Tired of hearing: “Go to church, read your bible, and pray” when you express feeling distant from God? It can feel like a one-size-fits-all to your unique place in life… This episode might be a good dive into a new way of looking at connecting with god through Gary Thomas’ “Sacred Pathways.”
Similar to how we can understand the way people work and relate through personality assessments like Enneagram and Myers-Briggs or Love Language tests, Thomas presents a great framework that may help many of us reconnect with God in a way that is both biblical and fits our personal spiritual temperaments.
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Let’s talk all things personality and spirituality today on Hello Bible!
“Good spiritual directors understand that people have different spiritual temperaments, that what feeds one doesn’t feed all. Giving the same spiritual prescription to every struggling Christian is no less irresponsible than a doctor prescribing penicillin to every patient.” - Gary Thomas
TAKE A SACRED PATHWAY ASSESSMENT HERE.
READ FURTHER: All About Personality!
- Sacred Pathways - Gary Thomas (Highlighted book!)
- Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster
- Five Love Languages Series - Gary Chapman
- The Road Back to You - Ian Cron*
- Discover Your God-Given Gifts -Dn & Katie Fortune
- StrengthsQuest (StrengthFinder Assessment) - Donald Clifton, et al.
BIBLE READING:
- 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 - One Body, Many Parts
- Romans 12:4–8 - The “Motivational Gifts”
- 1 Corinthians 12:4–11 - The “Gifts of the Spirit”
- Ephesians 4:11-14 - The “Gifts/Offices of the Church”
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*We totally understand that there are varied views on the Enneagram, so choose wisely. It’s included here because the framework has been helpful to Michelle and myself, even though there is a debate on its origins and place within Christian life. We find that the general thoughts and categories are useful, similar to other personality assessments like MBTI, Big 5, DiSC, etc. and are seen as tools, supplemental to understanding ourselves. We would totally agree that Scripture is designed to be central in our understanding personal identity and not any personality assessment.