We're created in the image of God and so it's incredibly complicated. This human condition,

in fact, it's even safe to say that God is infinitely understandable. Humans are the

same way. We are infinitely complicated and that's just a single person so you put two

people together, a couple together and then add some children in the mix. There's an algorithm

of unlimited infinity in terms of those relationships and all the different dynamics that can happen

inside of those and that's enough in and of itself to keep us incredibly humble and incredibly

dependent on God and the insight that the Holy Spirit can give us. Welcome to the Jesus Calling

Podcast. You might have heard about the popular personality typing assessment called the Enneagram.

What you might not know is that the Enneagram has many applications for Christians

and has some of its early formations shaped by historical Christian thinkers.

By looking at ourselves and those we care about in the context of the nine Enneagram types,

we can understand ourselves and who God created us to be so that we can in turn better understand

others and have a more compassionate heart. For this episode, we'll speak with several experts

on the Enneagram who help us walk through the different personality types and share deep personal

insights they found from utilizing the Enneagram and their relationships both at home and in their

church community. First up, we'll speak with Pastor and Level 2 accredited Enneagram Coach Mark

Eaton. Mark shares how assessment tools like the Enneagram have been used in his church,

how it's helped he and his wife Susie learn how to communicate better and how the Enneagram cuts

right to the heart of the matter, our motives and attentions so that we can examine where our hearts lie.

My name is Mark Eaton. I am a pastor in Central Oklahoma and I am also a Level 2 accredited Enneagram

Coach and so I get to do a lot of consulting with businesses, proper business vice presidents and

folks at the executive level and as well as business owners who are trying to improve what they do

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