Myers Briggs Personality Profiles and Christianity

Myers Briggs has been used extensively in organisations to help build teams, to help people understand themselves and the other people they work and live with.   It is a helpful tool for many team leaders....

Myers Briggs Test and free profiles
http://www.16personalities.com/ offers a free test and profile, which many people have said are so accurately scarey....they also offer a more advanced profile for a fee

Biblical Characters

Articles on using Myers Briggs in Christian ministry
How your temperament will impact your ministry

The use of the MYERS BRIGGS instrument in sanctification of life and marriage relationships

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Christian Spirituality

Myers - Briggs personality descriptors including bible verses, contribution to the Spiritual Community, Leadership style, preferred environment for service, common confessions, possible spiritual helps and traps

MBTI prayers

MBTI and how it affects how you respond to different elements of worship

MBTI Worship and Spiritual Development

Books for Leaders 

Something to think about: the importance of team.....

In Australian Rules Football......Gary Ablett jnr.  is curently considered one of the superstars of the game...He regularly accumulates statistics quicker than the cookie monster eats cookies.....last week he scored a very high 53 disposals...that is huge....(see an article on how good he is http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/the-powerlessness-of-one-20120604-1zsbk.html )   but here is the problem....Australian Rules Football is a team sport.....Gary Ablett jnr is a team player....but the rest of his team (Gold Coast Suns) are not  performing anywhere near the performance of Gary Ablett....so the team is struggling....it has one game after 10 games this season it sits 17th (in an 18 team competition) with one win.   Why?   because it takes a team contributing to fulfill their mission of winning games.

Now translate this into congregational life....if one (or maybe 2 or 3) are putting in a lot of effort, no matter how good they are, the congregation and church will still struggle.....why because it takes everyone contributing.....not just one or two....

This concept is not just good organisational practice, it is a spiritual concept.....

Take a look at 1 Corinthians 12.......

Key verse 1 Corinthians 12:27......Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is part of it....

Think about yoru congregation
What will it take for you to have more people involved in your congregation's mission and vision?

Get real conference: putting passion into leadership

Get Real – putting passion into leadership aims to:

• Inspire and equip pastors and congregations with the principles needed for effective leadership in a new age of mission and ministry.
• Assist leaders in asking the strategic questions and implementing strategies and structures that enable change
• Help pastors and congregations develop a ‘team’ approach to ministry
• Provide an opportunity for networking with others who are on the same page
• Give participants a freedom to ‘Get Real’ in their own local settings.

The keynote speaker will be Dr Michael Foss of the Lutheran church of the Redeemer Atlanta. For more details visit http://www.getreal.org.au/speakers.html

Dates and Venues

• Queensland: 11th- 13th April
• South Australia: 17th to 19th April
• New South Wales: 23rd to 24th April

For more details and the specific program visit http://www.getreal.org.au/schedule.html

Reasonably priced....starting at $60. http://www.getreal.org.au/pricing.html