Use these resources to recognize how your personality type and spiritual type apply to leading your congregation, meeting spiritual needs, and discerning ministry gifts.

LEADERSHIP : Personality Types 

Discover Your Spiritual Type: A Guide to Individual and Congregational Growth (Book)
Corinne Ware, Author.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1995.
Defining spirituality as "all those attitudes and activities that characterize one’s attempts to make connection with Deity," Corinne Ware has written a guide to the types of spirituality that predominate in an individual and a congregation.

Personality Type in Congregations: How to Work with Others More Effectively (Book)
Lynne M. Baab, Author.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1998.
This book explains the many ways in which the personality types described by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can be applied in the congregational setting, from improving teamwork to identifying satisfying lay ministries.

Turning Team Performance Inside Out: Team Types and Temperament for High-Impact Results (Book)
Susan Nash, Author.  Mountain View, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 1999.
Susan Nash draws upon her understanding of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and team dynamics to present a densely packed book aimed at developing both the gifts of individual team members and overall team strengths.

Cast in God's Image: Discover Your Personality Type Using the Enneagram and Kabbalah (Book)
Howard A. Addison, Author.  Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001.
Combining the Enneagram's rather negative view of the human condition with the uplifting views of the Kabbalah, Rabbi Howard Addison lays the groundwork for people to delve more deeply into their own and others' personalities.

The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (Book)
Richard Rohr, Andreas Ebert, Authors.  New York, NY: Crossroad Publishing Co., 2001.
Some think the Enneagram is a powerful tool for spiritual discernment, while others consider it a religious personality typing system. If you have not yet experienced the Enneagram's challenges, this book provides a comprehensive introduction.

EQ Directory (Web Resource)
EQ Directory
There are over a dozen sub-categories to help narrow searches. For example, sites are sub-divided by: Organizations, Corporate, College and University, K-12 Schools, Parents and Kids, Events and Conferences, War and Peace, and several more.

LifeKeys: Discover Who You Are, Why You're Here, and What You Do Best (Book)
Jane A. G. Kise, David Stark, Sandra Krebs Hirsh, Authors.  Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2005.
Revised Edition. Use these stories, self-tests, and other tools to identify your interests and talents and guide your quest for meaningful volunteer opportunities or career change.

Narcissistic Leaders: Who Succeeds and Who Fails (Book)
Michael Maccoby, Author.  Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2007.
Narcissistic leaders are often charismatic and visionary, but these same leaders have weaknesses that can undermine their efforts. Michael Maccoby examines both sides of this leadership personality.

Personality Type and Religious Leadership (Book)
Roy M. Oswald, Otto Kroeger, Authors.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1988.
This book is an introduction to the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in congregations. This book provides an introduction to the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in congregations. Its goal is to help pastors better serve the many and diver

Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job (Book)
Otto Kroeger, Janet M. Thuesen, Hile Rutledge, Authors.  New York, NY: Dell Books, 2002.
This book explains the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality typing methodology to help readers understand and accommodate difference, thus improving effectiveness, relationships, and communication in the workplace.