Understanding our Understanding our personality, mental and personality, mental and

emotional healthemotional health

A self analysis tool!A self analysis tool!

Created in His Image?Created in His Image?

God has a personality and so God has a personality and so He created us with a personality He created us with a personality as well.as well.

God has a mind and so He God has a mind and so He created us with a mind too!created us with a mind too!

God has a emotions, He loves, God has a emotions, He loves, weeps, and experiences anger, weeps, and experiences anger, and so He made us with and so He made us with emotions as well.emotions as well.

You are the genius of You are the genius of God’s creation…!!!God’s creation…!!! The Bible says that we are The Bible says that we are

fearfully and wonderfully made.fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 119 verse 73….“Thy Psalm 119 verse 73….“Thy

hands made me and fashioned hands made me and fashioned me!”me!”

Ecclesiastes 7 verse 29…. “God Ecclesiastes 7 verse 29…. “God made men upright.”made men upright.”

Psalm 139 verse 14…. “I am Psalm 139 verse 14…. “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”fearfully and wonderfully made.”

The diversity of human gender, The diversity of human gender, physiology, personality etc.physiology, personality etc.

Personality Personality typestypes

- SanguineSanguine- MelancholyMelancholy- CholericCholeric- PhlegmaticPhlegmatic PhysiologyPhysiology- Short, tall, big, Short, tall, big,

small, blonde, small, blonde, black, blue, grey, black, blue, grey, green, brown. green, brown.

SpeechSpeech- - language, language,

writing, oral, writing, oral, pictographic etc.pictographic etc.

GenderGender- - male, female etc. male, female etc. RaceRace- - Asiatic, Arab, Asiatic, Arab,

European, Latino, European, Latino, Polynesian, Polynesian, Melanesian, Melanesian, MicronesianMicronesian..

What is your personality like?What is your personality like?

Are you the popular Sanguine?Are you the popular Sanguine?

Or the perfect Melancholy?Or the perfect Melancholy?

Or the powerful Choleric?Or the powerful Choleric?

Or the Peaceful Phlegmatic? Or the Peaceful Phlegmatic?

Your Personality Profile?Your Personality Profile?

Please complete the questions Please complete the questions sheets that develop your personality sheets that develop your personality profile and complete a quick self-profile and complete a quick self-examination of who you are? examination of who you are?

What do these terms mean?What do these terms mean?

The Popular Sanguine?The Popular Sanguine? The Perfect Melancholy?The Perfect Melancholy? The Powerful Choleric?The Powerful Choleric? The Peaceful Phlegmatic?The Peaceful Phlegmatic?

These terms describe a style/type of These terms describe a style/type of personality and you may be one, two personality and you may be one, two or even part of three of these styles.or even part of three of these styles.

They help us understand ourselves They help us understand ourselves and others we know and live or work and others we know and live or work with.with.

The Popular SanguineThe Popular Sanguine

An appealing personalityAn appealing personality Talkative storytellerTalkative storyteller Enthusiastic and ExpressiveEnthusiastic and Expressive CuriousCurious Volunteers for jobsVolunteers for jobs Inspires and charms othersInspires and charms others Makes friends easilyMakes friends easily

The Perfect MelancholyThe Perfect Melancholy

Deep, thoughtful, analyticalDeep, thoughtful, analytical Serious and purposefulSerious and purposeful Genius, intelligentGenius, intelligent Talented and creativeTalented and creative Likes detail, charts, graphs etcLikes detail, charts, graphs etc Organised, neat and tidyOrganised, neat and tidy PerfectionistPerfectionist EconomicalEconomical Deep compassion and concernDeep compassion and concern

The Powerful CholericThe Powerful Choleric

Born leader, strong-willed and Born leader, strong-willed and decisivedecisive

Compulsive need for changeCompulsive need for change Goal oriented, organises and Goal oriented, organises and

delegates welldelegates well Thrives on opposition and Thrives on opposition and

emergenciesemergencies Usually right and has little need Usually right and has little need

for friendsfor friends

The Peaceful PhlegmaticThe Peaceful Phlegmatic

Easy going personalityEasy going personality Calm, patient, well- balanced Calm, patient, well- balanced Has administrative abilityHas administrative ability Mediates problemsMediates problems Easy to get on withEasy to get on with Has many friends Has many friends A good listenerA good listener

Our mind and emotions have a Our mind and emotions have a powerful affect on our personality!powerful affect on our personality!

Sometimes our emotions are so Sometimes our emotions are so strong they over-ride our mind and strong they over-ride our mind and cause us to react to people and cause us to react to people and situations.situations.

We need to have healthy minds and We need to have healthy minds and emotions if we are going to be good emotions if we are going to be good leaders and servants of Christ. Our leaders and servants of Christ. Our emotions and will need to be emotions and will need to be submitted to Christ and His Spirit at submitted to Christ and His Spirit at work in our lives. work in our lives.

Let’s evaluate our mental and Let’s evaluate our mental and emotional health……?emotional health……? A self-analysis exercise;A self-analysis exercise; Use the sheet provided and answer the 25 Use the sheet provided and answer the 25

questions. questions. Rate each question with a 1 – 5 rating. 1 being Rate each question with a 1 – 5 rating. 1 being

Never and 5 being Always.Never and 5 being Always. Add the total score for the 25 questions.Add the total score for the 25 questions. If your score is 65-94 that’s good but this exercise If your score is 65-94 that’s good but this exercise

has helped identify your low areas and to be more has helped identify your low areas and to be more holistic in your mind and emotions give attention to holistic in your mind and emotions give attention to these areas.these areas.

If your score is 95-114 your are an emerging leader, If your score is 95-114 your are an emerging leader, well discipled and suitable as a leader/trainer of well discipled and suitable as a leader/trainer of others.others.

The score 115-125 is excellent. You have a holistic The score 115-125 is excellent. You have a holistic worldview and have been able to apply Biblical truth worldview and have been able to apply Biblical truth to every area of your life. to every area of your life.

If your scored 64 or below we will allow some time If your scored 64 or below we will allow some time for a personal interview to help you map a path of for a personal interview to help you map a path of developmentdevelopment

Diversity in the Body of Christ Diversity in the Body of Christ is its strength!is its strength!

The Apostle Paul taught us in I Corinthians The Apostle Paul taught us in I Corinthians 12–14 that there are many parts to the 12–14 that there are many parts to the Body, many gifts, many ministries and Body, many gifts, many ministries and many leadership roles and styles. All are many leadership roles and styles. All are needed, all are good.needed, all are good.

We should view our trainee and slum We should view our trainee and slum communities in the same way. Celebrate communities in the same way. Celebrate the diversity. Male, female, mixed race, the diversity. Male, female, mixed race, many worldviews, religions personalities many worldviews, religions personalities etc.etc.

God created diversity. God is flamboyantly God created diversity. God is flamboyantly creative. It is man’s small mindedness that creative. It is man’s small mindedness that seek uniformity. seek uniformity.

Does our diversity of Does our diversity of personality have a purpose?personality have a purpose? No member of the Body is complete No member of the Body is complete

in themselvesin themselves We need each otherWe need each other Our strengths compliment each Our strengths compliment each

others strengthsothers strengths This makes us into the Body of This makes us into the Body of

Christ, just as the members of our Christ, just as the members of our own body are diverse, but all are own body are diverse, but all are needed.needed.

Diversity makes the Church strong.Diversity makes the Church strong.

What is the goal of the What is the goal of the Church? A living community…Church? A living community… Greek word Greek word

“katartizo” “katartizo” meaning “the meaning “the mended nets”mended nets”

loving, knit loving, knit relationships .relationships .

We are to knit We are to knit people together people together in communities in communities that will love, that will love, care, teach, care, teach, encourage, encourage, prosper etc.prosper etc.

To be the Bride of To be the Bride of ChristChrist

To be an example To be an example of godly, loving of godly, loving community in community in Christ-likenessChrist-likeness

We need to live in We need to live in a community that a community that sharpens our sharpens our views, challenges views, challenges the way we do the way we do things. A diverse things. A diverse Body does that. Body does that. We sharpen one We sharpen one another as we another as we appreciate our appreciate our uniqueness.uniqueness.

The Acts Church – an example of The Acts Church – an example of a strong community!a strong community!

Acts 2: 41-47Acts 2: 41-47- DevotedDevoted- TeachingTeaching- FellowshipFellowship- Holy mealsHoly meals- PrayerPrayer- Sincerity of heartSincerity of heart- Sensed God’s Sensed God’s

presencepresence- Sharing wealthSharing wealth- HospitalityHospitality

PraisePraise- Great joyGreat joy- WorshipWorship- Burden for soulsBurden for souls- Evangelistic zealEvangelistic zeal- House basedHouse based- Signs and Signs and

wonderswonders- Apostolic leadersApostolic leaders- Favor with the Favor with the

communitycommunity

The Acts Church learned to The Acts Church learned to value its diversity…..value its diversity….. The Acts Church started with a The Acts Church started with a

mono-cultural group of people mono-cultural group of people but quickly became multi-but quickly became multi-cultural and that added great cultural and that added great strength to the early Church.strength to the early Church.

Africans, Middle Easterners, Africans, Middle Easterners, Europeans, Asians all added Europeans, Asians all added their strengths to the Body, all their strengths to the Body, all became valued members.became valued members.

Bringing people to maturityBringing people to maturity

Making disciples Making disciples - Encouraging Encouraging

obedience to obedience to Christ’s Christ’s commands commands

- Developing a Developing a motivation based motivation based on “love”Jn13:34on “love”Jn13:34

- Being fruitful – Being fruitful – John 15John 15

- Becoming Becoming leaders in the leaders in the communitycommunity

Counting the Counting the CostCost

- - Developing Developing healthy human healthy human relationshipsrelationships

- Laying down - Laying down personal personal ambitionsambitions

- Re-evaluating our - Re-evaluating our attachment to attachment to personal personal possessionspossessions

The unified self is made in the The unified self is made in the image of God – Genesis 1:27image of God – Genesis 1:27

We are like God with We are like God with relationships and responsibilities relationships and responsibilities over creationover creation

Relationships DominionRelationships Dominion- with God - over creationwith God - over creation- with family - control realmswith family - control realms- with others - direct eventswith others - direct events

Trainers need these tools to Trainers need these tools to understand their trainees!understand their trainees!

These personality, mental and These personality, mental and emotional health tools are helpful for emotional health tools are helpful for trainers to understand their trainers to understand their trainees/interns and help build them trainees/interns and help build them into a healthy community. into a healthy community.

When recruiting use these tools with When recruiting use these tools with the potential new recruits, so your the potential new recruits, so your can understand them and their can understand them and their needs.needs.

Become familiar with these tools, use Become familiar with these tools, use them among you family as a means them among you family as a means of practicing your skills.of practicing your skills.

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