Who am I? Everyone asks that question, no matter their age or status in life. If we’re truly supposed to be real with others, shouldn’t that start by learning how to be real with ourselves?
The Enneagram describes nine basic personality styles which can help us better understand who we are and what drives us. When God designed you, He did not create you as a number but as a uniquely created individual. Your Enneagram type can give you great insight into the complexities of yourself and others. A Book Called YOU will show you how a biblical view of self-discovery can improve every part of your life, and includes:
- The potential Enneagram type of well-known biblical figures like Peter, David, Abraham, King Saul, and more
- The character, core motivation, and core weaknesses of each Enneagram type
- Advice on how to best love each personality type
- How to pray specifically for each Enneagram type
Based on his widely successful teaching series "A Series Called You," pastor Matt Brown offers a groundbreaking, entertaining, and heartfelt guide that highlights biblical truths alongside the Enneagram to help us fully embrace who we are and help us love and relate to the people around us.
I have heard about the Enneagram before, but I didn’t know what all it entailed. That’s where A Book Called You comes in!
This book is incredibly insightful, helping me see a different way to look at myself and others around me. I read this alone, but could see this being a wonderful book for a small study group. The combination of faith and personality is truly eye-opening, giving me such understanding! I am now seeing that to truly love others I need to know and understand myself, to dig deep and understand why I make the choices I make, and how I affect other people.
I loved that each chapter highlights a different personality type, and how there is also a parallel to specific Biblical characters that also possess the same said type, showing that all types are represented not only in our world, but in Biblical times as well, a connection that is very neat.
As a study guide, the way the chapters are laid out is very reader-friendly. I would love to go back and dig deeper with my husband, as I can see this being an invaluable resource in my marriage. There are numerous Biblical references that give aid to further study as well, which is greatly appreciated, and can help you go even deeper in your understanding.
I feel like I know myself a little better after reading A Book Called You, and I can see myself going back to reference this text again and again. A wonderful resource!
Matthew Stephen Brown is the founding and lead pastor of Sandals Church in Riverside, California. Sandals Church began in 1997 when Pastor Matt and his wife, Tammy, set out to create a church where people could be real with themselves, God, and others. From its first meeting with eight people in the Browns' living room, Sandals Church has since grown to reach more than 12,000 people each weekend at eleven locations across Southern and Central California. Around the world, Sandals Church's digital content is viewed by close to 30,000 people every week.
Today, he continues to lead Sandals Church as the primary teaching pastor. In 2016, he launched The Debrief podcast, an opportunity for people to get real answers to tough questions about the Bible and Christianity. And last year, Pastor Matt and Sandals Church launched the ROGO Foundation, which exists to help save and replant dying churches and invest in up-and-coming leaders through hands-on leadership training programs at Sandals Church. Matt is passionate about the vision of authenticity and raising up the next generation of leaders for the local church. He and Tammy have three children and reside in Riverside, California.
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