In His Image...Discovering Your God Given Personality Characteristics. Leaders Discussion Guide.

By Michael Lanphere

This is a Discussion Guide for the companion ebook "In His Image." The guide parallels the book for 13 chapters. The questions take group members to a greater understanding of the Personality and Temperament traits in the book. It covers all of the relational issues discussed in the book as well. There is enough material to have anywhere from a 13 week to 26 week study or a weekend couples retreat. As a leader you are directed how to approach the chapter questions and you are also given suggested answers. I've always found that using this material has been fun and informative for everyone involved. I suggest group members download a copy of the ebook which comes with the same questions this Discussion Guide uses at the end of each chapter of the book.
I also make myself available to answer question you the leader or your group members have through email or even live through Skype.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Lanphere
• Release date: Jun 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311664815

Michael Lanphere

Mike and Linda Lanphere married in 1969 and have been in the pastoral ministry since 1979. They were asked to come on staff at a large church in Southern California to oversee the Home Group ministry, where under their direction the Home Groups went from 13 to 70 over a period of three years.Since that time they have served on staff of several large churches where they directed Pastoral Care, Counseling, Men’s, Women’s, Single Adults and Adult Christian Ed Ministries. They have planted two churches, one in Moreno Valley, Ca. where they served for eight years and in Yorba Linda, Ca. where they served for five years.Conversion Experience.Linda came to know Christ in 1972 after a dramatic personal experience with Jesus in the hospital the night before having a spinal fusion. Shortly thereafter she began attending a Home Group. A year later Mike also committed his life to Christ when he also began attending the group. According to Mike, “at a time when I was not very lovable, this group of people loved me into the Kingdom of God. As far as I was concerned this experience encapsulated all of the good I had heard about Christianity, that is, true love, acceptance and forgiveness. My life was supernaturally changed forever. I have been involved in home groups every since”.Ministry Outreach.The Lanphere’s also became associated with the University of Nations, the educational arm of Youth With A Mission. YWAM is the largest missionary organization in the world and as such have had a tremendous effect worldwide for the cause of Christ. Mike and Linda have been teaching at bases located around the world since 1987. Their primary training classes have been in the Foundation for Biblical Counseling, Crossroads, and School of Strategic Missions. Additionally, they conduct seminars on Marriage and Family, TEAM building and Leadership Development.Mike has a BA degree in Christian Counseling and is and certified to administer and interpret the Myers Briggs Personality Sorter and train facilitators for the Prepare and Enrich Pre-Marital/Marriage Assessment. Mike and Linda have also written a book called “In His Image”.

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In His Image

Leaders Discussion Guide

Written by

Michael E. Lanphere

Revised Edition 06/06/2014

ISBN: 9781311664815

Published by Michael E Lanphere

Copyright © 2014 by Michael E Lanphere

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Viewpoints and Theories

Chapter Two: Overview of the Biblical Man Review

Chapter Three: Overview of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Chapter Four: Comparing the Two Attitudes of Extravert & Introvert

Chapter Five: Comparing the Two Perceiving Functions, Sensing and Intuition

Chapter Six: Issues That Impact The Judging Functions, Thinking & Feeling

Chapter Seven: Comparing the Two Judging Functions, Thinking & Feeling

Chapter Eight: Comparing the Two Attitudes of Judging and Perceiving

Chapter Nine: Introduction To Temperament

Chapter 10: The SP Artisan

Chapter 11: The SJ Guardian

Chapter 12: The NT Rational

Chapter 13: The NF: Idealist

Introduction

In our 32 years of counseling married and pre-marital couples we’ve found a solid majority of couples are opposite in the ways they approach life. Those characteristics that seemed so exciting in the dating relationship become difficulties in the marriage. Couples increase misunderstandings and the result is frustration. Linda and me are different in three of the four MBTI™ type codes. Understanding our personality differences gave us insight and the ability to value each other’s differences. When God declares in Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh, the becoming one is not intended for the newly formed couple to be just alike. He created each of us with unique abilities and gifts and marriage doesn’t nullify one of the two partners abilities and gifts. Actually, in God’s economy one plus one equals something more than two. It all depends on how secure we are in our own attributes and how much we embrace and value differences our spouse brings to the relationship.

Much of the focus in this study is on character development as a means of elevating God given personality characteristics. Developing Christ-likeness is a Christian's goal, and a life long process.

Many different tools help us accomplish this goal. Any instrument that measures personality preferences is just a tool and can be helpful in understanding ourselves and others we associate with in life.

This teaching on personality types is