Teaching · S.H.A.P.E. · Erik Rees

S.H.A.P.E.

Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life.A 12-lesson course based on the book by Erik Rees (Zondervan, 2006), with the SHAPE concept developed by Rick Warren. Discover who God made you to be — Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences — and what he has planned for you to do.

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"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) — Guiding Verse

Part 1 — Uncovering Your S.H.A.P.E.

Discovering each of the five elements of your God-given design. Lessons 1–6 walk you through Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences one by one.

#	Lesson	Focus
1	Masterpiece	Understanding your unique design as God's masterpiece
2	Spiritual Gifts	Unwrapping the 20 God-given special abilities
3	Heart	Discovering your true passions and emotional heartbeat
4	Abilities	Identifying what you naturally excel at
5	Personality	Embracing how God wired you to navigate life
6	Experiences	Finding purpose in your positive and painful past

Part 2 — Unlocking Your Life

Removing roadblocks, adopting a servant heart, and building your support team. Lessons 7–9 prepare the soil for fruitfulness.

#	Lesson	Focus
7	Letting Go	Surrendering worries, wounds, wrongs, weaknesses, and wishes to God
8	Other-Centered	Living the servant life through the Good Samaritan model
9	Better Together	Building your S.H.A.P.E. Training Team for support and growth

Part 3 — Unleashing Your S.H.A.P.E. for Life

Grasping your Kingdom Purpose, investing in others, and sustaining lifelong faithfulness. Lessons 10–12 move you from discovery to deployment.

#	Lesson	Focus
10	Kingdom Purpose	Grasping your unique assignment through the GRASP process
11	Pass It On	Investing your life in those you love and lead
12	Full Potential	Establishing lifelong habits for finishing faithful and fulfilled

Reference

Compressed, print-friendly pages to use alongside the lessons.

S.H.A.P.E. GlossaryKey terms used throughout the course, from Abilities to the Training Team.
20 Spiritual Gifts Quick ReferenceDescriptions of all twenty spiritual gifts and four traps to avoid.
S.H.A.P.E. Profile SummaryComplete self-assessment form combining all five elements into one document.

Quick Start

If you are new to the course, begin with Lesson 1: Masterpiece. Each lesson builds on the previous one, so work through them in order. Allow about 15–20 minutes per lesson. Use theS.H.A.P.E. Profile Summary to capture your findings as you go.