NOTE: For twenty-two years, and for every day of those years, the ePersonality has out performed the GraceGifts assessment 2 to 1. Why? Through interviews people responded consistently… “Spiritual Gifts don’t mean much when I don’t yet understand why God made me as He did”.
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An Introduction to the ePersonality© Assessment
The Bible teaches that God is one being with three distinct personalities: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Subsequently, each one of these divine personalities interacts with people in different ways and has unique roles. Therefore, understanding temperament first helps us see what aspects of God’s nature we reflect, and how that insight helps us understand ourselves and so also understand how we interact with others.
So, there is no greater moment in a person’s life when they finally understand why God made them as He did, and in the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit, they take their first steps in achieving their God-ordained mission. This is what the ePersonality© assessment reveals for many people!
About the ePersonality© Assessment
We created the ePersonality© assessment based on the proven four-quadrant model. Just like other well-known personality assessments, ours generates 16 different temperament types. However, what makes ours unique is that we designed it specifically for Christians. With this intention, the ePersonality© assessment helps identify how God made your people to serve Him and others…to this end, the assessment is very accurate.
It makes sense: God knows the “good works” He prepared for us in advance (Ephesians 2:10), so He gave us everything we need to do His will (Hebrews 13:20-21). In other words, “Everything good” includes our personalities. That’s why people feel the happiest and most motivated when they serve in a way that matches their God-given personality.
Therefore, professional church leaders will help their staff and volunteers find their place in ministry, respecting how God designed each person to serve. To support this purpose, the ePersonality© report includes the following information…
- A ministry-relevant title
- Profile bulleted highlights
- A description of who God made you to be
- What you can contribute to the ministry
- And, how leadership can best support you
The last bullet point, which is about how leadership can best support you, is really important for getting people involved in ministry. Why? Because over many years of working with churches, we have learned that not everyone needs the same kind of support. Also, your personal style of support, based on your temperament, might not be what others need, whether it’s emotional help, resources, staffing, or something else. Let’s now look at the internal structure of the assessment itself, and how that structure provides such insightful and valuable information….
Our Four Oppositional Statements
The ePersonality questions assess temperament based upon how one scores through four distinct categories of oppositional statements…
- How I Relate to People…Independent or Social?
- How I Process Information…Concrete or Abstract?
- How I Process Decisions…Head or Heart?
- How I Relate to the World Around Me… Systematic or Adaptive?
FLEX PROFILES
These four oppositional statements generate sixteen unique reports. In a moment we will look at the reports. But before we do, it is important to understand that the ePersonality© assessment supports FLEX PROFILES. A FLEX PROFILE may occur when an individuals scores less than +/- 20 points of center. So in the image above, the program would have generated two FLEX PROFILES, one for the Independent category and one for the Head Category. When more than two FLEX PROFILES are generated, this is potentially a cause for concern (This is addressed in the book Made for a Mission). IMPORTANT: When FLEX PROFILES are generated only certain aspects of each profile may be valid; which aspects are valid can only be determined through a personal interview. For this reason, we have not made the FLEX PROFILES available to church staff for fear that they may abuse these reports by mobilizing somebody into ministry based upon improper data. We recommend you ask the candidate to print the FLEX Reports and bring them to share with church staff at their personal interview.
16 ePersonality© Reports Generated
Select the titles below to view samples of each one of our sixteen reports. Of particular importance, beyond reading the actual report, is to take note of how the four oppositional categories are scored on the bar graph.
The ePersonality© Administrative Report Sample
ePersonality© Video Overview
OUR PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY
To learn more about our philosophy of ministry, please visit our Ministry Philosophy page for greater details than presented on our Discipleship Tracking by NextSteps page.
MADE FOR A MISSION©
Our Equipping Resource for Church Staff
Made for a Mission© is designed to help church leaders use our mobilization assessments effectively. All in all, this training gives you important insights that you might not discover if you use our assessments without this support. For example, it will teach you how to understand the unique data results and spot individuals who could pose risks to your ministry.
Welcome to “Made for a Mission©,” a resource crafted to assist church leaders and individuals in unlocking their purpose and ministry calling. This guide empowers readers to comprehend the divine intent behind their creation and ministry calling, facilitating the development of a personalized life mission plan. Understanding personality, and how it impacts other ministry areas such as Spiritual Gifts and Leadership Styles, is crucial to effective mobilization of church congregations. Geared towards fostering a team-based ministry approach, this book is an invaluable tool for pastors, church staff, and lay leaders seeking to enhance their skills in team building and ministry mobilization.
Learn About Our Cheat Sheets
AssessME.org offers a quick reference guide we call “Cheat Sheets” to help your church staff to quickly learn and utilize our various Ministry Mobilization Assessments and their related profile reports.
