Table of Contents

Title Page...................................................................................................................... 1

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 3

Forward ....................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 7

1. What Is the MBTI? ...................................................................................... 10

2. What Type Are You? ................................................................................... 31

3. What Does the MBTI Have to Do with Godliness? .................................... 32

4. Why Did God Create Us With Personality Preferences? ............................ 34

Chapter 2. Spiritual Strengths and Vulnerabilities..................................................... 43

1. ISTJ .............................................................................................................. 45

2. ISFJ .............................................................................................................. 47

3. INFJ ............................................................................................................. 49

4. INTJ ............................................................................................................. 51

5. INTP ............................................................................................................. 52

6. ISTP ............................................................................................................. 54

7. ISFP ............................................................................................................. 56

8. INFP ............................................................................................................. 58

9. ESFP ............................................................................................................ 60

10. ESTP ............................................................................................................ 62

11. ENTP ............................................................................................................ 64

12. ENFP ............................................................................................................ 66

13. ENFJ ............................................................................................................ 67

14. ESFJ ............................................................................................................. 69

15. ESTJ ............................................................................................................. 71

16. ENTJ ............................................................................................................ 73

Chapter 3. Judgers-Perceivers .................................................................................... 75

1. Patience and Perseverance ........................................................................... 78

2. Assertiveness: Passive to Pushy to Aggressive ............................................ 81

Chapter 4. Thinkers-Feelers ....................................................................................... 98

1. Balancing Work, Family, & Church ........................................................... 101

2. Deception ................................................................................................... 106

3. Sensitivity ................................................................................................... 112

4. Unity/Division ............................................................................................ 121

5. Heart/Mind Balance ................................................................................... 136

Chapter 5. Sensors–Intuitives .................................................................................. 139

1. Legalism / Rationalism ............................................................................... 141

2. Impulsive and Destructive Behaviors ........................................................ 146

3. Living with Ambiguity and Disagreement ................................................. 150

4. Materialism ................................................................................................. 158

Chapter 6. Extraverts–Introverts ............................................................................. 163

1. Leadership .................................................................................................. 166

2. Talking, Thinking, Reflecting ..................................................................... 185

Chapter 7. Considering Preference in Your Calling ................................................ 193

1. Best Fit Life Choices ................................................................................. 194

2. Misfit Callings ............................................................................................ 195

3. Aligning with Your Personality ................................................................. 198

4. Specific Callings ......................................................................................... 218

5. Godly Wisdom or Worldly Wisdom .......................................................... 135

Chapter 8. Godly Marriages and Homes ................................................................. 238

1. Complements and Conflicts ....................................................................... 241

2. Complementing J/P .................................................................................... 242

3. Hit-and-Run ............................................................................................... 245

4. Push to Closure .......................................................................................... 248

5. Complementing T/F .................................................................................... 252

6. Understand—Then Translate ..................................................................... 255

7. Listening Styles .......................................................................................... 259

8. Complementing S/N ................................................................................... 270

9. Respecting Roles ........................................................................................ 272

10. Complementing E/I .................................................................................... 279

11. Missed Messages ........................................................................................ 284

12. Children’s Personalities .............................................................................. 290

Appendix A: Dominant and Auxiliary Functions.................................................... 300

Appendix B: MBTI Facets ...................................................................................... 302

List of References..................................................................................................... 303