Experiences
Experiences
Instructions:
Now it’s time to think about your experiences or what you have done. We have identified 5 important areas of life experience.
- Educational Experiences: What level of education you have achieved.
- Ministry Experiences: What you have done in service to the Lord.
- Personal or Painful Experiences: Challenges or significant events that have taught and changed you. These may have happened to you or someone close to you; these experiences effected you.
- Spiritual Experiences: Meaningful decisions or times with God.
- Vocational Experiences: Job related functions or tasks that you have done.
To Do:
Circle 3 Experiences in each of the 5 areas (Educational, Ministry, Personal, Spiritual, Vocational).
As you look over the “experience” word list for each of these areas, ask God to help you identify which ones describe you.
1. Educational
SHAPE area Category Sub-category Specific Description
Experience Educational Type Associate Arts Degree
Experience Educational Type Bachelor Degree
Experience Educational Type Bible School Graduate
Experience Educational Type CPA/CFA/CFP
Experience Educational Type High School Diploma
Experience Educational Type Management Seminars
Experience Educational Type Masters Degree
Experience Educational Type P.H.D./Doctoral Degree
Experience Educational Type Secondary College
Experience Educational Type Some College
Experience Educational Type Spanish (or other Language School)
Experience Educational Type Specialized Advanced Training
Experience Educational Type Teaching Credential
Experience Educational Type Vocational Training
2. Ministry
SHAPE area Category Sub-category Specific Description
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage College/Career
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Elementary Students
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Family
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage High School Students
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Infants/Babies
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Junior High Students
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Men
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Preschool Students
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Senior Adults
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Single Adults
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Women
Experience Ministry Age/Lifestage Young Marrieds
Experience Ministry Function Administrative Support
Experience Ministry Function Apologetics Team
Experience Ministry Function Baking/Cooking
Experience Ministry Function Bible Teacher
Experience Ministry Function Camp Counselor
Experience Ministry Function Career Missions/World Impact
Experience Ministry Function Child Evangelism
Experience Ministry Function Children's Leader
Experience Ministry Function Children's Worker
Experience Ministry Function Choir
Experience Ministry Function Church Life (Weddings, Funerals, Anniversaries, etc.)
Experience Ministry Function Class/Club Worker
Experience Ministry Function Cleaning/Maintenance/Repair
Experience Ministry Function Communion/Baptism
Experience Ministry Function Community Outreach
Experience Ministry Function Compulsive Behavior Recovery
Experience Ministry Function Conference Center Staff
Experience Ministry Function Counselor
Experience Ministry Function Deacon
Experience Ministry Function Director
Experience Ministry Function Disciple/Mentor
Experience Ministry Function Discussion/Table Leader
Experience Ministry Function Divorce Recovery
Experience Ministry Function Drama/Puppets
Experience Ministry Function Elder
Experience Ministry Function Facilities Oversight
Experience Ministry Function Financial Counselor
Experience Ministry Function Financial Management
Experience Ministry Function Food Preparation/Café
Experience Ministry Function Greeter/Usher
Experience Ministry Function Homeless
Experience Ministry Function Hosting
Experience Ministry Function In Home Care/Senior Ministry
Experience Ministry Function Information Systems Support/Web
Experience Ministry Function Information/Reception
Experience Ministry Function Lay Counselor
Experience Ministry Function Library
Experience Ministry Function Marketplace Impact
Experience Ministry Function Marriage Mentor
Experience Ministry Function Media/Tape
Experience Ministry Function Memory Program
Experience Ministry Function Men on a Mission
Experience Ministry Function Missionary
Experience Ministry Function MultiMedia Support
Experience Ministry Function Music
Experience Ministry Function Nominating Committee
Experience Ministry Function Orchestra
Experience Ministry Function Other Administrative Committee
Experience Ministry Function Para-church Board/Leader
Experience Ministry Function Personnel Oversight
Experience Ministry Function Prayer Team
Experience Ministry Function Prison Ministry
Experience Ministry Function Program/Event Coordinator
Experience Ministry Function Publicity Coordinator
Experience Ministry Function Retreat Planning
Experience Ministry Function Security
Experience Ministry Function Set Up/Tear Down
Experience Ministry Function Short Term Missions
Experience Ministry Function Silent Witness
Experience Ministry Function Small Group Leader
Experience Ministry Function Small Group Leadership
Experience Ministry Function Speaker/Trainer
Experience Ministry Function Story Teller
Experience Ministry Function Teacher
Experience Ministry Function Technical/AV Support
Experience Ministry Function Training/Trainer
Experience Ministry Function Transportation Oversight
Experience Ministry Function Vacation Bible School
Experience Ministry Function Van/Bus/Truck Driver
Experience Ministry Function Visitation/Follow Up
Experience Ministry Function Welcomer
Experience Ministry Function Worship Leader
3. Personal/Painful
SHAPE area Category Sub-category Specific Description
Experience Personal/Painful Abortion
Experience Personal/Painful Abuse
Experience Personal/Painful Adoption
Experience Personal/Painful Alcoholism
Experience Personal/Painful Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Experience Personal/Painful Annulment of Marriage
Experience Personal/Painful Bankruptcy
Experience Personal/Painful Cancer
Experience Personal/Painful Chronic Pain
Experience Personal/Painful Crisis Pregnancy
Experience Personal/Painful Death of a Child
Experience Personal/Painful Death of a Close Friend
Experience Personal/Painful Death of a Family Member
Experience Personal/Painful Depression
Experience Personal/Painful Divorce
Experience Personal/Painful Divorce of Children
Experience Personal/Painful Divorce of Parents
Experience Personal/Painful Drug Abuse
Experience Personal/Painful Drug Issues with Child
Experience Personal/Painful Eating Disorder
Experience Personal/Painful Extended Court Proceedings
Experience Personal/Painful Extended Depression
Experience Personal/Painful Extended Job Loss
Experience Personal/Painful Extended Physical Illness/Injury
Experience Personal/Painful Family Issues-Between Generations
Experience Personal/Painful Family Issues-with Immediate Family
Experience Personal/Painful Financial Stress
Experience Personal/Painful Handicapped/Disabled
Experience Personal/Painful Homeless
Experience Personal/Painful Illness Recovery
Experience Personal/Painful Infertility
Experience Personal/Painful Marital Issues
Experience Personal/Painful Mental Illness
Experience Personal/Painful Military Wartime Service
Experience Personal/Painful Military Wife
Experience Personal/Painful Miscarriage
Experience Personal/Painful Orphaned
Experience Personal/Painful Prison
Experience Personal/Painful Rebelling Teenager
Experience Personal/Painful Recovery Program
Experience Personal/Painful Remarried
Experience Personal/Painful Separated and Restored Marriage
Experience Personal/Painful Sexual Compulsion
Experience Personal/Painful Suicide of Family Member
Experience Personal/Painful Unequally Yoked (married to an unbeliever)
Experience Personal/Painful Widowed
4. Spiritual
SHAPE area Category Sub-category Specific Description
Experience Spiritual Baptized
Experience Spiritual Bible Study Member or Leader
Experience Spiritual Community Outreach
Experience Spiritual Cross Cultural Ministry
Experience Spiritual Led Someone to Christ
Experience Spiritual Member of EFCC
Experience Spiritual Regularly Give Back to God
Experience Spiritual Regularly Pray
Experience Spiritual Regularly Read the Bible
Experience Spiritual Serving in a Ministry
Experience Spiritual Small Group Member or Leader
5. Vocational
SHAPE area Category Sub-category Specific Description
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Animal Breeding/Care
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Farming
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Fishing
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Horticulture/Floral
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Landscape Construction
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Management
Experience Vocational Agriculture/Animal Husbandry Veterinarian/Support
Experience Vocational Automotive Management
Experience Vocational Automotive Manufacturing
Experience Vocational Automotive Mechanic/Maintenance
Experience Vocational Automotive Sales/Marketing
Experience Vocational Business Administrative Support
Experience Vocational Business Chemicals
Experience Vocational Business Clerical
Experience Vocational Business Consulting
Experience Vocational Business CPA
Experience Vocational Business Data Entry
Experience Vocational Business Illustrator
Experience Vocational Business Librarian
Experience Vocational Business Management
Experience Vocational Business Manufacturing
Experience Vocational Business Personal Care Products/Services
Experience Vocational Business Personnel/Human Relations
Experience Vocational Business Photography
Experience Vocational Business Product Receiving/Delivery
Experience Vocational Business Project/Area Management
Experience Vocational Business Property Management
Experience Vocational Business Purchasing
Experience Vocational Business Real Estate
Experience Vocational Business Recruiting/Head Hunting
Experience Vocational Business Sales/Retail
Experience Vocational Business Scientist
Experience Vocational Business Service/Customer Relations
Experience Vocational Business Sewing
Experience Vocational Business Small Business Owner
Experience Vocational Business Supply Management
Experience Vocational Business System Management
Experience Vocational Business Telephone Operator
Experience Vocational Business Warehouse/Storage
Experience Vocational Clergy Administrative
Experience Vocational Clergy Children & Youth
Experience Vocational Clergy Music
Experience Vocational Clergy Pastor
Experience Vocational Communication Advertising/Marketing
Experience Vocational Communication Business Communication
Experience Vocational Communication Circulation
Experience Vocational Communication Display/Presentations
Experience Vocational Communication Information Systems
Experience Vocational Communication Publication
Experience Vocational Communication Publicity
Experience Vocational Communication Speaker
Experience Vocational Communication Writing
Experience Vocational Computer Consulting
Experience Vocational Computer Data Entry
Experience Vocational Computer Hardware
Experience Vocational Computer Info Systems/Tech Support
Experience Vocational Computer Management
Experience Vocational Computer Software
Experience Vocational Computer Telecommunications
Experience Vocational Computer Web Based
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Building Maintenance
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Cabinet/Countertops
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Cabinetry
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Carpenter
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Carpet/Flooring
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Concrete/Masonry
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Counter Tops/Baths
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Drafting/Architecture/Design
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Drywall
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Electrician/Communication Systems
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Finish Work
Experience Vocational Construction/Building General Contractor
Experience Vocational Construction/Building General Handyman
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Glass/Windows
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Grading/Heavy Equipment
Experience Vocational Construction/Building HVAC
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Inspection/Review/Policy
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Janitorial
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Landscaping
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Lathe/Plaster
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Painting/Wall Covering
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Plumbing
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Roofing
Experience Vocational Construction/Building Welding
Experience Vocational Education Administration/Support
Experience Vocational Education Bilingual Education
Experience Vocational Education Christian/Religion (Pastor/Missionary/Teacher)
Experience Vocational Education Counseling
Experience Vocational Education Elementary School
Experience Vocational Education High School
Experience Vocational Education History
Experience Vocational Education Jr. High School
Experience Vocational Education Languages
Experience Vocational Education Manual Arts/Vocational Skills
Experience Vocational Education Mathematics
Experience Vocational Education Music
Experience Vocational Education Physical Education/Coaching
Experience Vocational Education Preschool
Experience Vocational Education Sciences
Experience Vocational Education Social Sciences
Experience Vocational Education Special Education
Experience Vocational Education Specialist
Experience Vocational Education Technology/Communication
Experience Vocational Education Training
Experience Vocational Engineering Civil
Experience Vocational Engineering Electrical
Experience Vocational Engineering Management
Experience Vocational Engineering Mechanical
Experience Vocational Engineering Structural
Experience Vocational Engineering Systems
Experience Vocational Entertainment Banquets/Events
Experience Vocational Entertainment Hotel Services
Experience Vocational Entertainment Media (Radio, Video, Film, etc.)
Experience Vocational Entertainment Program
Experience Vocational Entertainment Resorts/Theme Parks
Experience Vocational Finance Accounting/Bookkeeping
Experience Vocational Finance Appraisal Services
Experience Vocational Finance Auditing
Experience Vocational Finance Banking
Experience Vocational Finance Escrow Services
Experience Vocational Finance Insurance
Experience Vocational Finance Investments
Experience Vocational Finance Management
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Department Management
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Food Processing/Delivery
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Food Service
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Meat Cutter
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Restaurant Management
Experience Vocational Food Service/Restaurant Retail Clerk/Manager
Experience Vocational Homemaking Cooking
Experience Vocational Homemaking Sewing
Experience Vocational Homemaking Schooling
Experience Vocational Manufacturing Assembly
Experience Vocational Manufacturing Operations Management
Experience Vocational Manufacturing Production
Experience Vocational Manufacturing Quality Control
Experience Vocational Manufacturing Research/Development
Experience Vocational Medical Administrative/Support Services
Experience Vocational Medical Chiropractic
Experience Vocational Medical Dental
Experience Vocational Medical Dermatology
Experience Vocational Medical General
Experience Vocational Medical Geriatrics
Experience Vocational Medical Internal
Experience Vocational Medical Mental Health
Experience Vocational Medical Nursing
Experience Vocational Medical Nutrition
Experience Vocational Medical Obstetrics/Gynecology
Experience Vocational Medical Ophthalmology/Optometry
Experience Vocational Medical Orthodontics
Experience Vocational Medical Pathology
Experience Vocational Medical Pediatrics
Experience Vocational Medical Pharmacology
Experience Vocational Medical Physical/Occupational Therapy
Experience Vocational Medical Podiatry
Experience Vocational Medical Sales/Services
Experience Vocational Medical Secretary
Experience Vocational Medical Speech Pathology
Experience Vocational Medical Surgery
Experience Vocational Military Air Force
Experience Vocational Military Army
Experience Vocational Military Coast Guard
Experience Vocational Military Marines
Experience Vocational Military Navy
Experience Vocational Other Artist
Experience Vocational Other Homemaker
Experience Vocational Other Retired
Experience Vocational Other Student
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Fire Protection
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Government Services
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Immigration Services
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Internal Revenue Service
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Investigation
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Law Enforcement/Security
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Policy/Permit
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Postal Services
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Social/Community Services
Experience Vocational Public/Civil Service Transportation
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Administrative Support
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Attorney
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Certified Public Accountant
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Court Services
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Paralegal
Experience Vocational Tax/Legal/Court Services Prisoner Services (Bail, Parole, etc.)
Experience Vocational Transportation Administrative Support
Experience Vocational Transportation Air Traffic Control
Experience Vocational Transportation Airline Attendant
Experience Vocational Transportation Airline Pilot
Experience Vocational Transportation Bus/Truck/Automobile Driver
Experience Vocational Transportation Railroad
Experience Vocational Transportation Travel Agency/Services
Experience Vocational Utilities Cable Television
Experience Vocational Utilities Gas/Electric
Experience Vocational Utilities Phone
Experience Vocational Utilities Service/Sales/Manage/Install
Experience Vocational Utilities Water
http://www.efcc.org/ministries/LifeDesign/Ministry/301-preclass.pdf
