Combination Personality and Spiritual Gift

"C" Type Personality With

The Gift of Evangelism
Come now and let us reason
together!
Ready always to give an answer!
Process and structured approach.
Walking Encyclopedias For Christ"
Prefers "One-on-one discussion /
debate"
 Personality
Leadership Styles
"D" Leaders
Take control
Seek power and authority
Don't like being told what to do
Can be too pushy and forceful
Are hard workers
Accomplish difficult tasks
Are direct and decisive
Need to control their demanding ways
Need to slow down, and be gentle
Need to be more sensitive to others
 Personality
Leadership Styles
"I" Leaders
Are inspiring and enthusiastic
Love to be up-front and influence
Are persuasive and articulate
Talk too much
Need to listen more
Need to not be so sensitive to rejection
Are impressive and positive
Love crowds and seek attention
Need to be interested in individuals
Often proud and self-center
 Personality
Leadership Styles
"S" Leaders
Are more kind and nicer
Seldom demanding
Friendly and loyal
Need to be more aggressive
Need to be more assertive
Overly sensitive to their shortcomings
Need to be more confident
Dislike taking risks
Are reliable, relaxed, and reserved
Submissive and security-oriented
 Personality
Leadership Styles
"C" Leaders
Are competent and compliant
Go by the book
Want to do everything just right
Are thorough and detailed-oriented
Often informative and opinionated
Need to be more enthusiastic
Need to be more positive
Answer questions people aren't asking
Extremely influential
Need to see solutions, not problems
 Personality
Ds Responds best to a Leader who
Provide direct answers
Sticks to tasks
Gets to the point
Provides pressure
Allows freedom to personal
accomplishments
 Personality
Is Responds best to a Leader who

Is fair and also a friend

Provides social involvement
Provides recognition of abilities
Offers rewards to risk-taking
 Personality
Ss Responds best to a Leader who
Is relaxed and friendly
Allows time to adjust to
change
Allowed to work at their own
pace
Gives personal support
 Personality
Cs Responds best to a Leader who

Provided reassurance
Spells out detailed operating
procedures
Provides resources to do the
task correctly
Listens to suggestions
 Personality
What Values would a
D contribute to
A Mud Out Crew?
Incident Management (ICC)?
A Feeding operation?
An Assessment Team?
A Chain Saw Crew?
Being a Blue Hat?
 Ds
are
Good
At SODA

Organizing
Others!
 Personality
What Values would a I
contribute to
A Mud Out Crew?
Incident Management (ICC)?
A Feeding operation?
A Chaplain Team?
Being a Blue Hat?
 Is
love
enthusiasm!!!
 Personality
What Values would a S
contribute to
A Mud Out Crew?
Incident Management (ICC)?
A Feeding operation?
A Chain Saw Crew?
A Childcare Team?
Being a Public Information
Officer?
 Ss like
others who
are warm &
sincere!
 Personality
What Values would a
C contribute to
A Mud Out Crew?
Incident Management (ICC)?
A Feeding operation?
A Chain Saw Crew?
Being a Safety Officer?
 Cs
are
thorough
and
well-prepared!
 Personality
Team Building
When relating to Ds

Support their goals and objectives,

Keep your relationship businesslike,
Argue facts, not personal feelings, when you disagree,
Recognize their ideas- not themselves personally,
Provide alternative actions with brief supporting analyses
to influence decisions,
Be efficient, well-organized, & get to the point,
ABOVE ALL BE EFFICIENT & COMPETENT.
 Personality
Team Building
When relating to Is

Support their opinions, ideas, & dreams,

Be enthusiastic, but do not hurry the discussion,
Try not to argue (you seldom can win),
Agree on the specifics of any agreement,
Summarize in writing who, what, when, where,
Use testimonials & incentives to affect decisions,
ABOVE ALL BE INTERESTED IN THEM.
 Personality
Team Building
When relating to Ss

Support their feelings by showing personal interest,

Assume they will take everything personally,
Discuss personal feelings when you disagree,
Be pleasant, allow them time to trust you,
Move along in an informal, slow manner,
Assure them that actions will involve minimal risk,
ABOVE ALL BE WARM & SINCERE.
 Personality
Team Building
When relating to Cs

Support their organized, thoughtful approach,

Demonstrate with actions rather than words,
Be precise, systematic, exact, & organized,
List the advantages & disadvantages of any
plan,
Provide solid, tangible, factual evidence,
Provide guarantees that actions cannot
backfire,
ABOVE ALL BE THROUGH & WELL-
PREPARED.
 Personality
If You are One of These,
Try to Remember
D You need people. Relaxation is not a crime.
Sensitivity to peoples feelings is wise. Be patient. Be
less controlling. Listen more.
I Time must be managed. Deadlines are
important. Being responsible is more important
than being popular. Be less impulsive.
S Change provides opportunity. Friendship isnt
everything. Taking risks is sometimes necessary.
Learn to say no. Increase your pace.
C Through explanation is not everything.
Deadlines must be met. More optimism will lead to
greater success. Respond quicker. Look ahead.
 Personality
Generally, Try to Remember
No temperament is better than the
others
Your personality is a gift from God, He
has shaped you in your past and will
continue to do so in your future
God uses both good & bad experiences
to shape your personality
It is helpful to understand that everyone
is not like you, but you are uniquely
shaped by God, both in the womb, &
through your life experiences
 Personality
Generally, Try to Remember
Staff to your organizational weakness
(balance)
You are most effective when you are
in situations which build on your
strengths
View others in terms of their
strengths, not their weaknesses
Be available to complement their
weaknesses with your strengths
 Personality
Most of the problems
in the church today
are not theological,
they are relational
personality
clashes among
members!
 Personality
In Summary...
D I S C
Focus: Purpose People Process Precision

Wants To: Get the Lead the Be on Do the

job done Team the team job right

Key
Question: What? Who? Why? How?

Seeks: Control Recog- Accept- Accuracy

nition ance
 Personality
In Summary...
D I S C
Decision Decisive Spontan- Confer- Deliberate
Style: eous ring
Pace: Quick Quick Measured Measured

Their Youve Dont Rain

My Way Cele-
Song: Got a on My
bration
Friend Parade
All Four Temperaments
make good team
members !
Each of us are wonderfully made!
Psalm 139:13-14

Each of us has both strengths & weaknesses!

1 Corinthians 12:18-21
You are controlled, not by the sinful nature, but
by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
Romans 8:9
 Personality
Plugging in My Personality
What happens when we try to
serve outside our personality -
How do we feel ?
1. WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
2. IT TAKES EXTRA TIME & EFFORT
3. EVEN WITH THE EXTRA EFFORT, WE
FREQUENTLY DO A LESS THAN
WONDERFUL JOB
 Personality
Personality
Look for the uniqueness that God created
in you - you are a priceless treasure.
Why did you listen to those who
demeaned youand far worse, why did
you believe them ? No longer hide your
rarity in the dark. Bring it forth.
In one sense, we should not need to
imitate others and be comfortable to be
ourselves, however Paul once said:
Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.
1 Cor. 11:1
 Experiences
Understanding SHAPE for
Disaster Relief
Spiritual Gifts
Heart
Abilities
Personality

Experiences
 Experiences
Examining My Experiences
And we know that in ALL things God
works for the good of those who love
Him, who have been called
according to His purpose. Romans
8:28
Now I (Apostle Paul) want you to
know, brothers, that what has
happened to me has really served to
advance the gospel.
Philippians 1:12
 Experiences
We Develop Through Experiences
A. SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?
B. PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?
C. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?
D. WORK EXPERIENCES?
E. MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?
...and sometimes we can find our
ministry through them also.
 Experiences

Example :

Apostle Pauls Ministry

2 Cor. 11:21-29
 Experiences
Pauls Experiences
A. HIS SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?
B. HIS PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?
C. HIS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?
D. HIS WORK EXPERIENCES?
E. HIS MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?
 Experiences
What About You ?
How Have You Developed ?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR :
A. SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?
B. PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?
C. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?
D. WORK EXPERIENCES?
E. MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Ministry
Ministry is the heart of the
Christian life. (Mat. 20:28)
God has uniquely shaped each
individual for specific ministries.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Ministry
God has given all his children a SHAPE
that can be developed and used in
ministry. Everyone is a 10 in some
area. Everyone has something to
offer. Developing and using your
SHAPE and that of your crew is an act
of good stewardship and of service.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Ministry
The evidence of the right match
between my SHAPE and my
Disaster Relief ministry is :
fulfillment and results.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About The Body of Christ!
Disaster Relief, like the church, is
to operate on the basis of
spiritual gifts, rather than
elected office. We do not elect
people to positions. A mans
gift makes room for him...
Proverbs 18 :16
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About The Body of Christ!
Disaster Relief, like the church is a
family , not a business; an organism,
not an organization. Therefore we
streamline the structure in order to
maximize ministry and minimize
maintenance. We do not bury
ministries under procedures.
 S.H.A.P.E.
Disaster Relief SHAPE Values
About The Body of Christ!
The greater good of the whole Body
must always take priority over the
needs of any single ministry. There is
no place for turfism in Gods
Family. Disaster Relief Ministry needs
to be a part of your churchs overall
strategy to make Christ famous.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About The Role Of Blue Hats !
The objective is to mobilize and
equip an army of servants who
are maximizing their unique gifts,
heart, abilities, personality, and
experiences in a meaningful
place of service through Disaster
Relief.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Accountability!
Everything in D.R. or Church
Ministry rises or falls on
leadership. No ministry can
exceed the commitment of
those leading it.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Training!

Every D.R. leader and servant is a

learner . The moment you stop
learning, you stop leading.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Diversity of Ministry!
Just as there are seasons of Disaster,
there are seasons in D.R. Ministry. If
an area of service isnt fulfilling
anymore, move to a place where it
is. There are no sacred cows and
many places to serve!
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Diversity of Ministry!
Your primary ministry commitment
should be in the area where you
are gifted. Your secondary
ministry includes serving in any
other area of the Body where
you are needed.
 S.H.A.P.E.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

About Performance!
We expect excellence in Disaster
Relief ministry, not perfection.
Excellence is doing your best.
God deserves our best.
 Congratulations!
You have been SHAPEd as a Blue Hat!!