Becoming Us


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How Christian couples can understand their personality types—and build a more powerful bond of love. He doesn't listen to me . . . I don't understand her . . . Why do we keep having the same fight? If you’ve ever felt baffled by the person you married, join Enneagram Coach Beth McCord and her husband, Pastor Jeff McCord, as they pull back the curtain to reveal why you and your spouse behave in different ways. Applying the Enneagram through the lens of the gospel, they provide practical steps, insights, and tools to better understand yourself and each other. This book will help you: Answer the question, “Why do they do that?” Stop committing “assumicide” about each other’s motives and dramatically improve your communication Relate to your spouse in ways they actually understand Awaken a tired marriage that feels like it’s on cruise control Defuse conflict before it starts, especially the same old “dance” Enjoy your spouse again, even if you’ve loved each other for years! Whether you’re preparing for marriage or celebrating a fiftieth anniversary, Becoming Us will revolutionize the way you understand yourself and your spouse, and transform your marriage into the powerful, loving, and satisfying relationship that God intended. “An insightful resource for those who want to understand themselves, their spouse, and their marriage through the lens of faith and the tool of the Enneagram.” —Ian Morgan Cron, Enneagram expert and author of The Road Back to You




The Enneagram for Christian Couples


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Grow as a couple and as Christians with the Enneagram Recognizing your true self is essential to cultivating a strong relationship with your partner and with God. The Enneagram for Christian Couples offers expert insight into the Enneagram (a personality assessment with 9 distinct types), coupled with Scripture-based guidance to help you and your partner grow together and with Christ. What sets this Christian Enneagram book apart: Enneagram assessments—Discover your personality type through a series of easy assessments, and learn about core traits, communication style, common conflicts, and more. Powerful partnership—Gain a deeper understanding of the interplay between each personality type and how you and your partner can use this knowledge to best support one another. Scriptural guidance—This Enneagram book draws a clear connection between the Enneagram and Christianity, using excerpts from Scripture to highlight how knowing our true selves can bring us closer to God. Tap into the power of the Enneagram to fortify your faith in your partner and the Lord.




Enneagram Theology


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The enneagram has become popular among evangelical Christians as a spiritualized personality typology that claims to help people better understand themselves and others. Several influential evangelical Christian leadership ministries have promoted the enneagram as a tool in forming and maintaining effective ministry teams, and the personality typology is now taught and embraced at several Christian universities. But uncertainty exists about the appropriateness of referring to the Enneagram as a Christian tool. Are pastors and Christian institutional leaders aware of the theology associated with the Enneagram? Enneagram Theology: Is It Christian? provides a biblical critique of the Enneagram’s underlying theology and exposes not only its foundational theological contradictions with orthodox evangelical theology but also some potential dangers to the church.




The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation


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Author A. J. Sherrill still remembers the moment when his life was forever changed by a word he didn't even understand at the time: Enneagram. A personality theory that includes nine different "types," the Enneagram has become a popular tool for self-awareness and improvement. But in this book, Sherrill goes deeper, exploring with Christians how the Enneagram can be a pathway to profound spiritual transformation. Sherrill reveals the Enneagram as a tool to unlock new ways of viewing identity, personality, discipleship, spiritual practices, evangelism, and the Bible. Using this fresh approach, Sherrill shows how our true identity is that of a beloved child of God. Recognizing that, we can move confidently into the world expressing this identity through our unique personality. Through Sherrill's detailed spiritual exploration of each type, readers will emerge viewing the Enneagram as a precious gift to following Jesus more closely. Foreword by Chuck DeGroat.




The Enneagram Goes to Church


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Can the Enneagram make you a better ministry leader? Veteran pastor Todd Wilson learned that you need to understand how people work in order to effectively shepherd them. Whether you are on a church staff or leading a small group, you will find that the same Enneagram insights that help us grow in self-awareness can also be applied to life in our faith communities.




Mirror for the Soul


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The Enneagram is like a mirror, reflecting dimensions of ourselves that are sometimes hard to see. In this helpful guide, spiritual director and Enneagram teacher Alice Fryling offers an introduction to each number of the Enneagram, with questions and meditations to lead you into deeper self-awareness and reveal how you can experience God's love more abundantly.




The Enneagram for Relationships


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Cultivate deeper relationships—a guide to the power of the Enneagram. We all relate to the people around us in different ways and understanding those differences is the key to maintaining healthy relationships. The Enneagram for Relationships takes the straightforward wisdom of the Enneagram and helps you understand it so that you can improve the quality of your human connections. Breaking people down into nine distinct types, the Enneagram is more than a personality test—it is a tool for understanding who you are and, more importantly, why you are who you are. Diving deep into each of the types, this easy-to-understand book provides complete breakdowns of what each one brings to various relationships, how they interact with other people, and what they can do to form healthy and fulfilling partnerships. The Enneagram for Relationships includes: Learn about your type—From the Reformer (Type 1) to the Peacemaker (Type 9), get a detailed explanation of each personality, what they are like, and how they function within relationships. From personal to professional—Go beyond romance as you learn how you can use the Enneagram to improve friendships, familial bonds, and work partnerships. Be your best self—Discover plenty of practical advice for addressing your own faults and foibles and living up to your potential—even as you learn how to navigate the other personality types at home and in the wild. You can get along better with other people—let the Enneagram show you how.




The Enneagram and the Biblical Counselor


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Personality tests have been around for quite a while, and many counselors have uncertainty about whether or not personality typing is appropriate for use in biblical counseling. The Enneagram is currently the most popular personality typing system among evangelical Christians. It has been promoted as an ancient tool that contains spiritual wisdom. But what are the theological roots of the Enneagram, and how do these foundations affect the decision to accept or reject the Enneagram? Should Christians embrace and employ the Enneagram as a ministry tool, or are there dangers associated with its use within the church and Christian institutions?




The Road Back to You


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Join over 1 million other readers worldwide on a journey into self-awareness, compassion for others, and love for God. With wit, wisdom, and storytelling, Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile introduce the ancient personality typing system, the Enneagram, and explore its insights into spirituality, relationships, and self-knowledge.




The Essential Enneagram


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The First and Only Scientifically Determined Enneagram Personality Test and Guide A centuries-old psychological system with roots in sacred tradition, the Enneagram can be an invaluable guide in your journey toward self-understanding and self-development. In this book, Stanford University Medical School clinical professor of psychiatry David Daniels and counseling psychologist Virginia Price offer the only scientifically developed Enneagram test based upon extensive research combined with a self-discovery and personal-development guide. The most fundamental guide to the Enneagram ever offered, this book features effective self-tests to determine simply and accurately what your personality type is. Daniels and Price provide step-by-step instructions for taking inventory of how you think, what you feel, and what you experience. They then guide you in your discovery of what your type means for your personal well-being and your relationships with others, and they show you how to maximize your inherent strengths. Brimming with empowering information for each of the nine personality types—Perfectionist, Giver, Performer, Romantic, Observer, Loyal Skeptic, Epicure, Protector, and Mediator—this one-of-a-kind book equips you with all the tools you need to dramatically enhance your quality of life.